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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.6 _2 ~7 ?' c! [" W# a# G
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
( |. R4 y7 h: m2 d4 JWangzhihe 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.5 Y$ D! a' p- c ?, T
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.
* \- U5 L, S9 j X `( T% ~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, 2008,0 e& t* Z0 H' J8 B
“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.9 _6 s: Y* M+ U t0 K4 {% A
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
; [% N. Y% a2 ` ^" v ~“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 Y; G& v3 M. |0 v% h5 W7 cAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year. A& Q2 R" E# i# U: L9 z3 ?* B
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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