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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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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.5 B( q. o* f1 T/ u8 m) K
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]5 p0 M/ G7 Y% d/ |5 q5 d8 j9 p
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.. D8 Y. @, y: h1 t: k0 x/ J ?
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.* W" g( G" c7 `, y. G3 W
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, 2008,4 m# D. ^; ?+ w1 { x
“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.
. X* U1 X7 L- Y& m" Y' LChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
8 c; W, s5 I6 S6 x5 h“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.
% z5 J \ j9 ]3 p5 L9 E& }& XAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
+ c: i7 V) D$ F4 MBy the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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