Chapter 721: Acquisition Failed?
Li Fanyu never imagined that Zhengxin's proposal to acquire the German Audi lamp factory would be rejected! The trick that he had just used Land Rover to play with Rickorn and other car companies would actually be returned to himself!
It's a fucking feng shui rotation!
"How did they reply?" Li Fanyu pinched his waist and asked Chen Huan with a painful face. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Chen Huan was also helpless, and spread his hands and said: "They said that they have no intention of selling shares for the time being, and they ......"
"And what?" Seeing Chen Huan stumbling, Li Fanyu hurriedly asked.
And said that even if it was transferred, it would not sell the company to a company that was infringing on their rights. In the case of lamp patents, they will defend their rights through legal means. At the same time, we are warned to stop using their patented styling on the A6. ”
"Fuck it!" Li Fanyu slapped the table fiercely.
According to the information obtained from the investigation by the Ministry of Justice, the lights of the A6 have indeed caused the essence of infringement. But to be honest, it is not difficult to resolve this type of patent dispute. It's nothing more than spending some money, buying the right to use the patent in the hands of the other party, and paying a certain amount of compensation.
Normally, the infringing company will agree. After all, in the current situation, the sales of Zhengxin A6 are very large, and the use of the patent of the audi lamp factory will bring them a stable income.
But now the other party is not relenting, and even Li Fanyu's acquisition proposal that is higher than 15% of the valuation of the lamp factory has been rejected, and it seems that he wants to make things bigger.
Li Fanyu calmed down and said to Chen Huan beside him: "Which car company is behind this company?"
Chen Huan hesitated slightly, "It's likely to be the Europa League." The company has partnerships with both Mercedes-Benz and the European Union, but given that Mercedes-Benz now has its own first-class LED matrix technology, which has become in-house production, the Europa League is more likely. ”
Europa League?
Scold!
In this time and space, because of the change in the historical process, the top three German powerhouses that Li Fanyu is familiar with have changed except for Mercedes-Benz. BMW and Audi ceased to exist and were replaced by two local German brands, the Europa League and Wiesmann.
And this Europa League is a bit similar to BMW in the previous time and space, which belongs to the brand that can directly face Mercedes-Benz among German cars.
As a German luxury model, it naturally cannot lack a seat in the Chinese market. And BETone, which is owned by the Europa League, is a competitor in the same class as Range Rover.
There is too much hatred in Range Rover's Bola, and the matter of the lamp factory must be operated behind the Europa League.
Thinking about it this way, Li Fanyu understood why the Audi Lamp Factory would refuse Zhengxin's acquisition - with his back against the big tree, it is good to enjoy the shade!
Li Fanyu, who had calmed down, pondered for a while, and then asked: "If we can't reach a settlement and follow the normal legal procedures, what will be the result?"
Chen Huan sighed slightly, "Actually, according to the legal procedure, in the end, even if we lose the lawsuit, that is, compensate for the previous infringement, and then stop using their patents." In fact, this is easy to solve, I checked, the A6 headlamp is registered with a technical patent.
We have no technical infringement, only appearance patent infringement, and even if we lose the lawsuit, we will not lose a lot.
Merely...... It has only some impact on the reputation of the group. Li Dong, otherwise...... Send someone to Germany and negotiate with them? It's a big deal to pay them double the compensation and get them to withdraw the lawsuit. ”
Li Fanyu shook his head, "You think too simply. They have a purpose, and they finally caught the sore feet of our faith. The lawsuit will not be withdrawn easily, and you should also see that the other party is not here for money at all. It's to use this patent to disgust us and stink us. Behind the lamp factory is the Europa League, and with this factor, we have no possibility of reaching a settlement with the other party. ”
"And what are you going to do?"
"It's easy to do!" Li Fanyu smiled slightly, "You go back first." Since the other party has gone through the legal process, then you can have a good time with them. I'll take care of the rest. ”
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Li Fanyu's guess is right, the Audi lamp factory is indeed supported by the European League. In fact, Zhengxin's models have not entered Europe, if it weren't for the European Union research for a long time, found a product shape patent in the patent library and Zhengxin A6 headlights overlapped, the car manufacturer didn't know that it could have such a foreign wealth.
And the reason why Zhengxin could not acquire the Audi lamp factory is also very simple. The company's largest shareholder is an executive director of the European Union Company.
Just five days after Zhengxin sent his lawyer's letter, Audi issued a statement through a media outlet;
As a 100-year-old lighting manufacturer, Audi has been actively investing in product development and design in recent years, with a total of 34 technical patents and 55 shape design patents. Among them, there are 6 items related to the shape of the automobile head. GM201220538193.2 is one of them.
Today, our company found that Zhengxin Group (Zhonghua) ignored the rights and interests of our company's products, ignored international patent laws and regulations, and took counterfeit infringement methods without any written consent and authorization of our company to produce and sell products containing the above-mentioned shape patents of our company, namely: Zhengxin Audi A6.
Its behavior is conclusive, has seriously infringed on the patent rights and interests of our company's products, seriously damaged the economic interests of our company, seriously disrupted the normal international market order, and trampled on the dignity of relevant international patent laws and regulations.
Our company hereby makes a solemn statement to Zhengxin Group that it is requested to immediately stop producing products suspected of infringing patent rights, immediately terminate the infringement, and stop using them. At the same time, please pay attention to the relevant units and individuals, do not buy and use products that infringe intellectual property rights, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble and reputation loss to you.
Otherwise, the company will request the patent administration department to deal with the infringement in accordance with the provisions of the international patent law, or directly file a lawsuit with the people's court, at which time, the infringing unit will bear all adverse legal consequences such as loss of goodwill, damages caused by infringement and other expenses incurred in dealing with patent infringement matters.
Since Li Fanyu angrily criticized foreign car companies at the press conference, Zhengxin Group and Land Rover Branch have been on the hot spot of public opinion, and the society has not yet recovered from Zhengxin's mouthful of chicken soup.
Under such circumstances, this statement immediately caused an uproar as soon as it was released!