I am in favor of the battery business in the United States

I am in favor of the battery business in the United States

October 4, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) announced on mercury-free alkaline batteries in China,Sony laptop battery"337 investigation" of the final case that the representations to Energizer Holdings, the United States have mercury-free alkaline battery patent is invalid patent, the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong battery 9 respondent does not constitute infringement of its patents. This is the first successful Chinese enterprises responding to the United States in recent years "337 investigation" cases. Although the United States lost to the Energizer Group Appeals U.S. Federal Court of Appeal, and the final at last, President of the United States within 60 days for approval, but "337 investigation" of the proceedings, the Chinese battery companies have to win this lawsuit.

A few days ago,Sony PCGA-BP2S Battery, Sony PCGA-BP2T Battery, Sony PCGA-BP2V Battery, Sony PCGA-BP4V Battery, reporters in Los Angeles for an exclusive interview with Chinese enterprises in the United States of winning the lawsuit Hawking - Hartson law firm partner, Mr. Thomason and Miss Yang Weining.Yang said that the first lawsuit to win the Chinese Government attaches great importance to China's Ministry of Commerce, China Chamber of Commerce and the China Electrical and Mechanical Industry Association co-chaired by cell hp nc6200 battery, hp nc6220 battery of the respondent companies. They decisive decision-making, collective responding to, and carefully selected law firms to proxy respondent.

"337 investigation" from the U.S. "Tariff Act of 1930" section 337,Sony PCGA-BP2S Battery, which said that anyone who intends to import acts in violation of the United States, such as patents, trademarks or technical secrets unfair acts of damage to U.S. companies will be able to ITC prosecution. ITC can be carried out within 30 days of investigation, filing a case, if confirmed in violation of "Section 337", ITC the power to issue the ban. Ban at the two, a special ban, which was listed for violations of specific products business; the other is a comprehensive ban, called for a complete embargo on trade products, so that enterprises involved and their respective countries or regions All of the related products can not enter the U.S. market.

April 28 last year, the United States Energizer Holdings and its subsidiary battery complaint to the ITC, said the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia and other countries and regions against the 24 enterprises of mercury-free alkaline battery patent rights, called for These enterprises involved in the case, "337 investigation", and the prohibition of production of these mercury-free alkaline batteries into the U.S. market.Sony PCGA-BP2T Battery, May 27 the same year, an investigation began.

In order to respond, China's "Leopard King," "Nanfu" battery 9, such as a large amount of money to hire a joint history of the United States a hundred years standing and a strong team of bilingual lawyers Hawking - Hartson law firm for the agency, in June last year Respondent submitted to the U.S. material.

June 2 this year, the United States preliminary ITC found that nine Chinese battery production of mercury-free alkaline batteries constitute the Group of the United States Energizer patent infringement. Sony PCGA-BP2S Battery, Sony PCGA-BP2T Battery, Sony PCGA-BP2V Battery, Sony PCGA-BP4V Battery,June 9, nine Chinese battery joint appeal for ITC to conduct a comprehensive review of the preliminary results. After an arduous court, October 4, ITC announced Energizer Group of the United States have mercury-free alkaline battery patent is invalid patents, responding to China's nine won the final battery.

Thomason, another lawyer handling the case told this reporter that, first of all, China's share of global battery cell production in 1 / 3, can be successful in the United States responding to the extraordinary significance of a patent lawsuit; Second, which is conducive to the future of the global battery market fair competition, consumers have more choices and lower prices and better quality batteries available; Third,Sony PCGA-BP2V Battery, Chinese enterprises in favor of proven ability to win a lawsuit in the United States and be able to in the U.S. legal system for fair treatment. Thomason said that the United States lost the Energizer Holdings patented technology in their description of the authority is not explicit enough, is not clear, the concept is too broad and too vague. In order to win lawsuits, they arbitrary expansion of the concept of patent rights in order to prove infringement of Chinese enterprises. The basis of their argument, if such a patent is still valid, it is tantamount to that of the hp nc6230 battery, hp nx6110 battery throughout the world are in violation of their patent rights.

He graduated from Peking University Department of Biology, recently received the United States law journal "legal star" nominated by the Law Society said that the battery case in favor of the patent, is of great significance to China. China's accession to the WTO, many traditional trade barriers are no longer an obstacle. However, the impact on the wider issue of intellectual property rights will become increasingly prominent. She said that Chinese enterprises involved in intellectual property cases increased rapidly,Sony PCGA-BP2S Battery, Sony PCGA-BP2T Battery, Sony PCGA-BP2V Battery, Sony PCGA-BP4V Battery, which shows an increase in the United States for Chinese enterprises and products,Sony PCGA-BP4V Battery, the strength limit. ITC is due to government agencies, powerful and very expensive legal costs, in some cases, many Chinese companies have abandoned the respondent, the results of ITC on the prosecution's only one side of the story. The long run, this situation is very unfavorable to the Chinese enterprises. Chinese enterprises actively respond only can hope to secure a fair deal.