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s7 L, E+ \. k4 ~" b7 v1 _ 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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8 }' K9 a _. a3 I6 @9 { @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.
* o3 P( }% N; p/ X$ {Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]
" Z! E! i2 ` t/ Z/ K5 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.
& H4 m8 w- `( @: nThe 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.6 Q4 L# r' _2 Z+ l0 x2 s
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,
% h @4 V) F* U0 R( H. x; x“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 b2 g. b7 Q! a' H8 h. FChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
" h5 b) {% N) Z/ e9 m“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.
1 h# j' o6 }3 ?' cAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
& I9 f1 K% T+ S9 m0 Y0 E/ n- s' |By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved./ a7 @& `! J2 `( V) X" U
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(China Daily April 22, 2009) |
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