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! P2 k3 e- n q" U. u1 \ 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.
; d9 @) u# x; E8 Y; @Wangzhihe Food Group, producer of the popular Chinese food bean curd under the brand name Wangzhihe. [CFP]- ^# J- L6 v- q6 {$ B! k0 Z& v
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.
5 r2 n7 _( Z% F4 J! QThe 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.
0 b; k5 A ^5 l3 J; bWangzhihe 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,; w) Q* h y/ \
“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.; `' y2 x/ Y/ n7 U4 C/ h
Chinese brands, especially old ones, are rush-registered overseas, forcing them to spend a lot buying back the trademarks.
% g G, @ T7 U+ f“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.% {& ^$ m e/ g' P; y. X* F
Authorities received 828,328 patent applications last year, up 19.4 percent year-on-year.5 m9 F8 b" r7 u. F
By the end of last year, China received 4,853,506 patent applications, 2,501,268 of which were approved.5 P7 M8 m! z N
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