Chapter 283: Patent troll

Each brand attaches great importance to the competition.
If it is possible, they will definitely go all out.
They all want to take out their best products and get a good place in the Xiaocheng arena.
If possible, we will definitely craft the contested products with the best quality assurance.
However, the British, as the organizers, have seen all this long ago.
All used in the competition are market products.
In other words, special offerings are impossible. Only mass products.
At present, the bearings of the three brands of Pterosaur, Stegosaurus and Ryzen occupy the top three positions respectively.
In the previous test, their performance was very good.
Generally speaking, the British are fairly fair. Although very rigid.
However, it is because Tyrannosaurus Rex Industry's test results are very good that it attracted the attention of all parties.
A person who claimed to be from Ferrodi found Bai Kenan.
He wants to buy the pterodactyl brand.
Bai Kainan refused.
The other party then said some tough and threatening words.
Bai Kainan hurriedly told Wang Bu'an.
"What is the origin of this Ferrodi company?"
"Patent hooligan."
"Have you investigated?"
"Yes."
Wang Bu'an nodded thoughtfully.
Sure enough, see you a long time ago!
The path of life is getting more and more interesting.
The so-called patent hooligans are actually the market's crap.
In the international arena, there are two rogue companies with patent rights that are itchy but with mixed feelings.
One is Ferrodi.
One is Blanc.
The two companies are in a mess.
They specifically think of ways to buy new inventions, new technology patents, and then hoard them to make huge profits.
Many small entrepreneurs will definitely encounter various difficulties in the development process. Among them, the most common is funding difficulties. At this time, the patent hooligans appeared. They will play the role of savior, with a face of charity, threatening to lure you to hand over the product. Then you can get a large sum of money. start a new life.
Small entrepreneurs who are desperate, even if they are very reluctant, there is no way.
You can't just wait for bankruptcy, wait for starvation.
Companies that are about to go bankrupt due to poor management may also have more patent rights.
The company is bankrupt, and it's useless to keep those patent rights. It's better to sell it at a low price and earn a little living expenses. As a result, there will be a lot of patent rights that fall into the hands of patent thugs.
The methods of patent hooliganism are dishonorable. But it is very effective. Over time, many useful patents can be concentrated.
When other companies accidentally touch these patents, they will go ahead.
Or, let's meet in court.
Or, let's solve it privately. Give money to buy patents.
Interests, like snowballs, are increasing, getting bigger and bigger, and then collecting more patents.
Gradually, pure patent rights can no longer meet their needs.
They began to target small promising companies.
As long as it feels promising, try to buy them.
Not a share.
It's mergers and acquisitions.
Just swallow it in one bite.
All the rights of the small company must be taken away. There is no scum left.
There is no doubt that such rascals are not welcome.
As long as these two companies are mentioned, many people will sneer.
However, whether you are disgusted or scornful, sometimes, you just can't get around them.
Who told others to have patent rights in their hands?
Who said that behind the others is Uncle Sam who is waving a mace.
Both companies are headquartered in the United States.
Their branches have penetrated into all major countries, greedily drawing new blood.
In the past two to three decades, there have been a lot of small companies, or technology founders, who eventually fell under their butcher's knife and became their victims.
The patent rights owned by those big companies that went bankrupt have continuously fallen into the hands of patent thugs.
If you are not careful, you will touch certain patents.
However, from the perspective of intellectual property protection, they are also legal.
Relying on the protection of the world police, they can be described as unscrupulous and rampant. It seems like a mouse crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats. But it always exists.
"They claim that they own many of SKF's patents. They accuse us of infringing their patents." Bai Kainan said angrily, "If we are unwilling to accept the merger, we must file a lawsuit in the court. At that time, we will freeze all our assets. . Restrict personal freedom of individuals."
"Do you believe they can do it?" Wang Bu'an said disapprovingly.
"I don't believe it. But be careful."
"Yeah. Be careful."
Wang Bu'an remembered the hot movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
There are also hidden figures of patent thugs inside.
Some patent hooligans will specifically look for pharmaceutical companies that have the potential to develop. As long as they feel profitable, they will buy the patent rights and sell them at high prices for huge profits.
For example, the ex-factory price of a certain medicine may be 150 yuan per box. After the patent was purchased, the price soared to more than 1,000 yuan per box.
Because he has patent rights, others cannot use the law to accuse him. On the contrary, the law must also protect his interests.
