China lithium batteries lose a fight to defend a patent bureau

China lithium batteries lose a fight to defend a patent bureau

In the first half of this year, this newspaper since 3114, the four successive interest of the University of Texas and its commercial mandate Hydro Quebec, Canada, Phostech alleges that the U.S. battery maker A123 (GEM), Inc., Vaillant (Valence) Company Infringement lithium ion phosphate patent dispute. This series of reports have caused widespread concern outside the industry. Today, lithium ion phosphate laptop batteries on the topic of the patent once again affects the electric car industry’s nerves, but the protagonist of the incident replaced by China.

On lithium ion phosphate in North America, playing a flurry of patent lawsuits when a lithium ion phosphate battery patents to defend the war broke out in China. DVD patent pool

To avoid recurrence of this tragedy, our country more than the battery(GD761, KD476 ) companies and research institutions are positive actions, to collect evidence to prove that Hydro Quebec and the French research center in China last year, the application of phosphorus acid, lithium ion-layering carbon technology patents (now an exclusive license to the Canadian Phostech company) is invalid. However, the present situation, the Chinese side want to win, extremely difficult.
The success of foreign companies in China apply for patents

layering of carbon this year, China’s electric cars and motive power batteries forum is particularly high. In almost every forum, can see the shadow of Canada Phostech company representatives.

Not long ago, the fourth South China Lithium Power (International) high-level Technical Forum held in Shenzhen. Made a special trip from Canada came to participate in the forum Phostech Rice, CEO? Toston smiling. After the introduction of products and technology, Toston answered live audience on the patent question. He said: “In the United States, the Tribunal intends to recess for some time to continue to hear from companies such as our A123 lithium ion phosphate battery patent dispute. Last December, the European Patent Office rejected the Phostech the company’s lithium ion phosphate battery patent application(Dell inspiron E1505 battery ,inspiron 1501 battery) . We intend to continue to apply for patents, is expected to be approved in 2010. In addition, in Japan, we are also actively apply for a patent. ”

Toston Phostech talked about companies in the United States, Japan and Europe application for a patent case, but did not mention China, and I wonder if the wish to avoid. According to report, in 1999, the French scientific research center, Professor Michael? Oman and Germany invented the carbon-layering technology, solves the conductivity of lithium ion phosphate materials, poor problem. Subsequently, from Hydro Quebec and the French Scientific Research Center have applied for the patent. In 2008, the two institutions in the Chinese patent application is approved, the patent has been the exclusive right to use license to the Canadian Phostech company. Seize the high ground in the patent

after, Phostech actively explore the Chinese market. Currently, the company has opened an office in Shanghai. At the same time, its high-level frequent appearances in China, and actively promote the company’s lithium ion phosphate batteries and materials.

two patents can not by pass

Chinese Academy of Engineering, Li-Quan Chen told reporters, in the lithium ion phosphate batteries,dell battery inspiron e1505 and material field, there are two core technology patents can not be bypass, one of which is the layering of carbon technology patents, and the other is the carbon-thermal reduction technology patents. The former has applications in China, the Canadian company has the exclusive right to use Phostech; the latter owned by the United States Viagra can be company, has yet to apply for a patent in China. However, Viagra can be company has set up two companies in Suzhou — Vaillant Technology Co., Ltd., Takeyasu Energy Limited, are responsible for the production of lithium ion phosphate materials, and battery production(dell GD761, KD476). In order to seize the Chinese market, Viagra can be company does not rule out the patent on the trivial.

Academician Li-Quan Chen also told this reporter in a surprising thing: It turned out that Viagra can be company owned by the carbon thermal reduction technology patents, is entirely his students — Dong masterpiece.

2000, the Dong switched from a Canadian company to enter the United States Vaillant, serving as a senior research fellow. Prior to that, he has been the French National Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics Institute of Chemistry of Bordeaux and received a doctorate and post-doctoral study in the United States. In Vaillant’s work, Dong fully demonstrated the Chinese people industrious, intelligent character in just six years, he helped Vaillant companies in 28 countries around the world applied for the patent materials, lithium ion phosphate (Dong is the inventor , the property Vaillant companies).

However, things are unpredictable Dong was perhaps never imagined that today, these patents would become the Chinese battery (dell xps m1330 battery,xps m1730 battery)enterprises to enter the field of lithium ion phosphate battery barrier.

“At that time, I can think of their own materials, lithium ion phosphate formulations and preparation methods are written out and apply for a patent. Some of the patent, Viagra can be company already has a corresponding time technology, and others are under development, there are simply not begun to study. This series of patents is very tight, almost covering the manufacturing aspects of lithium ion phosphate battery is indeed hard to break. “talking about past events, Dong so right , told reporters.

want the patent is invalid, the Chinese side little chance of toppling

“in the lithium ion phosphate batteries and materials, China has absolutely can not be called art. There are few enterprises that Patent no problem, it is nonsense, and there are many complex issues to be resolved. If we say that, for the University of Texas and the A123 between other organizations such as lithium ion phosphate patent dispute case, we are somewhat indifferent manner of taste, then this a company in China with access to packet Phostech deposited carbon technology patents, as well as companies such as Viagra can seize the Chinese market to accelerate the pace of the patent problem has become very realistic placed in front of us, not be evaded. “a company official said the battery.

Is aware of this, these batteries(dell inspiron b120 battery,inspiron b130 battery) before businesses and relevant research institutions together to gather evidence, look forward to tear down barriers to multinational patents.

State Intellectual Property Office a staff surnamed Wang told reporters, “Patent Law” Article 22 clearly provides that a patent application at least have novelty, creativity and practicality, and no other substantive issues, in order to be authorized. By the same token, if you want the patent invalid, the State Intellectual Property Office shall review committee to pursue the invalid request has been authorized by the patent to prove there is no novelty, inventiveness or usefulness. If rejected, you need to bring an action through the legal channels to resolve.

The staff member also said that the best means of proof is to find a one or more previously public documents, and to compare the patent claims, xps m1330 battery,if the overlap, you can prove that the patent the lack of novelty. Corporate sources, and now they have found an open literature, but the arguments are not particularly strong. Once the proceedings, the odds are not great.

Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics, doctoral tutor Huang Xue-Jie said, after the U.S. Japan’s NTT paid 30 million yuan (equivalent to RMB) settlement, the only solution of the lithium ion phosphate material patent disputes. Many enterprises in Taiwan is to spend money to buy other companies to Phostech the right to use the patent. “If in the end, China and Japan, companies have to embark on the road to spend money on patent licensing, which is China’s ion phosphate lithium battery manufacturers would be a bad news, but also a sad thing.”