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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.
, f- E4 F# T# S. oWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
; R' T$ L$ L% X, s% Z. {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.
I" K6 Y* ?* LThe 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 W- {6 B, w; ~( xWangzhihe 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,
9 e b) n2 g/ W3 ^5 G“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.
' Z( }6 N. \! e# U. }# NChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
4 }5 y3 ]4 v4 Z' P. r2 r& I“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.
. R# C% A5 I/ y, Y+ y% Y; ?' MAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.2 S9 r4 @2 P* Y, O' M" T+ a
By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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