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7 E6 C9 y5 P- n. t3 @* F3 Y 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/ y3 t5 r# T3 @3 M
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2 s7 G' M% b+ W5 V% ?( r. E, DA 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.
7 a, X+ _' f4 F/ _3 u% Q& a% |: hWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]$ O" K n- p( e" _ V3 }
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.
# }$ a$ q' f0 I9 [' CThe 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/ @' K3 y% [6 t3 O! y: F8 ]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,
6 \; c+ S. `3 u0 }2 w7 K, p. Y“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 _4 p0 E) \9 P# F
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.! t V* v# w: ?" g2 ?6 J
“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.
H9 F% _3 G- O6 ~3 \Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.& K6 C, s0 C# x/ \$ 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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