For decades, Chinese old overseas frequently "robbed", in the face of the huge cost of maintaining old are sadly missed, a dilemma.
Longmen, Buli, Shaolin Temple, GUI faxiang ...
Longmen company annual turnover of 6 million, the profit is only 15 million. In fact, many old business is not a margin is the long-term losses. In the face of repeated infringements of overseas, and the huge cost of rights, they can only be closed.
Not only is China dumplings and fermented bean curd, even the Chinese Kung Fu in overseas frequently subjected to "looting".
Robbed of the reason for this is that these are has a long history and cultural heritage, known as the Chinese brands, such as goubuli, Longmen fermented bean curd, and Shaolin dengfeng.
In Canada, Toronto has a Web site name is "Chinese old rush-company". This site is a blatant mass buying Chinese old trademark.
At the recent Department of Commerce announced 484 home Chinese old brand, many names.
Faced with this situation, some old, got into a long road, and defending another part of the old but ignored.
Longmen: first war Germany
"Longmen trademarks in Germany is cybersquatting, which for the first time abroad. "Beijing tops Hongye trademark agency Office Wang Qing lawyers took over the case. He said: "we have combined the intellectual property law firms in Germany to take action to recover trademark is reconciliation or prosecution, the initiative in the other hand, the other still not give a satisfactory answer. ”
Is rush events in July this year is "Longmen" headed person Royal Samuel who was found, the rush of Germany, the company OKAI company has been in Germany sales Longmen soybean curd. Longmen going out for a short time, this time by foreign rush is the first time, the original downplayed the Longmen pushed to the forefront of protecting national brands.
"Longmen company the product more special because it is fermented bean curd products abroad is not the national production of the like product, and only the Chinese in production. Longmen product from 2000 to the present General Manager Wang Samuel took office to start export. "Wang Qing, lawyers said.
Since beginning to explore the international market, Longmen in 10 countries to apply for registration of a trademark, has seven application is successful, there are three application is reported last year, still in review.
Specialized company in Germany OKAI sales of food from China, including the Longmen fermented bean curd.
Longmen since open international markets, are some of the middle of the shipping company to foreign countries, it is through OKAI company China consultants freight companies began to contact Longmen, before OKAI company had hoped to become a distributor for Germany, Longmen but not settled.
This trademark is cybersquatting, Longmen delegate to intellectual property law firms in Germany OKAI company sent a letter that you wish to recover trademark. A week later, Longmen company got carrier China consultants freight company phone, that allow it to convey OKAI company some attitudes that Longmen company may not be able to win in this lawsuit, if you want to recover the Longmen trademarks, you must have to pay.
"If you use our trademarks Germany company conditions harsh, or get trademark agent in Exchange, we will certainly be prosecuted. "King's counsel.
For the recovery of the trade mark, the ideas of Wang lawyers each company of several requirements. He said: "one is what Germany company asking for money to buy back the trademark, or you use an agent to Exchange trademarks, then the company will not author consent; and second, if Germany company said I registered this trademark much money, and put this money to them, Longmen company can be considered. ”
Wang Qing lawyer explains, this year, the company intends to apply again Longmen 30 a trademark registration that is a big move, persistence and OKAI companies fight to the end to Chinese old are going out to some of the time.
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