
資生堂中國分公司對奧樂齊中國提起反不正當競爭訴訟,指其LACURA品牌妝前產品包裝與資生堂高端品牌肌膚之鑰光采無瑕妝前凝霜高度相似,價格相差超過20倍,案件將於上海浦東新區人民法院於11月5日開庭審理。
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資生堂中國對奧樂齊中國提起反不正當競爭訴訟,爭議焦點為LACURA妝前產品包裝是否與肌膚之鑰光采無瑕妝前凝霜高度相似,價格相差超過20倍。
圖左為中國奧樂齊推出的美妝品牌LACURA推出的妝前產品;圖右為資生堂旗下頂級品牌肌膚之鑰光采無瑕妝前凝霜。(截自網路)
〔記者邱巧貞/台北報導〕中國平價美妝再掀「撞臉」爭議,一支售價僅24.9元人民幣(約折合新台幣118元)的隔離霜,因包裝被指與540元人民幣(約折合新台幣2554元)的高端美妝產品相似,讓日本美妝巨頭資生堂出手提告。
根據《Global Cosmetics News》等外媒報導,中國資生堂(Shiseido China)已對中國奧樂齊(ALDI China)提起反不正當競爭訴訟,爭議產品為ALDI旗下自有美妝品牌LACURA推出的妝前產品,資生堂指其包裝外觀與旗下高端品牌Clé de Peau Beauté(CPB)肌膚之鑰光采無瑕妝前凝霜高度相似。
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中國上海市浦東新區人民法院預計於11月5日開庭審理此案。值得注意的是,兩款產品不只品牌定位不同,價格更相差懸殊,LACURA爭議產品售價僅24.9元人民幣,相較之下,CPB相關產品售價達540元人民幣,兩者價差逾20倍。
中國平價美妝再掀撞臉爭議,讓美妝巨頭資生堂出手提告。(彭博)
此次資生堂是以《反不正當競爭法》而非商標侵權提起訴訟,預計爭點將集中在兩者相似之處是否會引致消費者混淆,或不正當利用了CPB的商業聲譽。由於案件尚未判決,產品是否構成不正當競爭,仍有待法院認定。
ALDI是發源於德國的國際平價連鎖超市,以極低廉的價格和高性價比聞名全球,是全球具代表性的折扣零售業者之一,業務版圖橫跨歐洲、北美及亞太市場,集團分為南阿爾迪(Aldi Süd)與北阿爾迪(Aldi Nord)兩大獨立企業,在全球營運超過萬家分店。
ALDI以精簡商品品項、控制營運成本及高度發展自有品牌著稱,從食品、生活用品一路延伸至美妝與個人護理,ALDI透過自行開發商品、簡化供應鏈及降低品牌行銷等成本,與傳統品牌形成價格差距。
其中,LACURA正是ALDI旗下具代表性的美容與個人護理自有品牌,在不同海外市場推出保養、彩妝及身體護理等商品。ALDI過去也曾因旗下部分商品在包裝、產品定位或訴求上與知名品牌相近,而被消費者視為價格更低的「平替」選擇。
在中國市場,ALDI則先透過電商進入市場,2019年在上海開設首批實體門市,並延續母公司的自有品牌策略。根據外媒報導,自有品牌目前占ALDI中國商品組合超過90%,成為其與其他零售通路競爭的重要特色。
報導也指出,這起訴訟正凸顯零售商「相似外觀(lookalike)」自有品牌策略,與知名美妝品牌保護獨特包裝及品牌價值之間日益升高的緊張關係。尤其在「平替」商品於美妝市場愈來愈受到關注之際,隨著低價替代商品在化妝品市場愈來愈受到關注,這類品牌外觀、包裝設計與智慧財產權之間的爭議,也更被凸顯出來。
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