Online petition for the withdrawal of abusive depots from Company Cybergun SA.

 

Presentation of this petition :

Cybergun, is a limited/incorporated company founded in September 2001, following up the 3P (Les Trois Pylônes). Since their debut, they did everything possible to acquire and to keep a strong position in the airsoft guns import field. Indeed, the society made many trademark registrations and signed many contracts of exclusive licenses. As a result, the society became, as they declared themselves, the "worldwide leader in licensed softair".

 

Problems posed by the trademark registrations:  

Nowadays, at the time you read this petition, Cybergun SA is in possession of 176 trademark registrations. All that concerns airsoft guns on which brands appear are under licenses Cybergun owns. Only this trademark registrations also harms the "without license" airsoft, i.e. that nearly all of the available airsoft guns on the world market can be considered as counterfeit if one looks at the trademark registrations made by Cybergun.
Why ? Because by registering common terms as "Hop Up" for the use of airsoft guns, Cybergun society forces customs and other fraud squads to consider airsoft guns with these brands on either the packaging, the item, the manual or even on a simple label, as counterfeit.
For the professionals, the risks are very clear. If some counterfeit equipment is found in their stocks after an inspection, they will see their stocks seized, and experience bankruptcy.
For the private individuals, that is to say the airsoft players, they risk to see their parcel destroyed by customs because of imitation if they order out of the European Union (e.g. China). They also expose themselves to a fine of 150€, even if the Article 716-10 of CPI plans a 300.000€ fine and 3 years of imprisonment for the possession, the sale, or the import of imitation. These customs controls can also be applied to orders made in the European Union, or even in the French territory or your territory.

Today, the riskless and only true legal way to import some airsoft guns is through Cybergun SA. 

 

How this situation is penalizing airsoft players, in other words, the consumers?

At the present time, Cybergun succeeds in locking the airsoft market in France, regarding their many trademark registrations. By having trademark registrations based on specific common terms to the airsoft field, they prevent airsoft guns from being imported, even if they do not belong to those sold by Cybergun, that is to say "the licensed airsoft guns".Since then, airsoft players are confronted to an illegal situation because the airsoft guns we find in the airsoft world market may have on their packaging or anywhere else some of these common terms used for the equipment description like "Hop Up", and these terms are licensed by Cybergun.
Finally, as Cybergun SA needs to ensure the continued existence of the society, and so cannot import all the airsoft guns from the world market on the French ground, airsoft players have a limited choice concerning all airsoft guns produced.

To conclude, Cybergun prevents airsoft players to buy very good quality equipment, and restricts choice and access to diversity. Is it normal ? We do not think so. 

 

In concrete terms, what are the restricting trademark registrations? 

We draw up a list of trademark registrations that prevent the diffusion of airsoft guns on the French ground because they are based on common terms linked to airsoft activity :HOP UP, SOFTAIR, BLOW BACK, AIR SOFT GUN, BB GUN, BB BULLET, BIO BB'S, ORGANIC BB'S, DON'T POINT AT A CREATURE, AUTOMATIC SUB MACHINE GUN, ADJUSTABLE HOP UP SYSTEM.
We also draw up a list of trademark registrations preventing the import of airsoft guns by specific manufacturers : MARUI, KSC, DOUBLE EAGLE, MARUZEN, MARUSHIN, WESTERN ARMS.

Every airsoft guns containing one of these brands is considered as a counterfeit of Cybergun SA products … 

 

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Sign the petition !

In order to demonstrate the harmful nature of these trademark registrations, and also for the list of those considered as founded on these common terms, we thank you for signing our online petition.

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There are already 4399 people who signed the Petition !

They signed the online Petition agaist abusive trademark depots from Cybergun SA :
(Only 100 last persons who signed the petition are listed, click here to see them all)

