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* {1 Q. A% r4 Q4 d6 O& U2 f. B! GA 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.
3 C: C& h) b1 c1 e! V" rWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]' C( v& ]5 ~) p$ n6 `: _
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." [" o% g0 y% f' j- Y' l6 K+ C, Z$ g( O
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. C8 t5 J1 p) a- B3 {* v5 S4 n
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,; o' }2 N& ^: E7 D9 f6 R/ r) p
“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.- x- U( N6 |; @ _4 B
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
# m9 O% N( P) N3 u P" o* r“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.0 k, Q; D- h6 @
Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.9 s6 O' g! l: R6 g( m
By 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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