The Sichuan Hot Pot Association and the Condiment Association will file an invalidation application for "Green Zanthoxylum bungeanum" The Sichuan Hotpot Association and the Condiment Association will file an invalidation application for "Green Zanthoxylum bungeanum", following the trademark infringement incident of Xiaoyao Town Hu Spicy Soup and Tongguan Roujiamo.

, green prickly ash has attracted attention again.

The Sichuan Hot Pot Association and the Condiment Association will file an invalidation application for "green pepper".

The Sichuan Hot Pot Association and the Condiment Association will file an invalidation application for "Green Zanthoxylum bungeanum" 1 Recently, Shanghai Wancuitang Catering Management Company (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai Wancuitang") sued dozens of restaurants in Sichuan Province for using the "Green Zanthoxylum bungeanum" trademark

The "Green Pepper Incident" has become a hot topic on the Internet. The plaintiff, Shanghai Wancuitang, was questioned for being involved in "porcelain litigation" and "malicious litigation."

On December 25, Chairman of Shanghai Wancui Tang exclusively responded to the cover news: We are deeply sorry and withdraw all lawsuits.

At present, the discussion about the "green pepper" trademark controversy is still ongoing.

On December 26, the cover news reporter learned that the Sichuan Condiment Association and the Sichuan Hot Pot Association issued statements stating that green peppercorns were not suitable for registration as a trademark and would file an invalidation application.

Enterprises are worried: If the "green pepper" trademark controversy is not completely resolved, who will cooperate with us in the future? The "green pepper incident" caused huge fluctuations in the Sichuan catering circle. Not only Sichuan netizens were surprised and puzzled by this, but also Chinese cooking

Master and Sichuan cuisine master Xiao Jianming also said: "I have been a Sichuan cuisine chef all my life, and we are not even allowed to use the word green peppercorns. This is unreasonable behavior." The cover news reporter learned that in Chengdu alone, restaurants with green peppercorns in their names are at least

There are 3,000 Sichuan restaurants, and almost every Sichuan restaurant has the signature dish of green peppercorns. Green peppercorn hot pot ingredients and green peppercorn fish seasoning are frequent visitors in Sichuan kitchens. Green peppercorns are indispensable for catering in Chengdu and the entire Sichuan.

exist.

As a specialty catering company in Chengdu that mainly deals in green peppercorns, Chengdu Green Pepper Hotpot Fish has been greatly affected recently.

Yuan Xianxiang, general manager of Chichengdu Green Pepper Hotpot Fish, said that he was particularly shocked by the "green peppercorn incident". "Everyone knows that peppercorns are the soul of Sichuan cuisine, and peppercorns are divided into green peppercorns and red peppercorns. Chichengdu not only has three generations of single-generation

The green peppercorn fish skillet has been rated as one of Dianping’s must-eat green peppercorns. To us, green peppercorns are our soul. It would be a blow to not only us, but also many other catering colleagues.

This has a huge impact on our Sichuan catering industry." Yuan Xianxiang told reporters that on December 25, he saw the cover news about "The chairman of Shanghai Wancuitang responded exclusively to the "porcelain lawsuit" by borrowing green peppercorns: I am deeply sorry.

, all lawsuits withdrawn" report.

He is still a little worried about the future. "As a chain catering company in Chengdu, we want to bring Sichuan food and the soul of Sichuan cuisine to the whole country and even the world. However, after the 'green pepper incident', some franchisees and partners expressed

We are worried that if the 'green pepper' trademark controversy is not completely resolved, who will cooperate with us in the future? As a company, we are weak and hope that this matter can be properly resolved in the end. At the same time, we also hope that the whole industry and the whole industry can be resolved.

The industry chain can make the Sichuan business card of 'green pepper' better and better, and go out of Sichuan and into the world." The association said: "Green pepper is a common name for agricultural raw materials and is not suitable for registration as a trademark. On the evening of December 25, the Sichuan Condiment Association said.

A statement said that green Zanthoxylum bungeanum is an agricultural product and raw material produced in Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Henan, Anhui and other places. It belongs to the Rutaceae family and the Zanthoxylum genus. It is a well-known common name in Sichuan and Chongqing regions.

Article 11 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that only the common name, graphics, and model of the product can only directly represent the quality, main raw materials, functions, uses, weight, quantity, and other characteristics of the product.

', and other trademarks lacking distinctive features shall not be registered as trademarks.

A Shanghai company registered green peppercorns as a trademark and intensively sued dozens of restaurants in Sichuan Province. The Sichuan Condiment Association paid close attention to this and raised objections.

Green peppercorns are not only used in the development and cooking of dishes, but also in the production and operation of condiments. They are also used in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, with a wide range of applications.

The condiment industry and the catering industry have an upstream and downstream industrial chain relationship, and they are both paying close attention to the "green pepper incident".

The catering industry and the condiment industry are closely interdependent. One prospers and the other suffers.

In the "Green Sichuan Pepper Incident" lawsuit, once the court rules to restrict restaurants from using the words and patterns of "Green Sichuan Pepper" in recipes and signboards, the catering industry will be in a passive situation, and condiment brands will be affected. Condiment companies will not be able to escape misfortune.

This will cause the entire industrial chain to break.

In view of this, the Sichuan Provincial Condiment Association hopes that relevant departments can properly coordinate and judicial agencies can handle the "green pepper incident" carefully in accordance with the law.