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Japan Sake Brewers' Hangover After Chinese Trademark Squatting

Japanese sake and shochu brewers that want to start exporting to China were not amused when they found out that their brands have been registered by Chinese trademark squatters, that want to sell the trademarks to the Japanese brewers, especially since 2004. The Yomiuri Shimbun writes:

In the article the author writes a few times about registrations at the "patent office". However, this must be "trademark office". In China you can register invention-patents, utility-patents and design-patents at the patent office, which is part of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). Trademarks, however you only register at the China Trademark Office (CTMO), which is part of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC).

Read the Yomiuri Shimbun article here.

Full post as published by IP Dragon on December 04, 2008 (boomark / email).