India raises issue of fake products with China

NEW DELHI: Many Indian brands have been hit by Chinese fakes including Natraj, Raymond, JK Files and Tools, Fevicol, Onida, Godrej, Boroplus, Dabur and some popular Indian incense stick brands, the government said.

The Indian embassy has raised complaints of these companies with the relevant government agencies in China, government informed parliament on Monday. "The Chinese side has acted upon a few cases by allowing the Indian companies to register with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China," Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to Lok Sabha on Monday. However, the onus of trademark registration and protection in China lies on the aggrieved enterprise.

As per the extant rules in China, individual enterprise have to file a case in the relevant forum by hiring a law firm on reported instances of trademark & copyright infringements.