The third week of May.

At a time when the entire new energy industry is in turmoil, a message from the U.S. Department of Commerce has added another firewood to this oil drum that may explode at any time.

Standing at the second press conference held this month, the spokesman of the U.S. Department of Commerce, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, said in a serious tone in front of the camera in front of him.

"After a week-long study, we collected evidence from 16 new energy companies around the world and consulted industry insiders."

"We have enough evidence to prove that there is an obvious monopolistic behavior in Star Technology."

"In addition, we have particularly noticed that the charging pile companies controlled by Star Technology have adopted malicious competition methods when competing with Tesla Group for the charging pile business in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration in China, and set an exclusive threshold to prevent other companies from entering the field, which is contrary to the spirit of free trade and also hinders the development order of the industry."

"In light of this, we will take the issue of the legality of the SH standard to the courts."

"Considering that the introduction of the SH standard is one of the evidences that Star Technology interferes with the market order with the help of patents, this case will be carried out in conjunction with the anti-monopoly investigation!"

The press conference was in an uproar.

The reporters at the scene rushed forward like sharks smelling fish, pressing the shutter in their hands desperately, and the camera was afraid of missing every expression on the press spokesman's face.

SH standards are not legitimate!

The U.S. Department of Commerce will launch an antitrust investigation into Star Technology!

Sure enough, the development of China's new energy industry has aroused the vigilance of the United States after all.

Neither the White House nor Congress can sit idly by and watch this continue.

It is foreseeable that the entire new energy industry will usher in a drastic change because of the actions of the U.S. Department of Commerce!

The reporters standing at the scene had a sparkle in their eyes, and they had even thought of the headlines on the pages of tomorrow's newspapers.

Even for the whole month ahead, you don't have to worry about not having enough exciting news!

Shortly after the press conference of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the news of the major newspapers had not even been produced, and the content of the press conference for Star Technology had already spread along the network cable.

On Facebook, the amount of discussion on this topic exploded instantly.

In the blink of an eye, whether it is academia or industry, whether it is a Wall Street investment bank moving bricks or delivering food to white-collar workers in office buildings, whether it is the circle of international students or the community of overseas Chinese in Hong Kong and Taiwan, this matter is hotly discussed.

[I think the White House should have made a move a long time ago!] 】

[The evil XX people have gone astray and used our legal loopholes to achieve their ulterior motives! They are trying to make us as unfree as they are! 】

[I think the Qi standard is very good, in addition to mobile phones, it can be fully compatible with new energy vehicles, why do you have to use the SH standard?] Can't those Chinese people do things according to our standards? 】

【Grass! Why do you have to use your standards! If you have the ability, you don't need the patent of the lithium-air battery! 】

[Upstairs comes out of the wall, right?] Don't forget, the patent for the lithium-air battery actually belongs to ExxonMobil. (Nose picking)】

[! What kind of carbon molecule are all the lithium-air battery patents? Oxygen molecules choose to be eaten by you through the membrane? And I heard that the mathematical model in Professor Stanley's paper was copied from Professor Lu. 】

[It's just gossip, I think you're also an academic person when you hear about this, don't you think it's too stupid to take this kind of chasing after the wind and shadows as the truth? ] 】

The argument seems to be divided between those who believe that the U.S. Department of Commerce's approach is legitimate, and those who believe that such a state is more rogue than building patent barriers.

To put it bluntly, patent barriers are a very common thing, and any company committed to R&D will do everything possible to protect its intellectual property rights, and this right and interest is also recognized by the international community.

After all, if even the most basic rights such as patents cannot be guaranteed, who wants to do such a thankless and risky thing as research and development.

Therefore, it is actually untenable to interfere with Star Technology's legitimate rights to its own patents on the grounds of affecting the development of the industry.

However, when the influence of a company has become a part of the country's strength, some things can no longer be viewed from the perspective of the market alone.

To a certain extent, the suppression from the official forces of the United States is only a matter of time before Star Technology is concerned.

Even if there is no SH standard as a fuse, this condition will be triggered by other things in the future.

The United States will never allow China to give birth to a "vampire" similar to Qualcomm in a certain high-tech field, which can pick up the wool of its counterparts all over the world by virtue of patents alone.

