Huawei records mobile operating system brand around the world

Data from registered trademarks show that Huawei made Chinese applications to register Hong Ming operating system mark in Europe and at least nine countries.

The move suggests that the Korean company may put a reserve plan into practice in key markets, under threat of US sanctions.

The move came after the Bush administration put a blacklist on the company last month, preventing it from working with US technology companies, such as Alapate, which used Huawei's Android operating system on its phones.

Huawei, the world's largest network equipment manufacturer, has requested the registration of Hongming's trademark in Cambodia, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand, according to data from the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The company also applied for registration in Peru on May 27, according to the Antimonopoly Authority there.

Huawei's chief consumer officer Richard Yu told Deutsche Welle earlier this year that Huawei had a backup operating system to use if it was prevented from using US-made software.

The company, the world's second-largest smart phone maker, has yet to disclose any details about the operating system.

The trademark registration applications show that Huawei want to use "Hongming" in various devices, from smart phones to laptop, Android and car TV.

In China - its domestic market - Huawei asked to register the Hongming mark in August last year and received approval last month, according to a notice on the Chinese IPR website.