Wong Lo Kat
A can of JDB's Wong Lo Kat | |
Type | Herbal tea |
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Manufacturer | Various (including JDB Group and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical) |
Country of origin | China |
Introduced | 1828 |
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Wong Lo Kat (Chinese:
Ingredients[edit]
Wong Lo Kat contains a number of herbal infusions and decoctions, as well as sweeteners:
- Water
- Sugar
- Mesonas Chinesis
- Plumeria rubra
- Microcos paniculate
- Chrysanthemum
- Lonicera japonica
- Prunella vulgaris
- Licorice
History[edit]
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"Wong Lo Kat" is the Cantonese transliteration of its name in Chinese characters. Wong Lo Kat originated in 1828 during the Qing Dynasty in Guangdong (Kwangtung) and Guangxi (Kwangsi) provinces of China, founded by a doctor Wong Chat Bong (simplified Chinese:
In around 1949, the Chinese government began seizing private companies and all associated assets. Wong Lo Kat's descendants established operations in Hong Kong, whilst all assets in Mainland China passed to a government-owned subsidiary.
Trademark dispute in Mainland China[edit]
After the foundation of the People's Republic of China, Wong Lo Kat (pronounced Wánglǎojí in Mandarin) in mainland China has been owned by the government.
"Wanglaoji"'s trademark right holder, Guangzhou Yangcheng Pharmaceutical (广州
In 1997, Hung To Group and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical signed a trademark license agreement. Hung To Group had legally gained the right to use
The trademark license was renewed in 2000 to make it valid until 2 May 2010. In 2002 and 2003, two additional extensions were signed, extending the validity to 2013 and 2020 respectively.[2]
The sales by JDB increased more rapidly than by Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. The sales of the red can version was at more than 1 billion RMB while the green carton version had annual sales of estimated 80 million RMB in 2004. In 2008, the red can's sales exceeded 10 billion RMB,[3] its annual sales volume in 2007, 2008 and 2009 topped in Chinese beverage can products.[4]
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings' general manager Li Yiming (
In April 2011, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical submitted a "Wanglaoji" trademark issue for arbitration. On 9 May 2012, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ruled that the two additional trademark contracts were invalid, the valid trademark agreement had expired on 2 May 2010, thus Hung To Group and JDB had no right to use "Wanglaoji" trademark after that date.[6]
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Since 2011, it had been explicitly printed "produced by JDB" on red can products. The product's name has been completely changed to "JDB" (
Several days after the arbitration, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical started to produce their own red can Wanglaoji beverage.[7]
Wong Chat Bong's descendant in Hong Kong, Wang Jianyi (
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310 ml red can version produced by JDB, named "Wong Lo Kat" (c. 1995–2011)
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310 ml red can version produced by JDB, named "Wong Lo Kat produced by JDB" (2011 – May 2012)
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310 ml red can version produced by JDB, named "JDB" (May 2012 – April 2015)
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250 ml green carton version produced by Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, named "Wanglaoji" (c. beginning 1995)
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310 ml red can version produced in Malaysia, named "Wong Lo Kat"
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310ml (10.9 fl. oz.) can, as purchased in the United States in 2022
References[edit]
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