"Although this is a lawsuit, I'm afraid there won't be such a thing as a jury." Looking at Stanley, whose chest was heaving violently, Woods smiled and said, "Relax, my man... you came to my place with the intention of coming back. Already? Don’t tell me you came here just to complain to me about such boring things.”
“In addition, we especially noticed that the charging pile company controlled by Star Technology adopted malicious competition methods when competing with the Tesla Group for the charging pile business in the Yangtze River Delta city cluster of China, and set up rules to prevent other companies from charging. The exclusive threshold for companies to enter this field is against the spirit of free trade, and it also hinders the development order of the industry."
"I'm too stupid. I shouldn't have come to advise you. This is just talking to a cow!" Stanley hugged his head with a look of regret on his face. "You are going further and further down the wrong road. This is definitely not boring. Complaints, you’ll understand why I say that.”
Almost the day after the U.S. Department of Commerce stood up, the Department of Justice followed suit and waved its big stick, saying that during its review of a patent acquisition case six years ago, it discovered that The company that bought patents from Sam Mobil—that is, the shell company used by Star Technology as a springboard for patent acquisitions—had irregularities in the registration procedures.
[It’s just hearsay. I’ve heard that you are also an academic. Don’t you think it’s stupid to take such a rumor as the truth?]
"In view of this, we will file a lawsuit in court regarding the legality of the SH standard."
"I just want to tell you that if they presented this evidence in court, you would not be able to convince the jury at all!"
Even if there is no SH standard as a trigger, this condition will be triggered by other things in the future.
"After a week-long study, we collected evidence from 16 new energy companies around the world and solicited opinions from people in the industry."
"It doesn't matter whether the patent is theirs or not."
"We have enough evidence to prove that Star Technology has obvious monopoly behavior."
No matter from which angle you look at it, the SH standard is just a pure market behavior without political purposes, and now the antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Commerce has raised it to the level of confrontation between countries...
The press conference was in an uproar.
SH standards are illegal!
Neither the White House nor Congress can sit back and allow this situation to continue.
However, Professor Stanley is different. He is not a businessman, he is a scholar.
In the blink of an eye, whether it was academia or industry, whether it was people building bricks in Wall Street investment banks or delivering food to white-collar workers in office buildings, whether it was the circle of international students or the overseas Chinese community in Hong Kong and Taiwan, everyone was discussing this matter enthusiastically. .
Moreover, the acquisition itself was suspected of contract fraud!
Sure enough, the development of China's new energy industry has finally aroused the vigilance of the United States.
Of course Woods could care less.
With saliva flying everywhere, Professor Stanley said to Woods in an almost roaring voice, "You don't understand, there are people who have been talking behind your back all these years about the mathematical model used in the paper on caged carbon molecules six years ago. , in terms of data processing techniques, it is exactly the same as the award-winning results that that person was nominated for when he won the Nobel Prize in 2018! Some people are even teasing me that my name should be added to the Nobel Prize in 2018!"
Not long after the press conference of the U.S. Department of Commerce ended, the news from major newspapers had not even been produced. The content of the press conference targeting Star Technology had already spread like wildfire along the Internet cables.
Therefore, it is actually untenable to interfere with Star Technology's exercise of legitimate rights to its patents on the grounds of affecting the development of the industry.
"Considering that the launch of the SH standard is one of the evidences that Starry Sky Technology uses patents to interfere with market order, this case will be conducted concurrently with the antitrust investigation!"
Or to put it more bluntly, for the Western world dominated by white people, for a third world country to try to develop technology to become truly powerful and advance to the ranks of developed countries, in their eyes, it is an original sin...
On Facebook, the amount of discussion on this topic exploded instantly.
Woods: "Isn't that great?"
However, when the influence of a company has become part of the country's strength, some things can no longer be viewed solely from the perspective of the market.
The United States will never allow China to give birth to a "vampire" similar to Qualcomm in a certain high-tech field, which can beat the wool of its peers around the world just by relying on patents.
The reporters standing at the scene had bright lights in their eyes. They had already thought about the headlines in tomorrow's newspapers.
"I think you scholars only need to focus on things in the laboratory." Playing with the pen in his hand, Woods smiled and said nonchalantly, "Besides, no matter what method we used to obtain the data, , charges in court all depend on evidence, do you understand? Professor Stanley."
