Recently, a bad reviewer who is following the big news at home and abroad has been flooded with the screen by a thing called "337 Survey ".
First, on the 18th of last month, Lenovo Group was pointed at by Japan's Maxell company with a gun. . .
insisted that Lenovo infringes on their patents on photography, WIFI and other technologies in the United States.
and beg "The Master of the Blue Sky" ITC (US International Trade Commission) , can use 337 investigation to get the sword back to justice for yourself.
is Wangyuan Technology again, which was launched by ITC a few days ago.
The reason is similar, it is said that their swimming pool cleaning robots infringe on relevant US patents.
If Lenovo and Wangyuan win the case in the end, it would be no big deal.
But if they lose the case, they all have the same ending, that is, the related products are kicked out of the US market.
To be honest, all the friends should be the same as bad reviews . Seeing these news, I didn’t cause much trouble in my heart.
After all, in recent years, nouns such as entity lists, bills, and bans, their ears are almost calling out.
Although these sanctions have made netizens know many outstanding domestic companies.
But to put it bluntly, isn’t it just finding a reason to try different ways to suppress our company?
So 337 survey, probably the same thing is.
But I didn’t know if I didn’t look up, but after checking, I found something different.
If the entity list, the ban on 5G, chips, etc. is a new weapon. . . Then 337 surveys are the old rivals of Chinese companies for more than 20 or 30 years.
It is no exaggeration to say that the 337 investigation is the recorder of the Sino-US trade history, witnessing our magnificent transformation from soft persimmon to tough and tough.
And what's even more exciting is that there are also Chinese companies that have begun to wave the banner of 337 and go back to protect their rights and interests.
And today, I am also going to talk to you about the things I investigated.
First of all, we need to understand what the 337 surveyed is.
In fact, 337 The survey refers to ITCh (US Commission on International Trade) , which was first conducted in accordance with Section 337 of the United States "Tariff Act of 1930".
Anyway, as long as is sold to the United States products, there will be any unfair competition (infringement, monopoly, dumping, etc.) , which will damage the relevant industries of the United States (in actual cases, generally no proof is required) , and it is likely to be investigated.
After China joined the WTO, the 337 surveys related to Chinese companies basically accounted for about 30% of the world's total.
We have also been in the United States for almost 20 consecutive years, firmly sitting in the United States 337 countries involved in the most surveys.
So we should know who this survey is most targeted.
However, it is different from anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, which are often heard and start in two years.
337 The biggest feature is: fast and ruthless.
usually results will appear in about 14 months, and the power is quite huge. It either makes you lose money or get out of the US market.
For example, in 2005, China's flooring companies were jointly sued by three companies in the United States, Netherlands , and Ireland .
They claim that 38 companies around the world, including 18 Chinese companies, infringed on their patent for floor locks.
At this time, the 337 investigation was also launched immediately. More than a year later, some Chinese companies lost the case and were sentenced to infringement.
And under the ban, a large number of floors exported by China were immediately stopped by US customs.
In front of the US market, they had to pay a licensing fee of more than 100,000 US dollars, and a patent licensing fee of US$0.65 per square meter of floor sold. . .
Based on the export volume at that time, Chinese flooring companies have to pay hundreds of millions of yuan each year just for the licensing fee.
Speaking of which, what you may not believe is that this ending was when the Ministry of Commerce took the lead in responding to the lawsuit at that time. . .
And most other companies at that time didn’t know what 337 survey was. . .
Like around 2006, Zippo Company submitted a 337 investigation application to ITC. Seven Chinese companies were accused of infringing their patents.
Results Zippo Six of the "Seven Wicked Ones" accused of were pretending to be ostrich, not responding to the lawsuit, and did not submit a reason to not responding to the lawsuit. . .
Only one company from Wenzhou actively prepared, and finally Zippo took the initiative to propose a settlement.
. During the lighter ban a few months later, except for this Wenzhou company, most of China's high-end lighters were blocked in the United States.
In the first few years since China joined WTO, products such as lamps, jewelry boxes, feed, etc. have also been investigated by 337. Most of the Chinese companies in
Most of them ended in losing the case or being forced to settle.
Although there are many unreasonable judgments, the 337 knocks made everyone realize the importance of intellectual property rights and independent innovation. Of course, the transformation is also going on quietly.
In addition to the furniture and lighters of that year. . .
Over the years, photovoltaic cells , LED devices, servers, chips and other things have also quietly occupied the 337 investigation stage.
And unlike the soft persimmons back then, many companies have become hard in the face of the 337 investigation.
Last year, the well-known fruit chain company Luxshare Precision won a big victory.
Some companies even borrowed flowers to offer sacrifices and directly used 337 investigations to protect their legitimate rights and interests.
China's well-known e-cigarette giant Smoore is a very classic example. They sued more than 30 American and Canadian companies on the ITC.
"These companies sell things in the United States. They infringed on the relevant patents I applied for in the United States, so I have to check it."
And this is also the first time that a Chinese company has launched a 337 investigation into foreign companies.
Results In April this year, 17 companies have taken the initiative to come to Smoore's door, requesting settlement and promising to stop the infringement.
Although smoking is harmful to health, the news seems to make people feel proud.
In general, as a law that has been around for a hundred years, 337 investigations have personally experienced historical changes.
The most surveyed countries and regions have changed from Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in that year to China today.
Our companies investigated have also expanded from lighters and floors to drones, chips, and photovoltaic batteries in the past. . .
Our attitude has also changed from being submissive to attacking hard.
reality tells everyone nakedly that technological innovation and independence are confidence.
Of course, in the future, 337 survey may still be one of the resistances for our companies to go overseas in the United States.
But that old saying is still the same, as long as you are strong enough, no matter what you are, 925 investigation or 114514 investigation. . .
We are not false.
