Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

Hayward's expression was a little dignified. He looked at the air fryers around him that only sold for $150, and then looked at Li Weidong's air fryer that sold for $200. He seemed a little hesitant.

After all, there is a difference of 50 US dollars. If you purchase 20,000 units, you will be short of 1 million, which is a lot of money.

"Li, since you invented the air fryer, you should have the patent related documents, right?" Hayward still wanted to confirm again.

"Of course, I'll give it to you now!" Li Weidong took out the certified copy of the PCT and handed it to Hayward.

"It is indeed a PCT certification document!" Hayward nodded expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

A few seconds later, Hayward asked again: "Li, since these exhibitors around you have not been authorized by your patent, why don't you sue them for infringement?"

"Of course I will sue them, they know that. But patent litigation takes time, and they decide to continue infringing my intellectual property until the court decides. Businessmen, breaking the law for profit is nothing new. thing."

Li Weidong smiled slightly, lowered his voice and said, "Maybe they want to try their luck and see if there are any fools who know nothing about intellectual property to buy their products! I think if you ask them about patent licensing, they will also I'll play dumb with you!"

"It's too unethical to continue selling infringing products since you know you've infringed on other people's patents," Hayward said.

"Mr. Hayward, they have not obtained a patent authorization, but it does not affect your purchase of their products! The patent protection laws of most countries are only aimed at the production and sale of infringing products. As for the purchase of infringing products, many countries do not violate the law. So you can place an order to buy it, and don't pay attention to intellectual property matters." Li Weidong said with a smile.

Hayward was stunned for a moment, then stared at Li Weidong with wide eyes. It was the first time he had seen that the patent holder did not want to protect his intellectual property, but instead made people buy infringing products.

However, Li Weidong went on to say: "But since the air fryer has already applied for a patent in the United States, if you sell the air fryer in the United States, even if you sell an infringing product, you will be subject to a lawsuit!"

"You can't sell it if you buy it, so why should I buy it!" Three black lines suddenly appeared on Hayward's head.

Intellectual property-related litigation is common in the United States.

However, the bigger the company, the less likely it is to get involved in intellectual property litigation. But the bigger the company, the more unavoidable intellectual property-related lawsuits are.

an intellectual property lawsuit,

It is often a very long process. Large companies are not short of money and have dedicated legal teams, and they are not afraid to spend several years litigating.

However, in the process of litigation, the reputation cost paid is unacceptable for large enterprises.

This is like a passerby jumping out and saying that he has an illegitimate child with a celebrity celebrity. Whether this is true or not, the reputation of the star will be damaged, but passerby A can take the opportunity to rub the star's popularity, maybe he can Put yourself in the red.

If it rises to the level of lawsuits, the star finally wins the lawsuit, and at most gets an apology, but the reputation is not as good as before, and it may lose a lot of advertising endorsements.

If the lawsuit is lost, it will be even worse, not only the reputation will be damaged, the advertising endorsement will be lost, and you will have to be a father.

Therefore, a lawsuit between a small company and a big company is like touching porcelain. It is completely a matter of judging and not judging. If you win, you will make a profit, and if you lose, you will not lose. At least you can rub the reputation of the big company and give yourself Advertise.

And big companies, whether they are justified or not, will lose their reputation to some extent, and there will always be people who will take the opportunity to hack you. People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, who made you famous?

Therefore, when large companies face a lawsuit, they will settle out of court in most cases, and sometimes they would rather spend some money while maintaining their reputation.

Those companies that directly face end consumers especially cherish their feathers, and they are especially interested in their own reputation. Because of this kind of direct-to-consumer enterprise, a crisis of credibility may lead to the collapse of the enterprise.

For example, domestic milk powder has not recovered for more than ten years after an accident; another example is the mobile phone explosion accident, the company did not recall it in time, but instead passed the responsibility to consumers, and as a result lost an entire market.

When Hanaya Saburo learned that the air fryer was a patented product, he immediately persuaded, and it was also for this reason.

Of course, Songshang Electric can forcibly imitate the air fryer. The big deal is to fight Li Weidong for several years. Anyway, Songshang Electric has a big business, and it is clear that it is bullying you.

