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0 l) L% _: g3 ?5 b! j+ ~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.
1 @+ M2 J3 R5 I- c. @: rWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]; q* B" x* b# [" \/ ^7 x8 n
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.
6 b d* ?8 s2 ?! ]/ E- 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.) J! J6 E, Q* j" d5 a: e6 c' X
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,. H8 J" U/ M' k3 S9 k |
“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.
1 ?- A1 i! {( u' M# OChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.) d/ E. w: @$ L7 F9 h: C
“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.3 a0 ?2 l" h- d, S6 y# O
Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
( o, }5 X+ u, Z% kBy 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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