[I think the White House should have taken action long ago!]
Exxon Mobil offices.
"Are you crazy? You know, we all stole... secretly borrowed data from them. I don't know why the Chinese were magnanimous and didn't pursue the case afterwards, but the way we obtained the patent itself is disgraceful! "
Just when the entire new energy industry is in turmoil, a piece of news from the U.S. Department of Commerce adds another piece of firewood to this oil barrel that may explode at any time.
In fact, the concerns of centrists are not about others.
He can do dishonorable or even shameless things, but he cannot be shameless!
"All you need to know is that this time they're dead!"
"Sometimes habits are evidence!"
As for the patent on "cage carbon molecules" involved in the patent acquisition case, ExxonMobil may not be able to take it back...
"It's not good at all!" Professor Stanley said angrily, "... In recent years, no one has opened up this old feud, but because of the patent case, some people have recently started to bring it up again."
The debate seems to be divided into two groups. One group believes that the US Department of Commerce's actions are legitimate, while the other group believes that this kind of country's actions to suppress high-tech companies in other countries is more rogue than the act of building patent barriers.
Once this conflict started, it showed an uncontrollable trend.
…
The reporters at the scene rushed forward like sharks that smelled the fishy smell, pressing the shutter in their hands desperately, and the camera flashed wildly as if they were afraid of missing every expression on the press spokesman's face.
[Grass! Why should I use your standards? If you have the ability, just don’t use the patent for lithium-air batteries!]
"You are making this matter too complicated," Woods shrugged. "Do you really think we are going to play a fair game with them? You are wrong. I can tell you responsibly that this is coming from the White House and Wall Street's joint stranglehold, no company in this world can face the White House and Wall Street at the same time, not even our own companies."
Standing at the second press conference held this month, the spokesperson of the U.S. Department of Commerce, dressed in a suit and ties, faced a row of cameras in front of him and spoke seriously.
"I don't know much about things in your academic world, but isn't it now about acquittal? People suspect you did it, but as long as they have no evidence, you didn't do it."
The former ExxonMobil employee who signed the patent transfer agreement admitted the "fact" that he had accepted a half-million-dollar bribe from Star Technology, and signed the confession with little resistance.
[Bullshit! Lithium-air battery patents are all about that carbon molecule? Oxygen molecules selectively pass through the membrane and are eaten by you? And I heard that the mathematical model in Professor Stanley's paper was copied from Professor Lu.]
[I think the QI standard is very good. In addition to mobile phones, it is completely compatible with new energy vehicles. Why must we use the SH standard? Can’t those Chinese people do things according to our standards?]
And it’s the kind that doesn’t require a refund…
It is foreseeable that the entire new energy industry will undergo a drastic change due to the actions of the U.S. Department of Commerce!
Even in the next whole month, you don’t have to worry about not having enough breaking news!
The U.S. Department of Commerce will launch an antitrust investigation into Star Technology!
No matter how you think about it, even from the American perspective, this is not a good thing.
After all, if even the most basic rights like patents cannot be guaranteed, who would be willing to do something as thankless and risky as research and development
The third week of May.
[Is the upstairs coming out of the wall? Don’t forget, the patent for lithium-air batteries actually belongs to ExxonMobil. (picking nose)]
To a certain extent, it is only a matter of time for Star Technology to be suppressed by the official power of the United States.
Woods frowned slightly, but his furrowed eyebrows quickly relaxed and he spoke in a relaxed tone.
It is precisely for this reason that in the gap between the arguments between the pros and cons, there is a more neutral point of view.
[The evil XX people have taken advantage of our legal loopholes to achieve their ulterior motives! They are trying to make us as unfree as they are!]
To put it bluntly, patent barriers are a very common thing. Any company committed to research and development will do everything possible to protect its intellectual property rights, and this kind of rights and interests is also recognized by the international community.
Looking at the astonished Professor Stanley, Woods smiled and said.
Although this sounds bizarre, aside from the conspiracy itself, if this accusation is true, the patent acquisition case 6 years ago may be ruled illegal.
Professor Stanley opened the door and walked in quickly, with an expression on his face as if he was looking at a monster. He stared at Woods sitting behind his desk and walked forward.
In the business world, there are only winners and losers, so where does the glory come from