But once that is done, the reputation of Matsugami will suffer.

The dignified Songshang Electric, the world's top home appliance brand, still has to copy products from the backward China. If this is spread out, what brand value does Songshang Electric have? How to sell household appliances to European and American countries in the future!

It's obviously this kind of direct-to-consumer business, so they don't want to get involved in anything that discredits it. Infringement of intellectual products, which damages the voice, will definitely not be done.

After weighing the pros and cons, Hayward sighed helplessly. He knew that if he wanted to sell an air fryer, he could not avoid Li Weidong's patent. At present, he can only buy Li Weidong's "Puppy Brand" air fryer.

"Although Li's air fryer is a bit more expensive, it has been upgraded with two new functions. At $200, it's barely acceptable."

Thinking of this, Hayward said, "Li, I am very interested in your upgraded air fryer, and we plan to purchase another 30,000 units!"

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Because the price of air fryers is cheaper, Hayward also increased the purchase volume. He and Li Weidong finalized a purchase contract for 30,000 air fryers, and got up and planned to leave the air fryer exhibition area.

Seeing that Hayward was leaving, the other exhibitors instantly became uneasy.

"Mr. Hayward, haven't we already negotiated the price just now? It's $150 a piece! Aren't you going to buy a batch?" Manager Xue asked anxiously.

"Sir, I originally wanted to buy some, but your products, without patent authorization, are infringing products." Hayward said.

Manager Xue pretended to be indifferent and said, "Patents, that doesn't matter! It's the same whether we have them or not. Look, even if we don't have patents, don't we still sell them?"

"But it's illegal to sell infringing products, and I don't want to get in trouble!" Hayward replied.

"We sell the stuff, even if it is illegal, it is also illegal! We will take responsibility, and you can buy it with confidence." Manager Xue continued.

"It's really been said by Li, as long as I talk about patents, these people really act stupid! This is taking my luck and treating me as a fool who doesn't understand intellectual property rights!"

Thinking of this, Hayward felt a little unhappy, but he still said out of courtesy: "I bought the air fryer to sell it in the United States. If we sell infringing products, it is a violation of the laws of the United States, you are sure you Can you take this responsibility?"

"Uh!" Manager Xue was speechless. He is a Chinese, how could he go to the United States to take legal responsibility.

A group of exhibitors immediately looked at each other in dismay. They didn't take patents seriously, but they didn't expect Americans to be so serious. After they knew it was an infringing product, they didn't buy it!

Not far away, Jiang Aiguo saw that such a large order was about to slip away, and his heart seemed to be bleeding.

"Old Cai, if there is no patent authorization, the Americans will not buy it, what should we do!" Jiang Aiguo asked.

Cai Qianjin's face was also livid. He thought that he could fool the patent matter by acting as a rogue. Even if Li Weidong went through legal procedures, it would be a few months later. Unexpectedly, Li Weidong started directly from the buyer, which is equivalent to cutting off the source.

It is useless to produce more products if there are no buyers.

"This Li Weidong is really abominable. I didn't expect him to use a trick to draw wages from the bottom of the pot!" Cai Qianjin sighed softly.

Cai Qianjin knew that Chinese people don't care about patent infringement, but foreigners do. The laws and regulations on patent protection are also very sound. If Li Weidong starts with foreign businessmen, other exhibitors want to sell products, and it is impossible to bypass the patent. .

"If it goes on like this, come to a foreign businessman, and Li Weidong will show them the patent certificate, but foreign businessmen will not dare to buy it, then we will not be able to sell a single product! But I always feel that something is wrong!"

Cai Qianjin frowned, quickly sorted out what had just happened, and suddenly realized the problem.

"Old Jiang, I remembered that the patent certificate that Li Weidong showed us yesterday should have been issued by the State Patent Office, right?" Cai Qianjin asked suddenly.

"Nonsense, besides the Patent Office, who else can get a patent certificate!" Jiang Aiguo gave Cai Qianjin a white look.

