1212 We have to fight a lawsuit against a U.S. multinational company

Long Yaohua didn't expect that Liu Yijiu had always adopted a sheep-raising strategy in this matter, and Coaster's United Trading Company was just a small trading company with a name in the United States before, and the electrical products have become more famous in the United States over the years. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Liu Yijiu calculates people, and there is never any mistake.

If, as Liu Yijiu said, the West is used to force China into their game, then this matter must be handled carefully.

Even if the Chinese company does not occupy too big a reason, without sufficient evidence, the US government has to award the Chinese side a victory, otherwise, this matter is really not easy to solve. Chinese domestic companies are only restricting Chinese companies when they know what these intellectual property rights are building, and who will follow these rules of the game?

Long Yaohua didn't stay in the Ninth Courtyard for a long time, and he didn't go to see the progress of Yun Twenty or anything, because he had too many things, so he quickly changed his itinerary and went back.

After Long Yaohua left, Liu Yijiu convened a meeting of the senior management of the Red Star Electric Appliance Factory to discuss the matter.

Red Star Electrical Appliance Factory is a star enterprise in China's foreign export trade, the annual trade volume continues to grow, to now more than 300 million US dollars, the product from the beginning of the electric fan to the current variety of electrical products, and even with Changhong joint investment in television, refrigerator, washing machine and other business, of course, the main is the production of plastic products on various electrical appliances, TV and refrigerator and other businesses, the development is not very prominent.

The key issue is still waiting for the transformation of the relevant military technology of the Ninth Academy into civilian use.

"The next step is to increase investment in the research of TVs, especially color TVs with larger display screens, more advanced washing machines, and refrigerators. The sales volume in the low-end market is really good, but the profits are clear to everyone......" Liu Yijiu arranged the work tasks of the next stage of the Red Star Electric Appliance Factory.

Starting with electric fans, the Red Star brand began to become internationally renowned, and it is the only brand in China that can occupy a certain share of the world market.

For brand awareness, there has been some awareness in China.

Red Star Electric Factory has always relied on some of the appearance designs in Liu Yijiu's memory to lead the world trend.

With the progress of science and technology, and the more and more widely used plastic products in the market, the company's sales are also growing, but this growth rate can not satisfy Director Liu.

"Director Liu, regarding air conditioning and refrigerators, there is still a gap between our technology and the international market, especially the problem of small compressors, domestic refrigerators, basically imported compressors from abroad, and their appearance design is to imitate our patented technology......"

As the director of Hongxing Electric Appliance Factory, Ren Xu is over 40 years old, and he has learned more and more about the entire international market over the years.

"In particular, the infringement of us in foreign markets has seriously affected our sales. There are also a lot of products in China that imitate our electrical products, but their technology is unqualified, and there is a very big gap compared with us, Hong Kong has a good technical foundation, and there is foreign technical force support......"

The infringement of various products of Red Star Electric is very serious.

From the previous United Trading Company looking for a foundry in Hong Kong to imitate, to now, it has developed very large.

"Now the factories in Hong Kong are preparing to build factories in the mainland, and I have asked the investment promotion office in the Special Administrative Region to do this, and they can't help with this matter. In particular, Ou Yang, director of the branch of the "foreign-invested ......" special zone, is also full of complaints about this matter. "Once their factory is successfully built here, it will seriously affect our market sales. For many people, foreign brands and technologies are better than domestic ones......"

"Is the background check of that factory clear? Who is the controlling shareholder? Liu Yijiu asked with a frown.

After all, the country still lacks foreign exchange, and after the old man negotiated with Queen Elizabeth, Hong Kong will be returned to China on July 1, 1997.

"This large electrical appliance factory is an offshore company registered in the British Virgin Islands, and according to our investigation, the United Trading Company has indirect controls, but there is no direct evidence, and the affairs of the offshore company are not easy to do internationally." Ren Xu has a very clear understanding of offshore companies.

Offshore companies are shell companies and purse companies established internationally for tax avoidance, and it is very easy to register.

