LandFighter

LandFighter is a European all-terrain vehicles brand, owned by the Dutch LandFighter B.V. and founded by some obsessive and passionate all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts. LandFighter is currently ACTIVE within the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal. For manufacturing LandFighter B.V. has a partnership with Her Chee Industrial Co Ltd (8937.TWO), a Taiwanese STOCK-exchange based enterprise. Her Chee Industrial Co Ltd is commonly known for the manufacturing of parts for brands like Can-Am and Arctic Cat. Like most companies in the market the manufacturing takes place in Taiwan and the end assembly in the Netherlands under high European restriction.

LandFighter offers different types of vehicles in the field of ATVs and Side by Sides, the vehicles are European approved and are allowed on the road within the European Union. LandFighter makes use of branded components such as 50 hp Subaru Fuji Heavy Industries engine and a 42.2 hp SYM engine, NGK spark plug and Maxxis tires. The vehicles are tested in difficult conditions with surfaces covered in snow and mud. LandFighters mission is to create a European designed vehicle and with high-end performance. LandFighter also has a custom made division called "Heritage". With Heritage LandFighter continues a Dutch master craftsmanship tradition, by making leather seats with cross-stitching, painting the body and modification of specifications.

In December 2013 the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property had to judge on the by Land Rover set opposition against LandFighter, should examine whether there is too much similarity between the word LAND ROVER and Logo and brand name of LandFighter, both verbal and visual elements were included. The conclusion of the BOIP is that the brands have just the descriptive word element 'Land' in common. The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property therefore announced that the differences between the mark and the sign, as the added visual elements and the use of colors and the differences between the dominant verbal elements are sufficient to neutralize. The similarities are too small and there is no risk of confusion. The opposition is rejected.

References

  1. http://www.quadforumbenelux.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=41212
  2. http://www.deweekkrant.nl/artikel/2013/juli/16/landfighter_quad_is_prima_geschikt_voor_hulpverlen
  3. http://quadundatv.de/board15-quad-atv-news/board16-quad/691-landfighter-quads-atv´s/
  4. http://dirkzwagerieit.nl/2014/05/02/land-rover-versus-landfighter/
  5. https://www.boip.int/wps/wcm/connect/www/7edcf27e-93bf-474f-8173-94710120f1ae/2007858.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=7edcf27e-93bf-474f-8173-94710120f1ae