The Chinese Government took ong time to answer this Nota, for the reply was not received until" March 20. Tt was vague and won-committal. Tt agreed to extend the period for registration arbitrarily until ext June: Compliance. was ¢x-prowed with "the request for an English supplement of the Tradsmarks Gazette," but this would] contain only foreign registra: tions. With "regard to the employment of foreign expert sesist-Anco the reply was particularly (good intentions that have bean ile, this vague reply with the]
conceited to the Chines Governmen¢ in connoxtion with the trademarks question. Ths Lege tions did not hesitate to describe unsatisfactory. They were, however, faced with a fait acton pli. The position had Been com-Blicted! by the fact that many foreign firms, principally Japanese and German, had already registered under the Law.
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