Zhengzhou Tuopu is no longer silent!
The truth about the reputation infringement case brought by Zhengzhou Tuopu against Shanghai Fenggang Steel (1)
On January 6, 2009, Zhengzhou Tuopu Rolling Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Fenggang Precision Sheet Co., Ltd. filed a lawsuit with the People's Court of Zhengzhou High-tech Zone on the grounds of reputational infringement. So why did Zhengzhou Top Rolling Technology Co., Ltd. start this lawsuit? Let's go back to the origin of the matter:
On October 17, 2008, an article signed by reporter Zeng Xiaodong "The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine was jointly requested to disclose the Zhengzhou Top Rolling Mill investigation" was published on China Broadcasting Network. Four steel rolling companies, two National People's Congress deputies, seven experts and two lawyers jointly requested the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to publicly investigate the Zhengzhou Top Rolling Mill. For a time, attacks on Zhengzhou Tuopu were very noisy on the Internet, and questions about the quality problems of China's patented rolling mills were endless.
In order to protect its rights from infringement, Zhengzhou Tuopu immediately filed a reputation infringement lawsuit against Shanghai Fenggang Precision Thin Plate Co., Ltd., one of the four steel rolling companies. The indictment states: The defendant, Wang Zhangqin, deputy manager of Shanghai Fenggang Precision Cold-rolled Sheet Plate Co., Ltd., represented the defendant Shanghai Fenggang at the so-called National Cold-rolled Plate and Strip Production Technology Exchange Conference held in Chengdu on September 14, 2006. Precision Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Fengshan Steel Company) made a speech at the meeting. The remarks fabricated facts and slandered the product quality of the rolling mill equipment supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant Fengshan Steel Company. This statement was later used as a complaint material for Fengshan Iron and Steel Company and published on the China Broadcasting Network, causing huge damage and irreparable losses to the plaintiff's corporate reputation. At the end of September 2008, Wang Zhangqin and others submitted a government disclosure application to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in the name of the defendant Feng Steel Company, infringing the reputation of the plaintiff again. The plaintiff is an influential high-tech enterprise in China and even the world. It is the first domestic base for manufacturing steel rolling equipment in my country and has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of my country's steel rolling technology and going abroad. The defendant's reputational infringement has greatly damaged the plaintiff's corporate image, caused extremely bad effects in the industry, and caused irreparable losses to the plaintiff. In order to protect its legitimate rights and interests, the plaintiff has filed a lawsuit with your court, hoping that your court can find out the facts of this case and make a fair judgment in accordance with the law.
On the morning of March 20, 2009, the Zhengzhou Development Zone People’s Court held a public hearing on the case. During the trial, in order to prove that the quality of the equipment it produced was up to standard, the plaintiff Zhengzhou Tuopu provided relevant evidence such as test reports and user reports from the Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology. In order to prove the defendant’s infringement, the plaintiff also provided evidence to the court that Chengdu The minutes of the meeting include the speech of the defendant Shanghai Fenggang Company and the government disclosure application and other relevant evidence.
During the court investigation in the Zhengzhou Development Zone Court, the defendant Shanghai Fenggang Precision Sheet Co., Ltd. submitted a statement of defense to the court that surprised the presiding judge: Could it be that the plaintiff Zhengzhou Tuopu was suing Wrong person?
The defense statement of Shanghai Fenggang Precision Sheet Co., Ltd. stated:
The respondent has never made any remarks that infringed on the reputation of the respondent, nor has he authorized anyone to infringe on the reputation of the respondent. The respondent made comments about the product quality of the rolling mill equipment supplied by our company, and the respondent's lawsuit against our company for infringement of its reputation cannot be established. The reasons are as follows:
1. In June 2004, the respondent purchased a set of XGK-LD1400 rolling mill equipment from the respondent. This set of equipment has been running well since it was commissioned and put into production. The respondent claimed that Wang Zhangqin, the deputy general manager of our company, spoke on behalf of our company at the National Cold Rolled Plate and Strip Production Technology Exchange Conference held in Chengdu on September 14, 2006, and criticized the respondent’s rolling mill equipment. To slander product quality, our company had no idea and was very surprised. Regarding Wang Zhangqin's behavior, our company has never authorized or assigned him to speak at the exchange meeting. If he did speak at the exchange meeting, the content of his speech only represents his personal wishes and opinions and has nothing to do with our company.