Or to put it more bluntly, for the white-dominated Western world, a third world country's attempt to develop science and technology to become truly powerful and promote to the ranks of developed countries is itself an original sin in their eyes......

It is precisely for this reason that there is a more neutral point of view in the gap between the pros and cons of the arguments.

From any point of view, the SH standard is just a pure market behavior with no political purpose, and now the antitrust investigation of the US Department of Commerce has raised it to the level of confrontation between countries......

No matter how you think about it, even from the perspective of the Americans themselves, this is not a good thing.

In fact, the neutrals are not worried about their own.

Once the conflict began, it showed a tendency to get out of control.

Almost the day after the U.S. Department of Commerce came out, the Department of Justice followed suit with a big stick, saying that when it reviewed a patent acquisition case six years ago, it found irregularities in the registration process of the company that bought the patent from ExxonMobil — the shell company used by Star Technology as a springboard for patent acquisitions.

Moreover, the acquisition itself is suspected of contract fraud!

The former ExxonMobil employee who signed the patent assignment agreement admitted the "fact" that he had accepted a bribe of $500,000 from Star Technology, and signed the confession with little resistance.

While this may sound bizarre, the conspiracy itself aside, if this accusation is confirmed, the patent acquisition case six years ago could be found illegal.

As for the patent on the "cage carbon molecule" involved in the patent acquisition case, ExxonMobil may not be able to take it back......

And it's the kind that doesn't have to be refunded......

……

ExxonMobil's office.

Pushing open the door and walking in quickly, Professor Stanley looked like he was looking at a monster, staring at Woods, who was sitting behind his desk, and stepped forward.

"Are you crazy? You know, we're all stealing from them...... I don't know why the Chinese man magnanimously didn't pursue the data that was secretly borrowed, but the means by which we got that patent were disgraceful in itself! ”

"I think you scholars just need to focus on things in the lab," Woods said with a slight smile and a slight smile playing with the pen in his hand, "What's more, no matter what means we use to get those data, the accusations in court are based on evidence, you know?" Professor Stanley. ”

Woods certainly doesn't care.

Things in the business field are only success and defeat, where does the glory come from.

Professor Stanley, however, is not a businessman, he is an academic.

He can do dishonorable or even shameless things, but he can't be shameless!

"Sometimes habit is proof!"

"You don't understand, there have been people talking behind the scenes all these years, and the mathematical model used in the paper on the cage carbon molecule six years ago is exactly the same in terms of data processing as the person who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in '18!" Some people are even ridiculing me that when I was 18 years old, Nobel Grade should have added my name as well! ”

Woods: "Isn't that good?" ”

"Not at all!" Professor Stanley said angrily, "...... Originally, no one had turned over this old account in recent years, but because of the patent case, some people have recently started to bring up the old things. ”

Woods frowned slightly, but the furrowed eyebrows quickly stretched again, and he said in a relaxed tone.

"I don't know much about your academic world, but isn't it now that there is no doubt about guilt? People suspect you of doing it, but as long as they don't have proof, you don't do it. ”

"I just want to tell you that if they had come up with this evidence in court, you wouldn't have been able to convince the jury at all!"

"It's a lawsuit, but I'm afraid there won't be such a thing as a jury," Woods smiled as he looked at Stanley, whose chest was heaving violently, "Take it easy, my man...... Did you come to me and plan to come back? Don't tell me you're only here to complain to me about this frivolous thing. ”

"I'm so stupid, I shouldn't have come to persuade you, this is simply playing the piano to the cow!" Stanley hugged his head with a look of remorse, "You're going further and further down the wrong path, it's definitely not a frivolous complaint, you'll understand why I said that." ”

"You're thinking too complicated about this," Woods shrugged, "do you really think we're going to play fair with them?" You are wrong, I can tell you very responsibly that this is a joint strangulation from the White House and Wall Street, and there is no company in this world that can face the White House and Wall Street at the same time, not even our own people's enterprises. ”

Looking at Professor Stanley, who was stunned, Woods smiled and said.

"It doesn't matter if the patent is theirs or not."

"You just need to know that this time they're dead!"