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A 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.1 }" }5 v8 o8 U( r d( G& d
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
/ }, J- ?# T! N6 X, wWangzhihe 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.
# v' o+ I/ \1 R8 k7 IThe 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.
; M# W" E- L! |; U1 d T$ P, vWangzhihe 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,
4 B! s8 T- G9 `: _* u- c“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.: h4 {' W- Q" u. c {2 b
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
( m# a* Z. D% O“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.8 W9 e! @( K9 G1 Y! n! K" M
Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.7 I% x/ a) E) r. Y5 Z- b! O
By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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