Burberry Appeals China Leather Goods Trademark Restriction

Burberry Group Plc, the U.K.’s largest luxury-goods maker, said it is appealing a decision by Chinese regulators to restrict the company’s trademark on its hallmark checkered pattern for leather goods.

The Chinese regulator’s decision won’t take effect and there will be no change to Burberry’s use of its trademark for leather or other products before a decision on the appeal, the company said today in an e-mailed statement.