Reprinted from the Rule of Law Journal Network - "Vertical circulation is popular!" Patent rights protection is hot! 》

The original text reprinted on the Rule of Law Journal Network is as follows:

Vertical circulation is on fire! Patent rights protection is hot!

In recent years,With the intensification of parking difficulties and the difficulty of finding a parking space, the construction of intelligent three-dimensional garages is undoubtedly a golden key to current and future urban management, and is also the most effective solution to solve parking difficulties. As one of the nine categories of mechanical parking equipmentThe vertical circulation three-dimensional garage is characterized by its small footprint, low use and maintenance costs,Its advantages such as safety, stability and reliability are favored by the market, and it has become the most popular three-dimensional garage product. It has become the first choice for the construction of enterprises, institutions and major public parking lots. Now the heat is spreading rapidly from south to north. Outbreak situation.

Recently, after obtaining relevant information from Dazhong.com, the reporter of this column learned that the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court and the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court have successively issued civil case acceptance notices against Shandong Jiulu Parking Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Jiulu Parking Equipment Co., Ltd. ) sued Hengshui Qijia Parking Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Hengshui Qijia) for patent infringement disputes and was officially accepted.

After investigation, it was learned that on December 19, 2016, Jiulu Parking submitted to the State Intellectual Property Office an application titled “A modularly assembledVertical circulation three-dimensional garagePatent applications for "Frame Body" and "Connection Device for Shelf Module of Vertical Circulation Three-dimensional Garage Rack Body" were authorized on June 27, 2017 (patent numbers are: ZL 201621394021.7, ZL 201621395253.4, hereinafter referred to as the case involved patent).

Since 2022, Jiulu Parking has successively discovered that the parking equipment sold by a company in Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia, Nangong City, Hebei City, Zhengzhou City, Henan City, Heyuan City, Guangdong City, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province and other places are consistent with the requirements of the scope of protection of the patent rights involved. Suspected of patent infringement. In line with the development concept of "business for good, mutual benefit and symbiosis", Jiulu Parking issued the "Anti-Infringement Announcement" in March 2023. The announcement clearly pointed out that some companies use vertical The patent for the modular technology series of circulating three-dimensional garage combination rack requires the infringing party to stop all infringement activities. After the announcement was issued, companies that used Jiulu’s patented technology in their products reported to Jiulu in a timely manner. For individual companies that ignore Jiulu’s anti-infringement announcement and continue to commit infringements, Jiulu is forced to take up legal weapons to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.

In August 2023, Jiulu Parking sued equipment manufacturers and users such as Hengshui Qijia and Yang Tao Technology in five cases to Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court and Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court, requesting a verdict. Order the defendant to stop infringement, compensate for losses, and apologize.

From a reporter's perspective, the fundamental issue of intellectual property disputes lies in whether the enterprise has a sense of innovation, whether it respects laws and regulations related to intellectual property, and whether it uses intellectual property patented products legally. As long as we clarify these three key issues, then The context of intellectual property dispute cases can be clearly presented to the public.

"Protecting intellectual property rights means protecting innovation”. The road to independent innovation for private enterprises is inherently difficult. Every new technology and new product involves a large investment of talent, time, capital and other costs. Patent protection is the most direct and main means for enterprises to defend independent intellectual property rights, and it is also The needs of the industry, the rigid needs of the market, and the needs of consumers. Without patent protection, copycats and plagiarism will be allowed to run rampant, and originality will not be protected. In fact, it will harm the creators, enterprises that focus on innovation, and even the fundamental interests of the entire industry. Only various industries in society can Only by forming a unified consensus and strengthening intellectual property protection can we build a healthy, orderly and upright development environment for the industry.

November 2, 2023