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$ t/ Q$ W$ |. [# Q2 l% X 这公司貌似不卖东西 专干恶心咱中国人的事 可惜俺只能找到公司的名字
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. }: S+ A, s) L0 XA centennial Chinese brand is very likely to win a landmark lawsuit case over a German firm that rush-registered its trademark, a Chinese official said yesterday.6 k* _2 U. m$ T7 S; H! W) m3 D
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
9 m& ~3 ?- S" e5 s8 QWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe, may get the trademark back in Germany tomorrow, when the Munich High Court makes a ruling, Vice-Minister of State Administration for Industry and Commerce Li Jianchang said.8 w! y2 @. |; t/ ?
The case dates back to July 2006, when the Chinese firm wanted to register in Germany, only to find that Germany-based OKAI had already registered its trademark.# ^- a. K9 T2 o/ U7 P1 \
Wangzhihe took OKAI to court in January 2007 after the two failed to reach an agreement. On Nov 14, 2007, a Munich court found OKAI guilty of trademark infringement. But OKAI appealed to the Munich High Court in February, 2008,
& o3 P) B. \/ _8 S+ P: V“This case tells us that Chinese companies should attach great importance to protecting their trademarks overseas, as in many counties, trademarks are registered on a first-come-first-served basis,” Li said.
1 B/ J% R0 ^3 MChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
; [( c2 M# d. V. U“Last year Chinese companies registered more than 2,000 trademarks in overseas markets, bringing the total to 8,620 by the end of 2008,” Li said.
4 j3 Q: r" [1 i" @" x! e% QAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.( M$ d2 I x: W7 y
By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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(China Daily April 22, 2009) |
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