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' O d# a/ e4 V8 A- r+ I 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.( z% s7 n1 m8 T3 g- y0 J
Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]$ i+ c* z1 u1 D; {0 I0 H2 K' 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.
- K+ i: i6 u# M# t7 {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.
# `4 j6 L' y" R |5 y0 e X- NWangzhihe 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,! z7 W, t* W4 U2 O
“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.
* o9 s% }& Q/ B( w! ~+ fChinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
# n( i/ ?* c; ?+ L7 p“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.
/ P( X5 [! a9 @# f) MAuthorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
: s; x5 y* c( X6 ~0 s& z$ IBy the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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