2. The respondent claimed that at the end of September 2008, Wang Zhangqin and others submitted a government disclosure application to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in the name of our company, again infringing on the reputation of the respondent. We The company did not know about it. If there was indeed such an application, it was Wang Zhangqin’s personal act and had nothing to do with our company.
In summary, the respondent believes that the respondent and the respondent have always had a good cooperative relationship. The performance of the rolling mill equipment sold by the respondent to our company has always been good, and our company has never had any problems. The respondent's speech and behavior that slandered and belittled the image of the respondent's company cannot be established. It is hoped that the people's court will reject its petition.
According to the facts stated by Shanghai Fenggang Precision Sheet Plate Co., Ltd., Wang Zhangqin used the name of others to slander the quality of Zhengzhou Tuopu patented rolling mill. Naturally, it has nothing to do with Shanghai Fenggang Precision Sheet Plate Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Tuopu may have chosen the wrong target to sue Shanghai Fenggang for reputational damage.
It was only then that Zhengzhou Tuopu suddenly figured out the trick of "Wang Zhangqin" to steal peaches and exchange plums for plums! In the name of others, he really caused Zhengzhou Tuopu to have an unjust lawsuit with the innocent Shanghai Fenggang without a defendant!
However, at this time, an indisputable fact was clearly displayed in front of people for no reason: among the four steel rolling companies that originally slandered Zhengzhou Tuopu and submitted government disclosure applications to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, at least There is a company that is fake! So, are the other three real?
It stands to reason that only users of Zhengzhou Top Rolling Mill know the true quality of the rolling mill. However, among the remaining three steel rolling companies, Hercules Company is not a user of Zhengzhou Top Rolling Mill at all. So, , and how was he "charged" with ulterior motives? As for the "huge lineup" composed of National People's Congress deputies, experts and lawyers, why did they come?
The other two steel rolling companies, Zhejiang Chuangye Thin Plate Co., Ltd. and Chuangzhi Steel (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd., respectively defaulted on the balance of 20 million and more than 3 million yuan for the purchase of Zhengzhou Tuopu rolling mill equipment. Needless to say, they were so selfish that they used the quality problems of the rolling mill as an excuse to act as pawns in the "infringement alliance".
Since Zhengzhou Tuopu produced patented rolling mills, it has sold nearly 30 rolling mills at home and abroad. If Zhengzhou Tuopu rolling mills really have quality problems, why not solve them legally through legal channels, but organize everywhere Media slander? The sinister intentions are obvious. This time, in the case of Zhengzhou Tuopu suing Shanghai Fenggang for reputational infringement, Zhengzhou Tuopu was deceived by the theory of "infringers' alliance" from the beginning, and wrongly sued Shanghai Fenggang. By means of "infringers' alliance", no matter how many It shouldn't be difficult to deceive a few representatives.
As for the so-called seven experts, as long as you carefully check their sources, it is not difficult to find that they are all "professionals" hired by the "Infringers Alliance" without exception. Whenever there is a "big drama" against Zhengzhou Tuopu, they either take turns to appear on stage, or collectively "stand up", and this time, of course, is no exception.
In fact, these are just another farce directed by the "Infringers Alliance" that has been besieging Zhengzhou Tuopu for a long time! They have only one purpose: to use all kinds of tricks unscrupulously to confuse the public and legitimize their illegal and infringing production of Chinese patented rolling mills.
What is fake is fake. Zhengzhou Tuopu’s inadvertent rights protection has torn off the last "fig leaf" from those sanctimonious people. They will definitely not give up and will definitely "run naked". , entangled endlessly! If you don’t believe me, you can wait and see!