Most trademark conflicts, much like any other conflict, result in one of two outcomes for the parties involved – a win or a loss. But there are those, like the recent case in Indonesia between electronics giants LG Electronics Inc. (“LG”) and Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (“Sharp”), that manage to find an amicable solution to the problem.
The conflict between these two companies began when Sharp filed a police report against LG, alleging that the use of LG’s PLASMASTER mark was an infringement of several of their registered PLASMACLUSTER trademarks, thus initiating a criminal proceeding.