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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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. w9 l; A. l8 O+ c8 ZA 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.
& ~% `: x/ f+ Y9 ~1 |% y# m6 k. jWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
8 e f, r3 e/ z5 X6 P D9 @Wangzhihe 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.* U9 i j2 e! S
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.
# ?5 m( A' b; n* WWangzhihe 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,- e6 }' h4 U+ _
“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.
8 R0 L- N7 G" iChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
+ R$ s/ r5 R( p8 T2 `) A“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.
c8 d7 a$ e2 J+ Q) d' yAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
' c E2 e/ i$ TBy 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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