Guesthouse sues Philips for using its name
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A GOVERNMENT guesthouse which has played host to world leaders from US President Richard Nixon to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, is suing Dutch electronics firm Philips for false advertising.
The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse said Philips had illegally used its name in Chinese adverts, according to a Beijing court statement posted online yesterday. It is seeking 100,000 yuan (US$16,104) in compensation.
Philips made 12 percent of its 21.4 billion euro (US$23.16 billion) global revenue from China last year.
“We demand the defendant cease false advertising using the name of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and offer up an apology,” the notice on the Haidian District court website said.
The court filing said Philips’ adverts in domestic media and online claimed the Diaoyutai venue had used its air purifiers “at the service of foreign heads of state” to promote its products on e-commerce platforms and social networks.
A China-based press official at Philips said she wasn’t aware of the case and could not comment.
Built in the late 1950s, the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse has been used for state meetings and ceremonies by China’s central government and had hosted over 1,000 foreign heads of state by the start of this year, according to its official website.
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