W & G. DUNLOP.
[ W. Duklor. PARTNER C. B. DUNLOP,
UJ. H. Hartında.
Tegraphic Address:
Suntops Bradford.
sir,
B&T
36782
B&T
NO.36782/1917.
Bradford
14th. August, 1917.
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with farther reference to your letter of the 7th. inst.,
regarding Trade Marks registered in Hongkong in the joint names
of ourselves and a German firm, we cannot quite understand that
is meant by your statement that although it might be possible for
us to acquire the right to use the Trade Marks in Hongkong, yet
nomaction taken in the Colony would satisfactorily cover neigh-
bouring territories.
It is on shipments direct to Hongkong that we desire
especially to be able to use the Marks in question, and it is only
in Hongkong that there is any Joint German interest in the same,
for the rest of the marketa which we are interested in we havė
the sole right to um the marks on goods sent from here.
If we
acquired that right as regarde Hongkong, then even if the goods
eventually found their way into the mainland we cannot see that
the German firm could have any right of action against us,
especially as there is no Trade Mark Law in vogue in China.
We muat apologise for troubling you again, but we feel
very strongly about the matter, and we trust that in the
interests of British Trade you will yet see your way to assist us
in securing the right we ask for.
As we stated in our letter of the 21st. Novembar, 1918,
the Trade Marks in question have been our own registered
property in England since about the year 1870. Therefore they"
are very old and valuable marks, particularly in the Hongkong
market, and we are now continually having to miss opportunities of using them there, thus their value and reputation is vanishing
a fact which will undoubtedly injure British Trade.
The Under Secretary of State,
E.N.
Colonial Office,
LONDON, S.T.1.
We are, Sir,
Your obedient servants,
W. Chunlike
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