It is used to make investment holdings in some entities, and ultimately makes the shares of certain companies less clear.

"The sales agent of the products they produce is a joint trading company, right? Is Coaster now very competitive with Sihua Group? Liu Yijiu suddenly asked, "I asked you to collect all kinds of information about the infringement of our patents by the United Trading Company, how did you go?" ā€

"We have collected a lot of information, all the electrical products sold by United Trading Company are OEM by processing factories in Hong Kong, and then they carry out OEM processing, but the appearance or something, most of them are imitations of our design ......"

"That's enough. Find an international law firm in Hong Kong and file a lawsuit in the state court where the United Trading Company is headquartered! We have applied for patents in the United States and Europe, and we are in a lawsuit with them about this! Liu Yijiu weighed it, and then said.

His words suddenly silenced everyone.

Going to a patent lawsuit in the U.S.?

There is no precedent for this.

Moreover, there is no such thing as a patent in China, and there is no intellectual property construction in socialist countries.

"What's wrong? Is it difficult to complete the tasks I have assigned? Liu Yijiu asked everyone coldly, "Ten years, such a good opportunity, in addition to the number of workers in the Red Star Electric Appliance Factory has expanded several times, the production capacity has expanded several times, what else is there now?" Is it difficult to do such a thing? ā€

"Director Liu, this task is not complicated, but if we do this, we will not be able to achieve results for a long time, not to mention, it will consume a lot ......of money and time," Ren Xu said with some embarrassment, "Besides, we have a lot of ...... for the imitation of foreign products in China."

"Did we copy foreign products?" Liu Yijiu was very dissatisfied with Ren Xu's attitude.

As a general manager who is about to become a multinational company, he is not at all resolute in such matters.

"No ......"

"Isn't that what it takes? What happens at home is a matter for the state, and it is something that the foreign government and our government should work together to solve. In the European and American markets, we are playing according to their rules of the game, if they do not protect our interests, then, do we still need to abide by their rules of the game? What do we do when we apply for patents? Liu Yijiu raised his eyebrows and said to Ren Xu, "As long as we occupy the reason, we must let them compensate." Although we have no reason for United Trading Company to control the production plant in Hong Kong, it is an indisputable fact that many of the products they sell infringe on us, and in addition, Sihua International will also sue United Trading Company with us! ā€

Liu Yijiu did not tell Ren Xu and others that in order to trap China and let the whole of China play market games according to their rules of the game, Liu Yijiu has begun to prepare for the Chinese government to take the lead and increase efforts to start the construction of intellectual property rights.

This is a very good opportunity.

Just as he said to Long Yaohua.

To Long Yaohua, I can say those words, but for the senior managers of Hongxing Electric Factory, I absolutely can't say it.

There will be a lot of international lawsuits in the future, and if they don't get a lesson at the beginning and don't know where to start, they will eventually suffer a big loss, which is somewhat contrary to Liu Yijiu's original intention of wanting to build an international rights protection team to which the Ninth Court belongs.

"Director Liu, why don't we communicate with the Ministry of Commerce first?" Ren Xu is now a celebrity in front of the Ministry of Commerce.

In this year, everything is driven by efficiency.

The era when economic construction is in charge.

"At the Ministry of Commerce, I'll talk to their people in person." Liu Yijiu came forward, and Ren Xu came forward is completely different things.

No matter what Ren Xu says, no matter how good the relationship with the Ministry of Commerce is, he may be perfunctory over there, after all, most people are better than less than one thing.

This is a lawsuit with an American company, and it is also an unprecedented first for the Ministry of Commerce.

The lawsuit is not an ordinary lawsuit, but a patent infringement lawsuit.

"You go and prepare, let the legal counsel of Hongxing Electric Appliance Factory prepare, as for the international lawyer team, you must find a well-known one, who can dig it up, and serve us for a long time, this is better, and there will be no ......less such things in the future" After Liu Yijiu finished speaking, he didn't care if Ren Xu and the others had anything else to say, so he just got up and left, leaving everyone with a distressed face.

