TODAY’S TARDEMARK – KAWASAKI

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, heavy equipment, aerospace and defence equipment, rolling stock and ships, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. They are also in the sector of industrial robots, gas turbines, pumps, boilers and other industrial products production. The company is named after its founder Shozo Kawasaki who started the business under his own name in 1878. Kawasaki Heavy Industries is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan. Prior to the Second World War, KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki zaibatsu, which included Kawasaki Steel and Kawasaki Kisen. After the conflict, Kawasaki Heavy Industries became part of the DKB Group.

The term Kawasaki is a family name which can be split as “kawa” & “Saka” meaning river cape. This mark “Kawasaki “along with their logo “K” using the font sans-serif Helvetica” are registered on 28 February 2013 as a Malaysian trademark bearing the serial numbers. 2013003059, 2013003054, 2013003060, 2013003078, 2013003071, 2013003082, 2013003052, 2013003062, 2013003067 under the classes 9, 10, 12, 14, 25, 26, 28, 44 of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, having its origin from Japan. As a general public, Kawasaki can be remembered for their motorbikes & is one of the motorcycle industry’s well reputed and legendary brands.