Reflection On YKK Patent Losing Lawsuit In Japan

A few days ago, in Yiwu zipper industry association interviewed. Wu Xinxi, Secretary General of the association, filed an intellectual property infringement case in August when the Japanese company YKK filed a lawsuit against Guangdong zipper equipment enterprises.

In May last year, Japanese YKK company complained to Guangzhou Jiaxi zipper machinery company Y tooth metal zipper equipment infringement, because Y tooth metal zipper was domestic Zipper industry The common technology that has been widely used, therefore, the Chinese zipper industry Association believes that the intention of YKK is to hinder the development of China's zipper industry. In this regard, China's zipper industry supports and supports Jiaxi to fight the lawsuit. As one of the five zipper production bases in China, the Yiwu zipper trade association has also contributed to the intellectual property case. The first instance ended in December last year, resulting in the infringement of intellectual property rights in the Guangzhou intermediate people's court. The Japanese YKK company continued to appeal, but in August this year, the two trial of the case, the court still upheld the original judgment.

In the past, in the dispute of intellectual property rights, Chinese enterprises always seemed to be in a position. Weakness 。 In this case, any zipper enterprise, whether in patent In terms of ownership, on the patent research and development, the professional team is still unable to compare with the multinational companies such as Japan YKK in terms of capital and financial resources, including the experience of dealing with patent infringement. But ants can conquer elephants and rely on the power of holding together.