After the meeting, he went directly to the Taipingsi Airport and took the Yun-10 direct flight to the capital to talk to the people from the Ministry of Commerce.

The Ministry of Commerce has a lot of business contacts with the Ninth Academy, especially the many civilian units under the Ninth Academy, many of which are star enterprises that earn foreign exchange through exports.

It's just that the Ministry of Commerce deals directly with the managers of the export units of the Ninth Academy in Rongcheng.

It is said that there is such a unit, because the construction of the headquarters of the Ninth Academy in Rongcheng has always been only a shelf, and many personnel directly arrest people after encountering things.

Liu Yijiu's energy was not invested in the construction of the headquarters announced by the Ninth Academy of Rongcheng, and after Chen Shuhao and others were dealt with before, the headquarters of the Ninth Academy did not get a strong rectification, so he wanted to find the Ministry of Commerce himself, and he did not contact people in Rongcheng, but went to the Ministry of Commerce by himself.

"Director Liu, what kind of wind blew you here?" Regarding Liu Yijiu's arrival, Wang Xun, who has been promoted to vice minister, personally received Liu Yijiu, what energy is behind this person who is much younger than him, he knows better than anyone else. There is no big thing, Liu Yijiu usually doesn't come here, "Could it be that the Ninth Academy has any products ready to be exported to ask for an export license?" If you do this kind of thing, you can just let the people below do it. Your subordinate unit is giving our Minister of Commerce a face. In the past, our Ministry of Commerce existed for imports, but now we can finally export a large number of industrial products and technologies......"

For Wang Xun's enthusiasm, Liu Yijiu was a little uncomfortable.

In particular, Wang Xun is also the vice minister in charge of foreign trade.

The relationship with Wang Xun is not very familiar, and the Ministry of Commerce is not opened by the Ninth Academy, their main job is to conduct business negotiations at the national level, how can they have such an attitude just because of the export of the Ninth Academy?

"Minister Wang, what you said, can't I come to the Ministry of Commerce if it's okay?" Everyone carries the sedan chair, and everyone is enthusiastic, Liu Yijiu naturally can't be cold, right?

What's more, it's still here to make trouble for the Ministry of Commerce.

smiled, and then said, "I'm not here to ask for any approval or export license, what we really want to export, your Ministry of Commerce's license doesn't work......"

"Then who is natural!" Wang Xuan smiled a little embarrassed.

Liu Yijiu would never come to himself for some export licenses for civilian products.

The largest export business of the Ninth Academy is not ordinary products, but military equipment, and the Ministry of Commerce really can't control that thing.

"Minister Wang, the Ministry of Commerce is full of professional elites who have a very clear understanding of international trade and the laws of various countries, and I have come to borrow someone from you this time......" After the greetings, Liu Yijiu went directly to the topic. It is said that it is borrowed from the Ministry of Commerce, and it is impossible for the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Commerce to ignore such a big matter.

"Borrow?" Wang Xun immediately frowned. "We don't have any personnel needed by the Ninth Academy!"

Who in the whole country doesn't know about the digging of people in the Ninth Academy?

Those business backbones of the Ministry of Commerce, can people be willing to go to the Ninth Academy?

Even if it is willing, the Ministry of Commerce will be able to release people?

The scale of international trade is getting bigger and bigger, and the Ministry of Commerce's own professionals in all aspects, especially experienced personnel, are not many.

After the reform and opening up, many people went out to study, but not many came back.

"The people I want, the Ministry of Commerce naturally has, if not, I won't come to waste our time, right?" Liu Yijiu continued to laugh, and Wang Xun, who was laughing, was a little hairy. "We want experts in international patent law!"

"What do you want legal staff from international patent law?" Wang Xun's brows furrowed even tighter.

"It's a lawsuit. In addition to the lawsuit, our own legal counsel is sufficient. Liu Yijiu's words made Wang Xun startled, "We are going to fight a lawsuit with a multinational company in the United States that infringed our patent rights......

(To be continued.) )