On Thursday 2nd September at 16:02, Arkhaym, member of the organization or team "bac54".
On Wednesday 1st September at 22:04, Un Fennec Constipé.
On Wednesday 1st September at 17:47, Flyer-Tiger, member of the organization or team "[FtS]".
On Monday 30th August at 22:53, OdaminouO.
On Monday 30th August at 22:46, yorenwan.
On Monday 30th August at 19:58, nikitean, member of the organization or team "airsoft gate".
On Friday 27th August at 10:25, zappE.
On Wednesday 25th August at 20:23, lefonz, member of the organization or team "GAME OF HEROES".
On Wednesday 25th August at 20:05, Elric.
On Wednesday 25th August at 17:32, Ryffle, member of the organization or team "GamesHeroes".
On Wednesday 25th August at 16:25, AugurEdaSoothsayeR.
On Wednesday 25th August at 16:03, KaeD, member of the organization or team "GamesHeroes".
On Wednesday 25th August at 10:36, Cartman99, member of the organization or team "Brothers in Arms 72".
On Tuesday 24th August at 19:25, eustache.
On Tuesday 24th August at 19:08, Margi, member of the organization or team "Predateurs/ANSA".
On Tuesday 24th August at 13:06, ghost33, member of the organization or team "softair club".
On Tuesday 24th August at 11:53, Eldemigrandeconiodel34.
On Monday 23rd August at 20:49, Archaik, member of the organization or team "Predateurs".
On Monday 23rd August at 20:13, FrENChMaXx_.
On Monday 23rd August at 17:46, firedude.
On Monday 23rd August at 17:00, Marauder.
On Monday 23rd August at 14:55, Screw.
On Monday 23rd August at 10:38, tom rider.
On Sunday 22nd August at 22:48, Pousincort Ozone.
On Sunday 22nd August at 18:36, arkayne.
On Sunday 22nd August at 16:14, airsofteurjr.
On Sunday 22nd August at 0:25, dédé.
On Saturday 21st August at 12:42, nathanovitch.
On Saturday 21st August at 10:42, La Gazelle.
On Friday 20th August at 20:43, ptitom, member of the organization or team "F.L.A".
On Friday 20th August at 16:36, donatien1981.
On Thursday 19th August at 21:57, theogrim.
On Thursday 19th August at 21:22, vlad23, member of the organization or team "F.A.R.C".
On Thursday 19th August at 21:09, Ysaraos.
On Thursday 19th August at 21:01, K1NG0FTHEJUNGLE.
On Wednesday 18th August at 17:26, Thibaud.
On Wednesday 18th August at 17:14, Royce.
On Wednesday 18th August at 3:36, gasp6, member of the organization or team "11RSA".
On Wednesday 18th August at 3:33, moplito, member of the organization or team "11RSA".
On Tuesday 17th August at 14:37, darks-angel, member of the organization or team "-BFAT-".
On Monday 16th August at 23:41, FlOo, member of the organization or team "|MRC|".
On Sunday 15th August at 15:03, vande.
On Saturday 14th August at 14:02, Atomik2k8.
On Friday 13th August at 21:16, eldiablo49.
On Wednesday 11th August at 22:34, muab.
On Wednesday 11th August at 17:57, Moonbob.
On Tuesday 10th August at 11:55, b00my.
On Tuesday 10th August at 11:36, Zagzdreg.
On Tuesday 10th August at 11:19, Supervomi, member of the organization or team "F.A.S.T. (34)".
On Monday 9th August at 22:12, mercenaire76, member of the organization or team "|MRC|".
On Monday 9th August at 0:54, AlxX.
On Saturday 7th August at 12:56, M!X.
On Thursday 5th August at 14:56, pierrot le fou.
On Wednesday 4th August at 8:36, Micka.
On Tuesday 3rd August at 20:47, copeland, member of the organization or team "freelancer".
On Tuesday 3rd August at 17:01, Rhasyn.
On Saturday 31st July at 0:32, Prospass, member of the organization or team "/".
On Thursday 29th July at 20:39, Rammstein, member of the organization or team "Association Exode Noire Team AIrsoft".
On Thursday 29th July at 11:21, shazz, member of the organization or team "cuges les pins".
On Thursday 29th July at 3:16, Antarctica, member of the organization or team "La Grande Armée".
On Wednesday 28th July at 16:57, Darkwolfeil.
On Wednesday 28th July at 2:25, Kanaan.
On Monday 26th July at 19:05, buldozerman64.
On Monday 26th July at 14:33, dante25400, member of the organization or team "FSRB".
On Saturday 24th July at 23:48, mako.
On Saturday 24th July at 16:40, le false.
On Friday 23rd July at 18:16, Hervé.
On Friday 23rd July at 14:35, TItanium.
On Friday 23rd July at 13:40, HeeRo.
On Thursday 22nd July at 23:17, Tornagh, member of the organization or team "13team".
On Thursday 22nd July at 9:19, dom580.
On Wednesday 21st July at 13:01, Slider.
On Tuesday 20th July at 23:36, Buters.
On Tuesday 20th July at 22:22, Chabert.
On Tuesday 20th July at 14:10, micka83.
On Friday 16th July at 19:24, domi, member of the organization or team "airsoft mortagne".
On Wednesday 14th July at 16:32, kile.
On Wednesday 14th July at 13:17, shogai, member of the organization or team "airsoft fire aveyron".
On Tuesday 13th July at 19:26, kikou, member of the organization or team "Blind team".
On Sunday 11th July at 13:08, deadman, member of the organization or team "We Were Softeurs".
On Saturday 10th July at 15:00, Aioros.
On Saturday 10th July at 14:42, Wolfwarrior.
On Thursday 8th July at 14:45, P2KS.
On Wednesday 7th July at 20:00, AHC Shadow, member of the organization or team "A.H.C.".
On Friday 2nd July at 19:54, M4cT4nS, member of the organization or team "Unité Airsoft Carentanaise".
On Thursday 1st July at 20:01, Kartonk.
On Wednesday 30th June at 18:31, Rosen.
On Tuesday 29th June at 13:07, Xer, member of the organization or team "freelance".
On Tuesday 29th June at 11:40, snipunk49, member of the organization or team "ATS49".
On Tuesday 29th June at 11:36, clofeb, member of the organization or team "ATS49".
On Monday 28th June at 20:48, Rismo, member of the organization or team "ATS49".
On Saturday 26th June at 21:01, Humfman, member of the organization or team "ATF 21 Association des Tontons Flingueurs 21".
On Saturday 26th June at 17:58, Kiddoomer, member of the organization or team "connu de la Team Impact et des Prédateurs".
On Saturday 26th June at 9:07, Tity, member of the organization or team "fps-max".
On Friday 25th June at 16:13, Stephg34, member of the organization or team "aucune".
On Friday 25th June at 10:55, -the reaper-.
On Thursday 24th June at 23:44, Pvt_James_Ryan, member of the organization or team "109eme Death Born".
On Thursday 24th June at 22:39, pechealeau.
On Thursday 24th June at 14:45, Baal49.
On Wednesday 23rd June at 1:09, rayku.

 

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