Niutang Chemical has succeeded in America! Won many international patent lawsuits.
Changzhou, China, Reuters "According to the investigation of the International Trade Commission (ITC), Changzhou Niutang Chemical Factory Co., Ltd. did not find any violation of Article 337 in the process of exporting products to the United States ... On the morning of the 24th, Wang Fang, the general manager of the company, accepted an exclusive interview with our reporter with joy-at 16: 00 local time in the United States, ITC issued an announcement in official website, and 18 months later, it became a global industry. Niutang Chemical Factory Co., Ltd. has become the first city in the United States and is currently a 337 intellectual property investigation enterprise.
Sudden occurrence and litigation
On April 6th, 2007, the production base of Taylor Company, headquartered in Britain and built in the United States, submitted the production and agency business of 26 sucralose companies in China to the United States International Trade Commission, and initiated the investigation procedure in Article 337 of the United States Tariff Law 1930, claiming that the above-mentioned companies infringed the intellectual property rights of Niutang Chemical Co., Ltd.
"When I received an email from America, I was at a loss. The company has been operating for more than 40 years and has never encountered such a thing. " The royal scene at that time was very fresh.
Faced with more than $20 million in lawyer fees and no clear approval, Wang Fangda calmed down, made a decisive decision and responded positively. "If the respondent does not admit the meaning of the other party's accusation, the company will not only lose the newly opened American market, but also face high claims. The property loss of Niutang Chemical is now 40 years. "
The reporter of the Origin of Sucralose said that Sucralose was certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). So far, it is recognized as the safest, healthiest, calorie-free and fat-free sweetener in the world. It not only tastes good and sweet, but also does not make people fat, obese, diabetic, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. In the United States and Europe, it has become a routine food for families, and is also widely used in foods such as ice cream, drinks and biscuits, and is also used as a condiment for food. At present, the annual demand of the global market is 460 billion yuan, and the annual interest rate has surged by 20%.
In 2002, the research team of Dr. Cai Ya of Niutang Chemical Plant was composed of six deputy general managers. After reading many domestic and foreign literatures, it stood the severe test of 100 times, costing more than 6,543,800 yuan, and independently developed domestic sucralose, which was successful in early 2004. In 2005, it exported 6 tons to the American market, and in 2006, the export volume increased to more than 20 tons. Because of Niutang Chemical Plant, sucralose monopolized Taylor's price in the American market from 300-400 dollars per kilogram before, giving up the current price of 0/50-160 dollars per kilogram.
The insiders believe that when China enterprises master the relevant core technologies and enter this market, the company will no longer occupy the blank of oligarch Taylor's advantages in this field and become a leader with more and more goals. In this case, it is not surprising that Section 337 should be applied in the American market to resist the encroachment of China enterprises and maintain its natural market share. Niutang chemical industry
Successful participation, according to the provisions of the US International Trade Commission in April 2007, the company spent three months carefully studying the materials for preparing the defense, and then on September 10, Cai Asia and China hired lawyers and experts to fly to Washington to be interrogated by lawyers hired by the other company for three days and nearly 24 hours. On June of that year 10, lawyers, experts and six photographers from another company came to Niutang Chemical Company for field investigation. "They conducted a very detailed investigation, and even investigated the walls and underground dust places, hoping to find some' evidence', but we are not worried because our technology is fundamentally different from Taylor's." Cai Ya said that after three days of investigation, lawyers and other experts expressed satisfaction and actively cooperated, not only with Niutang Chemical Plant, but also with Thumb's original production technology.
During the Spring Festival in February this year, Cai Asia and his hired lawyers and experts flew to Washington to attend the retrial of the US International Trade Commission. "Yes, the first time I walked into the court, he walked into the American court, but I was not nervous, because the facts would speak for themselves." Yacai said that the trial lasted for two days, and he spent an hour and a half answering questions from opposing lawyers and judges. On February 29, the process of responding to the lawsuit was all over.
On the afternoon of 22nd local time in the United States, ITC is expected to announce it in official website, and the company will hire an American lawyer to discuss the preliminary results.
Niutang Chemical won!
In the media
The first report of world famous events. The British BBC pointed out that Taylor would face new competition from China with the title of "Taylor Company lost the lawsuit together sweetly".
The New York Times reported that "Taylor lost the case and accused China manufacturers of having a great impact on the company's future development."
One day, Taylor's share price reacted to 12%.
The market structure finally fell at the center of the rock. The reporter sat opposite, and Wang Fang Dazhi straightened up. "Spring has come, and hope is just around the corner," he told reporters. In 2007, after 65.438+08 months of litigation, the sucralose exported by the three companies to the American market decreased to 654.38+05 million tons. "However, this will not affect the accelerated development of Niutang Chemical." Wang Fangda revealed that Niutang Chemical continued to accelerate effective investment in June this year, with a total investment of 45 million yuan. A new production line with an annual output of 250 tons of sucralose will be completed and put into operation. In 2009, the sales will be increased to more than 2 million yuan, and the total sales of enterprises is expected to reach 9 billion. Analysis, according to the planning of Niutang Chemical, in the American market, the export volume this year is 50 tons, jumping by 200 tons, and the output and market share will be the first in Asia next year. In the next few years, the global sucralose market structure may undergo fundamental changes.
The source also pointed out that the survey results of other enterprises will play a positive demonstration role. If China's export products are often sanctioned by Article 337 in the international market, once it affects the main export markets, it will cause a major blow to the export dependence of the whole industry. Therefore, private enterprises should not take a negative attitude towards foreign litigation, but should be good at using international practices and legal means to protect their rights from infringement.