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Shaolin monks in hand-to-hand copyright battle
The monks of China's Shaolin temple are not just good at kung fu but also increasingly agile at using copyright rules to protect their name from rip-offs, state media reported.
"Everyone just wants to make some profits from the name, totally regardless of the integral image of Shaolin Temple," Shaolin abbot Shi Yongxin told the agency.
More than 1,000 brands containing "Shaolin" have been registered without the approval of the temple in the United States, Japan and Europe, Shi said.
Since its start, the new company has been engaged in feverish activity, registering nearly 100 Shaolin-related brands in China and has applied to register "Shaolin" brands in over 100 countries, Xinhua said.
A survey by the China Trademark and Patent Law Office found that many countries were competing to register their own trademarks of Shaolin or Shaolin temple, state media reported previously.
On the west coast of the United States alone, there are three Shaolin temples. In Europe, Shaolin temples can be found in Vienna and Budapest.
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