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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5 x$ E% [# t6 d6 ]2 {
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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.; E6 P* a/ u+ S. i
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
% q, t- V6 p/ I# m0 GWangzhihe 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.9 s4 r4 N0 Z3 g7 f( c
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.
& C. x6 f* S' b! a: q2 ZWangzhihe 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,
+ k) @( r' ~! B9 T& ]6 b1 P7 J“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.: |- E7 z# F' n6 d8 a8 h
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
* V" K3 r2 ]$ O' e' J2 W& 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.
0 V1 _8 F: c8 p- U: f" ~# S! eAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.2 [) D/ D" K- c/ \4 Z) p- 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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(China Daily April 22, 2009) |
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