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; ]$ k8 x2 f# L, D 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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( \' @2 F& c3 b7 G, R; W9 H( F1 OA 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.
7 z+ m' D; c m+ o4 cWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
2 E( k" S" Q( s, HWangzhihe 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.
( P t% R7 S% U; T8 AThe 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.
0 h8 q; k$ G. j3 a; _# k5 `2 cWangzhihe 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,
+ h4 W: O7 ] B) n) T- [! _' q“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.7 U) A3 X' a* I- k' P
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
" e2 K+ ~+ ^& [“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.+ W! }2 J+ ?& `" `- n
Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.% Q5 W: p, f9 j6 v+ Q) V* K2 S6 u8 U9 z
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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