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7 `0 L; X R0 I9 j 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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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.# c6 X/ U- ~' U. k( V% X
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]1 m/ g: l, _4 x l5 q
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.! ~( E, e; h2 N9 b. ^: c
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.6 x, F2 C# ]0 w8 @9 f) D
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,
8 i3 A2 ^% C- k0 U) P4 i# V. p1 ]“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.6 }, A' R; J( G) T1 ?4 O* }
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.* L# i1 {& Z* k8 e
“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.- K+ a1 a) e( I, c8 Q9 C
Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.# ~( n( X5 Z2 t }5 L" `+ S
By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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