Chapter 331: Xunfei loses the lawsuit
A patent lawsuit in the United States has attracted a lot of media attention. One is iFLYTEK, a capital predator with assets of 300 billion US dollars, and the other is Longteng Group, which has been in the limelight during this time.
The most important thing is that both of these are Chinese companies, and now they are suing for patents in the United States.
Longteng Group sued iFLYTEK for infringing QQ's patents.
iFLYTEK Feifei International Edition, that is, the version of iFLYTEK Feifei abroad. The function is the same as the domestic function, but it is only in English.
The same is true for QQ, where Longteng Group sued for the patent of the U.S. version of iFLYTEK. The scope of prosecution is also limited to the United States, but as we all know, this kind of prosecution Longteng Group has been sued in many countries around the world.
The fact that the United States is the first to hold a trial will undoubtedly attract the attention of many countries. And the verdict of this lawsuit may serve as an example for other countries.
"Now it's up to the plaintiff to make the ......"
At 9 o'clock in the morning US time, the lawsuit officially began. First, there is the plaintiff to make a statement.
"Mr. Judge, we are suing for infringement of the patents of our Longteng Group. I have in my hands the number of patents registered by our Longteng Group. We registered a patent half a year ago......"
The lawyer was very calm and took out one piece of evidence. Proof of various registered patents, and at the same time point out the evidence of iFLYTEK's infringement of Longteng Group's patents.
"In this patent infringement incident, we Longteng Group demand that Xunfei Group immediately close the room of Xunfei, compensate us 10.8 billion US dollars, and demand that Xunfei Group publicly apologize......"
In the end, the lawyer spoke out about the request of the Longteng Group, and when he heard this request. Many people at the scene took a breath of cool air. Longteng Group is very ruthless this time.
Shut down the Xunfei room, and pay $10.8 billion in compensation, and apologize publicly. Not only that, but they also had plenty of time to prepare this time, and various patents had already been registered.
At the same time, a lot of evidence and data were collected, and all the compensation seemed reasonable.
"Counsel for the defense to explain ......"
When the plaintiff finished speaking, the lawyer of iFLYTEK began to argue. The justification is, of course, that the iFLYTEK room did not infringe the patent. And come up with a lot of plausible reasons.
The lawyers on both sides began to argue with each other, and they were well-founded. The lawyer team under iFLYTEK Group is too experienced. Moreover, iFLYTEK Group is listed in the United States, and there are many big chaebols to support it.
The lawyers of Longteng Group are not weak, and the most important thing is that the plagiarism is too obvious this time. In the past, iFLYTEK Group was able to avoid patents and exploit legal loopholes.
But now that the situation is urgent, they can only do it first. As for the lawsuits and compensation in the future, then they will fight each other.
And outside, where a lot of journalists waited. The trial was not open, so they had to wait outside.
After much debate, the judge's side finally made a verdict. Both sides stood there with serious expressions.
"By our mutual agreement, the verdict is now pronounced. On the basis of the evidence provided by both sides, now I announce. The facts of iFLYTEK's patent infringement against Longteng Group are clear and the evidence is constituent. constitutes patent infringement. In accordance with federal law, iFLYTEK was ordered to close the room with immediate effect, and at the same time compensated Longteng Group for economic losses totaling US$168 million......"
When he heard the verdict, the lawyer of Longteng Group laughed. The amount of compensation is much worse than what he asked, but Longteng Group doesn't care about this money.
It is beyond expectation to lose so much money, after all, iFLYTEK Group and Longteng Group do not have much market share in the United States. Especially for iFLYTEK Group, the market share is even smaller, and some Chinese may be using it.
Longteng Group doesn't care about compensation, all it cares about is the result. Winning the lawsuit is a victory for Longteng Group.
After the verdict was announced, the two sides walked out of the courtroom, and reporters outside immediately surrounded them.
"We are very satisfied with the verdict. In the United States, the law is fair. We are not afraid of iFLYTEK's appeal, and we are confident that we will agree to this lawsuit. I believe that good will triumph over evil. ”
The lawyer of Longteng Group said with a smile and told reporters the verdict. The lawyer of iFLYTEK said that it would appeal.
Won, Longteng Group won. When this result was transmitted back to Huaxia, the whole Huaxia was shocked. No one expected that this patent war would start in the United States, and the final winner was Longteng Group.
"Longteng Group is too powerful......"
"Look, that's the fairness of American law......"
"Xunfei Group, you can run rampant in China, but you can't be so capricious in the United States......"
"Longteng Group is really powerful......"
"It seems that Longteng Group has also sued for other functional ......"
"With this reference, the other two will definitely win as well......"
"iFLYTEK Group deserves ......"
This lawsuit has caused heated discussions around the world. The assets of iFLYTEK Group are too powerful, you must know that iFLYTEK Group is in the sixth place in the global rankings.
This is a standard Internet giant, and now this giant is actually patent infringement and plagiarism.
For a time, many countries reported one after another. And such a reputation caused the stock of iFLYTEK Group to fall rapidly.
A lawsuit made the iFLYTEK Group nervous. Although they can sue, they themselves know that the chances of winning the appeal are almost zero.
And even if it is an appeal, the Xunfei room must be closed during this period. It's just the United States, but it's a signal. What's more, iFLYTEK is listed in the United States, which has a big impact.
"Notice, iFLYTEK Room International Edition is temporarily closed for maintenance due to technical reasons. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to users......"
A few hours later, iFLYTEK released the news. At the same time, the international version of the iFLYTEK room was closed. But the Huaxia version of the Xunfei room is still running.
"Fuck, iFLYTEK is so fucking shameless......"
"Close the international version, not close the Chinese version, is this fearless......"
"I really obey the laws of China......"
"It's so shameless......"
"The international version of iFLYTEK is a joke, in addition to international students, there are a few people who use the international version of iFLYTEK......"
"yes, that's ridiculous......"
"People are fearless in China......"
"Look, in China, it must be Xunfei to win ......"
iFLYTEK Group's announcement made Chinese netizens discuss. If you lose the lawsuit abroad, the international version function will be disabled. But within Huaxia, there is still no fear. This kind of shameless style to the extreme makes many users feel ashamed.
Just when netizens were discussing, another announcement from iFLYTEK Group made netizens dumbfounded.
"Fuck, that's shameless. ”
"On shamelessness, I am most convinced of iFLYTEK Group......"
"It's ridiculous......"
"It's funny......"
"It's ...... lively"
"Believe it or not, it is really possible to sentence Long Teng to lose ...... in Huaxia"
"This is a scoundrel......"
This announcement immediately exploded in Huaxia and attracted the attention of countless Internet companies.