Following the patent infringement lawsuit initiated in 2017 for Steve SC5035 model products, Coway Technology's patent rights protection in China continues. Haowei Technology believes that in addition to the SC5035 model chips, there are still a number of products that are suspected of infringement. On March 23, 2018, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court officially accepted the follow-up patent infringement case filed by Haowei Technology.
Howe Technology Resues Prosecutions
It is understood that OmniVision Technologies, Inc. ("Hao Wei Technology" or "OminiVison") once again initiated an intellectual property infringement lawsuit against Jiangsu Starway Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. ("Sitway" or "SmartSens") for alleged violations. The products involved in patent rights include many major sales products of Stoneway.
Haowei Technology stated that after professional comparison, four chip products, such as SC2035, SC2135, SC2235 and SC2238, fell into the patent protection scope of ZL200510078777.0. Therefore, it was required that Starway stop manufacturing, sales and promised sales of related products. Such acts. The Shanghai Intellectual Property Court formally accepted the case on March 23, case number (2018) Shanghai 730 people early 276.
According to informed sources in the industry, the four chips involved in the lawsuit are Steve's resolution 2M series products, which are mainly used in security monitoring and other image acquisition equipment applications. They belong to Steve’s major product series, which are roughly estimated and accounted for. Twee currently has nearly half of its sales.
As early as October and November 2017, Howe Technology has sued the SCV35 SC model chips for infringement of two patent rights, and the two lawsuits have not yet been heard after the admissibility of the lawsuit.
Product technology development Many new product launches
Following the release of the new infrared technology of Nighthawk NyxelTM in October last year, Howe Technology continued its efforts in technical research and development. The award-winning Nighthawk NyxelTM technology has been applied to a variety of products one after another. Following the release of the first 0.9 at the beginning of the year After the micro-pixel sensor, a new generation of 0.8 micron sensors will be available; In-vehicle applications, Howe is also the first to provide the most mature and effective system solutions to reduce LED strobe in the automotive market, effectively overcome the signal recognition barrier caused by LED flicker.
This system solution complies with the ASIL-B functional safety standard, satisfies the most demanding requirements of the automotive industry ADAS, and is ideal for high-end rear-view cameras, advanced 360-degree wrap-around cameras and automotive ADAS systems. In medical imaging, Cowell's micro-camera cube chip also set a precedent for disposable medical endoscopes. At present, the product is being appraised for the Guinness Book of Records' world's smallest commercial sensor.
It is worth noting that in January, Howe Technology jointly released the industry's first active stereoscopic 3D camera solution for smart phones, helping manufacturers to easily implement advanced 3D imaging in the design of next-generation smartphones. According to TrendForce's investigation and analysis , Light and shadow in the mobile device 3D sensor module market output value or there will be a jump growth, the market size is initially expected to quickly exceed 10 billion US dollars within 5 years.
Coway Technology International stated that face recognition is expected to become one of the main characteristics of the next generation of smart phones. The realization of this function requires the development of a complete camera software and hardware system. The development process of the camera system is not only very complicated, but also costly. Coway's active stereoscopic 3D camera solution will help customers reduce initial investment and shorten time to market.
Affected by lawsuits Downstream companies stop purchasing
In the related issues of innovation and intellectual property in the two sessions this year, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council clearly pointed out in the government work report that it is necessary to 'treat all kinds of infringements seriously according to law, and to correct and correct the cases of property rights disputes in accordance with the law. To strengthen intellectual property protection, The punitive damages system of infringement is implemented. 'With the increasing participation of China in the international market, our country’s patent protection is continuously strengthened, and we are trying to cooperate with the national innovation-driven development strategy from the judicial level. ' Industry analysts also stressed that technology The iterative cycle is continuously shortened, which determines that technological innovation and technology occupation are the fundamental competitiveness of high-tech enterprises in the industry and market share.
Therefore, all technology companies attach great importance to self-protection of intellectual property rights. Due to the influence of the industry atmosphere, it is expected that the opportunity will be missed in the era of great changes. The legitimate demands of the upstream and downstream participants in the domestic industry for product patents are also rising.
It is understood that after the initiation of the related patent infringement lawsuit, Siteway's SC5035 model products are no longer listed in the company's external website product introduction. There are also downstream equipment manufacturers that have said that they have stopped purchasing the SC5035 model chips.