Gree and the United States of the patent war has not yet subsided, and now the two sides have put aside the resentment and hatred, called for the strengthening of intellectual property protection came together. Recently, Gree Electric led the establishment of China's first air-conditioning industry intellectual property alliance. In addition to the United States, Gree chairman Dong Mingzhu also pulled to Haier, Changhong and other peers, together to form a coalition.
The industry believes that: 'the development of China's household electrical appliance enterprises are mostly from the' use of 'to' independent innovation. 'Enterprises in the transformation of innovation and intellectual transformation, more and more attention to the protection of intellectual property rights at present China's intellectual property The protection system has yet to be improved.However, enterprises must also establish a complete intellectual property strategy management system as soon as possible.
Appliance giants alliance
Recently, by the Zhuhai Gree Electric Electronics Co., Ltd. led the establishment of the air-conditioning industry intellectual property alliance to start the meeting in the Zhuhai Intellectual Property Exchange Center Conference Hall, the Union, including Gree, Haier and other air-conditioning business members, the company has a large number of air- Is China's first air-conditioning industry intellectual property alliance.
Dong Mingzhu said that intellectual property protection is an important guarantee for escorting independent innovation, she said: 'China's economic transformation and upgrading of success, the key lies in the enterprise's ability to innovate.However, there are still weak protection of intellectual property rights in China, The standard of punishment is too light and so on.To promote the intellectual property administrative law enforcement and judicial protection of the two channels of complementary advantages, organic convergence, to further increase the amount of compensation to improve the illegal costs of infringers.
Data show that in 2016, the number of domestic enterprises to apply for patent applications and the application of the amount of data in the statistics, Gree Electric were to apply for the number of 3299 applications and 871 applications for the amount of authorization in the home appliance industry top of the list as of September this year , Gree accumulated more than 30,000 patent applications. Visible, Gree's attention to intellectual property.
Gree force assistant, deputy chief engineer Liu Hua said that Gree will improve the organization from the organization to enhance the level of China's air-conditioning industry, technological innovation and enhance the strength of the alliance members of the strength of the three areas of the deployment of the work of the Gree hope that through the formation of air-conditioning industry, intellectual property Alliance to guide the industry to respect intellectual property rights, regulate the air-conditioning industry, the competitive environment of intellectual property; to provide air-conditioning industry technology trends analysis to enhance China's air-conditioning industry, technological innovation level; play China's air conditioning industry in the global air conditioning industry chain in the core position, Economic transformation and upgrading.
The United States of America patented victory over negative points
As a kind of intellectual property, patent rights in the development of household electrical appliance enterprises in the process, often caused by the storm, while the recent home appliance giant is fighting around the patent battle.
Gree and the United States in the hands of the Union before the formation of the two sides just around the patent launched a 'close combat'.
In June this year, Gree Electric prosecution of the US air-conditioning infringement of its utility model patents and claims 50 million yuan, then the United States in Guangzhou, Suzhou and other places on Gree launched four litigation, the cumulative claim over 50 million yuan. , Gree and the United States around the patent has been up to 12 cases of mutual complaints, the cumulative amount of several hundred million claims.
US group of intellectual property experts Sun Mingyan to the "Securities Daily" reporter, said: 'Gree and the United States in addition to the patent litigation, the two sides also filed a patent on the patent filed with each other invalid two cases together, the actual case involved Has been over 12.
Industrial economy observers Hongshibin said: 'The two giants in the air conditioning industry competition is heating up, so that both sides in the patent rights are also infighting. Today's patent war is not just the two companies compete for patents, but commercial war.However, The two sides can stand in the patent protection together, indicating that home appliance giants have an urgent need for patent protection.
A source said, at present our country is promoting the "Patent Law" fourth revision, is expected to be completed during the year.
Beijing Zongxiao law firm Zang Xiaoli said: 'patent infringement litigation cycle is shortened, the implementation of the tortious acts of punitive damages more stringent, must be the future direction of the relevant laws and regulations.Currently, China's relevant laws and regulations are being perfected However, with the emphasis on independent innovation and the protection of intellectual property rights, the patent war between industry giants will become more and more tragic.