Coolstuff

CHALLENGE

Didn’t have the knowledge in-house to give the trade mark appropriate protection

Coolstuff operates outside of Sweden and also runs its production in China. So trade mark protection is needed on several markets. This applies to both the company name and the products the company makes itself.

When the collaboration between Abion and Coolstuff started in 2018, protection needed to be swiftly established in active markets, but also in the country of production. So it was necessary to get a complete picture of what needed to be protected to avoid potential piracy and other types of infringement. 

"Coolstuff is a combination of two fairly generic words. When the company was founded, we had neither an intention or budget for providing our brand with the appropriate protection," says Christian Omander, CEO of Coolstuff.

SOLUTION

Put a brand strategy in place

Abion has helped Coolstuff to put a solid brand strategy in place. Initially, six of Coolstuff's brand names lacked protection in a market where they ran a high risk of exposure to piracy. As a consequence, a number of new trade mark registrations were made. At the same time, several domain name infringements were also identified that the lawyers at Abion managed to acquire after sending warning letters. 

Via domain name monitoring, Abion sends continuous notifications if an identical or similar domain name to "Coolstuff" is registered. All this so that the team at Coolstuff are aware of how their trade mark is being used by other operators as well as opening the opportunity to take action against infringement with, for example, warning letters or acquisition attempts.

"So throughout the company's journey, we have given the brand better protection and strengthened our domain portfolio. In this work, Abion has contributed tremendously," says Christian Omander.

RESULT

Now has extensive and strong trade mark protection

As a result of our work together, Coolstuff has now managed to obtain good trade mark protection and a strong domain portfolio. The protection is strongest in the domestic market, but it extends in varying degrees worldwide. The fact that the protection is so extensive creates the right conditions for Coolstuff to be able to grow further with the established brand, both now and in the future. 

Coolstuff's trade mark protection also includes the trade marks of the products the company makes itself. And this gives them the opportunity to more easily object in the event of possible trade mark infringement and piracy.

"Communication with Abion is always easy. We have a main contact person who knows us well and who we can approach with everything, which is convenient for us."

Abion's monitoring and proactive working methods have also led to us being able to identify and act on domain name infringements well in advance of major damage taking place.