The high prices of many life-saving drugs are secretly attributed to patent thugs.
In the past, patent thugs were not popular in China.
The main reason is that the previous intellectual property protection is insufficient. No good.
Now, with the gradual penetration of intellectual property rights and the ever-increasing protection of intellectual property rights, patent thugs are also possessed like cancer.
No way, the window opened, fresh air came in, and flies came in.
This is true for the pharmaceutical industry.
The same is true for industrial manufacturing.
Many developed countries have the painful experience of being trapped by patent hooligans.
Because of the ugly reputation of patent hooligans, they are also called patent cockroaches, patent sharks, patent pirates and so on. It can be seen that people hate it.
However, no matter how you hate or hate, this group of cockroaches still exists, and they are hidden in the dark, ready to attack.
Before, the German patent rogue company had sued the famous Apple for infringing one of its mobile phone technology patents, claiming 1.57 billion euros (approximately 2.2 billion US dollars). Fortunately, it was rejected by the court in the end. The reason for the failure was because of encountering Apple, which has a strong team of lawyers. It didn't succeed.
If it changes to another company, does not have a strong enough lawyer team, or sufficient litigation funds, it is likely to be a tragedy.
You know, litigation is very expensive. Even if the case is won, the price paid is very high.
A typical patent infringement litigation case, even if it is a successful case, costs more than one million US dollars.
If it fails, it's hard to tell.
In 1995, Pitney Bowes sued Hewlett-Packard for infringement with the first three of the seven
claims
of a patent filed in 1982. On June 4, 2001, the two parties reached a settlement and Hewlett-Packard paid US$400 million to the plaintiff. Pitney Bowes continues to sue eight electronics factories including Apple, Panasonic and Samsung with this patent.
Knock on the blackboard and draw the key points. Four billion dollars. 400 million US dollars in 1995.
In 2006, a six-year lawsuit between Canadian BlackBerry maker RIM and California patent company NTP finally reached a settlement, and BlackBerry paid $612.5 million.
Focus. Six billion. Dollar.
No wonder patent trolls are becoming more and more rampant. Great profits!
In September 2012, a technology company called DataEngineTechnologiesLLC in Texas, the United States, filed a lawsuit against Apple’s Numbers spreadsheet software for infringing its patents and demanded compensation from Apple. This company is not the original owner of the patent, but a patent purchased from the company a few years ago.
According to PatentFreedom's statistics, the number of patent lawsuits initiated by NPEs (patent hooligans) around the world is on the rise every year, from 588 in 2004 to 4602 in 2011. Big names such as Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, AT&T, Dell, Sony, and HTC are the most frequent defendants in the NPE litigation offensive. For example, Apple suffered 44 such lawsuits in 2012 alone. Apple also paid a heavy price for this.
The Huaxia Company, which walked out the door, has also encountered many patent lawsuits. It can be said that I paid a lot of tuition fees.
"They are stepping on the edge of public justice, holding a gold-absorbing knife created with professional capabilities~EbookFREE.me~ In a small circle with a high concentration of capital, they play a floating winning rate between drama and certainty, such as a calm bet. Disciples, quiet assassins. People admire their gains, fear their silence, and hate them uninvited. They are the most dazzling existence in the patent circle!"
This is the most poetic description of patent trolls.
To make a digression, a domestic mobile phone giant that fell not long ago also has a tendency to become a patent hooligan.
Just when everyone almost forgot who this domestic mobile phone giant was, it played a "patent hooligan" against Xiaomi, which had already submitted an IPO, saying that Xiaomi Technology was selling Mi Note4X, Mi 6, Mi Max2, Mi Note3, Five models including Xiaomi Mi 5X infringed its patents and demanded suspension and compensation!
It is estimated that Rebs was depressed to die when he heard the news.
But what can be done? This mobile phone giant claims to have more than 10,000 patents.
We won't make mobile phones anymore.
We will fight a patent lawsuit in the future.
Anyway, the law clearly stipulates that patent rights are unique. Is inviolable. If you want to use my patent, you have to pay.
Why does Wang Buyan prepare a strong team of lawyers in advance?
Just for this day.
This day will always come.
There will always be some pests on the towering trees.
Of course, the team of lawyers cannot solve everything. Certainly have to rely on other means.
However, what can be put on the table publicly is the lawyer team. All other means cannot be made public.
"Make an appointment with them. I will meet them in person."
"Ok."
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