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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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' _# K$ I& c5 f& U+ iA 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.( E4 H) P1 k4 }6 u& h* T
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]0 [- P4 C5 \/ R7 }9 i
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.
" h7 x, X) @, _% Y" V% MThe 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" }- C: V: W( Q5 X! UWangzhihe 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,
8 m" i8 J [: D+ e“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.8 f& z; Z% f5 U$ l7 ~, C) O
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.% T+ Q1 X: _6 R+ p4 p1 f4 D
“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.
7 j" @0 \5 Y* x" T* I/ [Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
: j4 | K0 J9 z; J2 t/ @By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.: ~# p3 F3 _" m) i$ _& b
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(China Daily April 22, 2009) |
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