Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Genuine and authorized, weeding

A lot of domestic enterprises in order to avoid legal disputes, but also come to Hong Kong to register similar trademarks, It is understood that as long as the domestic enterprises to provide a shareholder, one in Hong Kong's registered address, a Hong Kong permanent residents have a qualified witness, Do not need verification can register, the program is very easy relaxed. Therefore, a lot of domestic enterprises registered in Hong Kong after holding the trademark license back. Now the usual practice is that in Europe and the United States and Hong Kong, China to register a shell company to register to become a famous trademark of their company names, to confuse the company name and brand name, and then can use its name in the domestic agent authorized to carry out.

Reporter online at to see a hair of Mr. Lin Posts investment, claiming that their hands have a The North Face brands, trademarks, licenses may be authorized to cover 25 broad categories: sweaters, T-shirt, trousers, suits, women's, shirts, jackets, fur coats, down jacket, tie, shoes and so on. When the reporter and the contact Mr. Lin, the other side says that this is not an internationally famous brand leather goods brand, this The North Face of non-authentic The North Face, but to register the brand in Zhejiang East China Sea. Reporter was at a loss, the experts told reporters that such a trademark is at play touch ball, some not well-known corporate trademarks are willing to take such a brand to production, then the so-called The North Face products to market could be deceived as part of purchase the people.

LUI reporter told some domestic apparel enterprises often in foreign countries, such as Italy, France registered a shell company and then register a "foreign brand", claims to have their own overseas production and sales, put itself as an out-and-out of foreign companies and foreign brand, the next with the brand on the domestic as authorized, some eager to look for foreign brands of domestic enterprises is likely to be deceived. It is learned that this situation in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces are common, some are unwilling to produce low-end clothing brands such enterprises usually operate.