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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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% G) d, J, `( i0 dA 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.
8 Z+ u! O; u# m- n1 DWangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]6 Q d. V% t3 l% Q, K
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., h9 t* U* @% D8 R e c2 o0 q$ \8 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.
! O" n, m4 g _; m) x, SWangzhihe 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,; i( B$ m, \/ n/ m# X/ R# 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.2 b; {: B" b1 k3 o6 W
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
+ v% |7 }. G8 i: C# r1 ~( m- d( c7 w“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.8 A1 z. J4 Z4 ~/ g
Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.
: ]% I( T0 t' Y7 G0 B, D v6 B, TBy the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.
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2 }0 t p0 ]9 C" t(China Daily April 22, 2009) |
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