Maotai wine trademark the fear of prolonged

The 2012-10-21 16:36:49 sources: qianjiang evening news (hangzhou) have 0 people participate in
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"Wine" one word controversial at least 22 home the opponent final decision may be to 2017

Since July 20,, the state trademark office public "wine maotai" four registered trademark since the October 20,, 3 months of the first trial fair show period finally came to an end.

According to the regulation, in three months public period if there's no objection, "the national wine maotai" trademark has the legal meaning will be officially. But from the state trademark office website, as of October 12,, 22 home the opponent to raise an objection, because the website updated existence time difference, the opponent may be more.

According to introducing, although the first trial fair show period is over, but according to related procedure, whether the ruling by also need to wait for about a year and a half of the time. If after the ruling, any one party puts forward reconsideration, will also need more time. If make to court, final decision until 2017.

At least 22 home the opponent

In June this year, guizhou maotai wine co., LTD. To the state trademark office put forward the four parts "wine maotai" trademark application, registration number respectively as "8377467", "8377491", "8377511", "9377533". July 20,, the state trademark office first trial through, this is the first time the state trademark through the controversial trademark application.

Reporters from the state trademark office website to, from August 1, received first objection to October 12,, 22 home the opponent to submit the objection. Extraordinary intellectual property agency co., LTD., deputy general manager ZhouHong told reporters that "because the website renewal exist about a week time difference, plus there may be objections in sending process, the actual the opponent may be more than 40 home".

According to reporter understanding, in these objections people, including the shanxi fenjiu, LaoBaiGan hengshui traditional liquor enterprise, also contains the Beijing century law firms and other law firms, as well as intellectual property agency and personal.

According to ZhouHong introduction, the main focus of objection is the "national" two words have meaning of the trademark law of exclusiveness, he says, "wine" should belong to the liquor industry has specific meaning of public domain resources. Enterprise should not will trademark registration as a monopoly of public resources means, more should not through the trademark registration behavior produce unfair competition market consequences.

"Wine" one word controversial

Reporters from a sichuan liquor enterprise agent have learned, sichuan liquor enterprise has to the state trademark office "collective" put forward the objection.

These wines enterprise against "the national wine maotai" trademark registration reason mainly has four o 'clock, one is the application for registration of "the national wine maotai" trademark is not in conformity with the state laws and regulations. "Wine" one word used in liquor commodities, means "representative symbol country wine", belongs to the on liquor quality and the description of the characteristics. According to the relevant provisions of the trademark law, the application for "wine maotai" trademark belongs to the lack of significant features of situations;