Chapter 116: Ready to Fight
"Nintendo v. BBK and *** Special Zone Foreign Trade Company, in the rice patent infringement." Looking at the import and export trading company of the special economic zone, the whole picture of the documents sent back.
Chu Qing's chairman's office, several senior executives and the legal department, which has only been established for half a year, are all waiting for Chu Qing to make a decision.
"Other than that, have you been in contact with Nintendo?"
"It happened very suddenly, we are in contact with the foreign trade company as soon as possible, and we also contacted Mr. Sun to find someone to help inquire about the specific situation." Duan Yongping glanced at the watch in his hand and continued
"There should be news soon."
"Chairman, a fax from Mi Guo." Sure enough, after a while, the secretariat received a fax from Sun Yansheng.
In this day and age, cross-border communication is inconvenient. can only let Sun Yansheng contact Xiangjiang and transfer to Shenzhen.
Fortunately, Sun Yansheng's connections in the United States were strong enough, and within 48 hours, he sent the news back to Chu Qing.
The FC red and white machine is a product launched by Nintendo in 1983, and in the nineties, Nintendo has basically abandoned the FC in favor of a higher-end SFC.
In fact, for backgammon that is still in the 8-bit machine, Nintendo at the moment is disdainful. After all, the generation difference between the two is not a star and a half.
If backgammon only fights in developing countries, Nintendo may turn a blind eye to the past.
After all, in the protective strategy of developing countries, such patent lawsuits are neither easy nor cost-effective.
However, the export agent of BBK directly hit the stall of the failed cooperation between Sony and Nintendo.
again in the North American market, because some
The "little problem" involved Nintendo. So Nintendo's North American division directly sued BBK in court.
In 1989, Sony and Nintendo agreed on a plan to jointly develop the PSX. However, the cunning Sony put Nintendo in the contract, and just when the PSX plan was about to land, Nintendo discovered the loophole inside.
The two sides parted happily, but what Nintendo didn't expect was. During the honeymoon period between the two parties, Sony took advantage of the opportunity of cooperation to directly peek into Nintendo's hardware characteristics and the way the market operates.
And has made close contact with some game software developers. In May 1992, after the two sides collapsed, Sony directly launched its own PSX plan.
It's kind of getting rid of Nintendo and going it alone. That's why we have Sony's own PS series of game consoles.
This made Nintendo lose his wife and lose his soldiers. And at this time, the backgammon has become a punching bag that hits it.
Nintendo, who has been repeatedly offended, can't do anything about Sony, and can't be angry with this little backgammon.
"Chairman, after Nintendo's communication, they said that they could accept a pre-trial settlement, but it was ......." Just as Chu Qing was looking at the news from Sun Yansheng, Nintendo's settlement conditions also came from the foreign trade company.
"Say!"
"They demanded an apology to be published in the sales locations, the destruction of the infringing products, and the compensation of $5 million in damages." [To tell the truth,Recently chased more,Change the source switch,Read aloud with more timbre,.yeguoyueduAndroidApple can be.】
After reading Nintendo's conditions, Duan Yongping carefully glanced at Chu Qing behind his desk. Seeing that his face was expressionless, he said another word tentatively.
"Otherwise, let the foreign trade company find someone to talk to Nintendo."
"No need, get ready to fight." Such harsh conditions are basically something that backgammon can't agree to. Although Nintendo's purpose is to ask for a sky-high price and wait for backgammon to land and repay the money.
But Chu Qing didn't want to be the wronged leader. There are also many copycat pirated Nintendo in the world, such as the Shengtian game console of Wanwan Jialin Xing, the little genius game console of Jingji Technology, etc.
They have been pirating since the late eighties, not only earlier than BBK, but also larger in number than BBK.
Compared with these two elders, the backgammon A3 game console can be said to be not worth mentioning in the international market.
But Nintendo chose backgammon, in addition to the North American market, there is also Nintendo's purpose of killing chickens and monkeys.
In their minds, it is still very easy for such a small company that has just emerged to handle. After winning the lawsuit, you can not only get a compensation, but also deter those rampant piracy companies.
As for the pre-trial settlement, Nintendo put forward these conditions, and did not intend to settle simply. Not to mention destruction and compensation, just publish an apology, and it is impossible for BBK to agree.
This is a devastating blow to the brand that has been finally beaten.
"Then I'll contact Mr. Sun and ask him to prepare to respond to the lawsuit." Saying that, Duan Yongping was about to get up and go out.
"Wait, you can go for yourself. I have only one request, and I must not lose the case. If it really doesn't work, just put it off, and the longer it drags on, the better. ”
"It's better to move jurisdictional disputes domestically." With the news from Sun Yansheng, Chu Qing knew that Nintendo didn't really want to do anything about backgammon.
Their purpose is to intimidate the big players and give them a leg up. So at this time, what Nintendo wants most must be a quick solution.
Only by quickly hitting the backgammon can it have a deterrent effect. So when the foreign trade company sought an out-of-court settlement, the fine demanded by Nintendo was not high.
If it is an ordinary enterprise, it is estimated that it will insist on a few times, and the compensation will be lowered, and forget it. For them, it's a big deal to go back and change their name and continue to sell.
However, here in Chu Qing, BBK, a brand that he had made with great difficulty, was much more expensive than the millions of dollars.
He would rather accept the reparations than apologize. So after understanding Nintendo's intentions, Chu Qing had only one request, drag!
Anyway, this kind of patent lawsuit is also designed for developing countries. As long as you are really willing to delay, there is a way.
The jurisdictional dispute alone can drag on for a long time. When this is confirmed, it will take at least a year to go to trial.
Anyway, Chu Qing is not in a hurry. He's pirated, so what. Sony pirated the patent copyright of the Walkman, not also played for 25 years.
In the end, it's not like it's over. If he can't fight, he will fight for ten years, and when the time comes, Nintendo's patent will expire, and it will be up to Nintendo to do what Nintendo can do.
So it is impossible to apologize for apologizing. Thinking of this, Chu Qing thought of the VCD patent he was applying for.
We have to deepen the patent barriers, and we can't be like Wan Yan in the previous life, where the technology is stolen casually.
If you also encounter a shameless person like him, it will be troublesome to defend your rights even if you sue at that time. Of course, MPEG's chips are manufactured in the hands of Sun Yansheng's C-Cube.
Controlling this source can also eliminate piracy to a certain extent. When everything is arranged, Duan Yongping takes people to fly to the United States.
The second singing contest of backgammon has also entered the preparatory stage. As Chen Ming's fame grew, the fame grew.
The video of the first competition was also taken out and replayed several times by those local TV stations. This also makes the backgammon singing contest invisibly more attractive.
After all, the top three not only have the opportunity to go to the Spring Festival Gala, but also release records and become stars. This is much taller than those pheasant competitions that can't be on the stage for many young people who have dreams of singing.
Of course, with the first experience, Chu Qing was not prepared to make a fuss this time. Today's backgammon is much more powerful than before.
So the corresponding second season has been upgraded from configuration to scale.