"But our country's patent office shouldn't be able to control the United States!" Cai Qianjin smiled slightly, and then asked, "So Li Weidong's patent certificate is useless to foreign businessmen!"

When Li Weidong showed Hayward the PCT certification, Cai Qianjin and others were not in front of him, nor did they hear the conversation between Li Weidong and Hayward. Cai Qianjin thought that Li Weidong had taken out the one from yesterday, the State Patent Office issued patent certificate.

Jiang Aiguo nodded suddenly: "I understand, I'll go tell the foreign businessman!"

Jiang Aiguo stepped in front of Manager Xue and said, "You tell the foreign businessman that Li Weidong's patent certificate is useless. That certificate was issued by China, and it doesn't matter to the United States!"

Manager Xue told Hayward truthfully what Jiang Aiguo said.

Hayward shook his head: "I think you misunderstood. What Li showed me was not the patent certificate issued by your China, but the patent certification of the PCT. Our United States is a signatory country of the PCT, so we must recognize the PCT. Patent certification."

Manager Xue told Jiang Aiguo what Hayward said.

Jiang Aiguo's previous attitude of "patent doesn't matter" is all faked. He is a leader of a provincial foreign trade and economic department. He still has basic knowledge of international trade, and naturally he knows what PCT is.

"Li Weidong also has PCT patent certification, which is terrible! Not only the United States, but also the PCT signatories such as the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Canada can't sell it!" Jiang Aiguo thought to himself.

At this point, Hayward on the opposite side said, "Gentlemen, since you don't have a patent license, it is impossible for me to purchase your products. So please let me go, I should leave."

"Wait a minute!" Jiang Aiguo quickly stopped Hayward and said hastily, "I have a patent license!"

Manager Xue translated this to Hayward. Hayward stopped his steps, looked at Jiang Aiguo with a playful face, and said, "Since you have a patent authorization, please take out your patent authorization letter and give it to me. Making sure."

Manager Xue translated Hayward's request to Jiang Aiguo, who immediately replied, "Okay, I'll get it now, you wait a moment!"

"Does Director Jiang have a patent authorization? Why don't I know!"

"When did Jiang Aiguo get the patent authorization for the air fryer?"

Including Cai Qianjin, a group of people looked at Jiang Aiguo in confusion.

Jiang Aiguo ran directly to Li Weidong and said in a low voice, "Director Li, lend me your patent certificate for my use!"

"Don't borrow it!" Li Weidong secretly said in his heart, he has never seen such a brazen person!

"Director Li, I was wrong before, all the mistakes are my fault, I apologize to you, you can lend me the patent certificate, I beg you! Can we sign this? A single voice depends on your patent certificate." Jiang Aiguo continued to plead.

Li Weidong smiled contemptuously: "Director Jiang, didn't you say yesterday that patents are not important? Why are you asking me for patents now?"

"I was blinded by lard. Director Li, you have a lot of it, please give me a face!" Jiang Aiguo said.

"Director Jiang, your face is really valuable, and it can be exchanged for millions of dollars!" Li Weidong pouted, and then said, "It's all over, do you think I'll still give you face?"

In the next second, Jiang Aiguo suddenly changed his expression. He had just been low-key, and instantly became fierce and vicious. He said sharply: "Li Weidong, do you know that you are making a mistake now! If you don't take out the patent certificate, the country will You will lose millions of dollars in foreign exchange, and you are the sinner of the country!"

Li Weidong sighed in disdain, and said, "Director Jiang, we are doing business now, and naturally the Eight Immortals cross the sea to show their magical powers. This is what you said. Now your products can't be sold because of your own incompetence. Don't Come to me and touch porcelain!"

"Li Weidong, believe it or not, I'll go to the superior to respond to the situation now!" Jiang Aiguo said angrily.

"You go!" Li Weidong spread his hands, and continued, "You can also go to the court to sue me, and then let the court judge. The court said that I have to lend you the patent certificate. I will borrow it immediately without saying a word!"

The opposite Jiang Aiguo was stunned for a moment. These words sounded familiar. He seemed to have said similar things to Li Weidong yesterday!

Unexpectedly, after less than 24 hours, Li Weidong returned the original words!