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8 F: R" {1 ?* V) n- ~+ o 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1 @0 [8 ` z1 X; X; |
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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.
4 N5 }. ?2 U% [7 P. u; aWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]4 s# z) z8 n$ F. V; 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." P* m$ [; C; p$ S7 j' T0 Z
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.
' C$ R9 N6 R% `4 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,
7 n0 d+ A/ e2 T3 {“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, T; }6 B! s+ EChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.% f' t' I& F' ?4 q! }
“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+ K. ?: i4 O y+ j( PAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
* k8 h& |" p8 L& C' cBy the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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