I doubt it, Kona is a place in Hawaii and there’s s couple of brands based on it.
They might run into bother if they make a bike tied to the car branded Kona, but I’m sure they won’t.
Bet that will sell well in Portuguese speaking countries...
In answer to the OP, doubt it. Is anyone likely to confuse a Canadian bike brand with a Korean car model?
trademark, surely?
trademark, surely?
Might not be registered worldwide?
Kona Brewing company
Kona Coffee
Konacompany- digital imaging
Kona bikes
loads out there not an issue in the slightest
But Yoko Ono managed to stop someone calling their drink John Lemon.
woof-tang-clan dog walkers in trouble too
trademark, surely?
Likely to be registered for bikes if so - you can't just take a word that already exists and decide that you now own it in all circumstance (although a few, including Specialized, have tried)
IP professional here (15+ years in Patent, Design and Trademarks). Just some info.. Trademarks are split up in to different classifications. So depending on what classifications Kona wanted cover in the original application is what they have cover for (class 12 - vehicles most probably). So Kona coffee Co. would say be covered for food services (class 43). So you can use the same name as long as you stick to your classification.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-classify-trade-marks
So you can use the same name as long as you stick to your classification.
Somebody needs to tell Specialized this