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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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* q/ z$ `3 f: n. o0 vA 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.' m5 T/ D7 K0 z& B& T$ k
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
3 Q0 \9 ~) J/ t0 VWangzhihe 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.
6 h/ C# w6 n% ?8 o) hThe 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.
! X) |( o( O2 ^* s2 R5 j. Q% WWangzhihe 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,
: h, y8 b( e. r- ]" D“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.
$ r2 G' i: {& b( a5 Z8 `Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.3 h2 W* G7 d* i/ R
“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.
* p7 d, d) o0 `+ o& [( xAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.. R6 S! a6 B, v$ o+ u1 |# t& b9 Q
By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved., s# E2 W( W/ p, O: x L1 U
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(China Daily April 22, 2009) |
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