Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 654 Always wants to cheat my legal fees

Ellis passed by the community basketball court, and there happened to be a group of young people playing ball.

The keen-eyed Ellis recognized one of them at a glance. He was wearing the fake shoes with Tianzu technology!

Ellis immediately walked up and struck up a conversation: "The shoes are very nice!"

"Do you also think it's good?" The man continued: "This pair of leaps does look very fashionable, and it has natural legs, so it is very comfortable to wear!"

"Where did you buy these shoes? I also want to buy a pair for my nephew. His birthday is coming soon." Ellis continued.

The man did not suspect him and told Ellis the address where the fake shoes were sold, a second-hand goods store.

Ellis immediately drove to the second-hand goods store and found the sneakers.

"Sir, these sneakers have been selling very well recently. What size do you wear? Do you want to try them on?" The store owner came forward and greeted.

"Do you know that you are selling fake shoes?" Ellis asked angrily.

"Fake shoes? No, no, no, these are second-hand shoes." The boss said confidently.

"Second-hand shoes? The packaging hasn't been opened yet, and you told me they were second-hand shoes!" Ellis still looked annoyed.

"If you don't want to buy anything, get out of here right away!" Seeing that Ellis didn't want to buy anything, the boss immediately changed his face and rolled up his sleeves, exposing his biceps.

The hero Ellis didn't want to suffer the immediate loss, so he had no choice but to leave in despair, go home and mind his own business, getting angry and sulking.

The spread of fake shoes is indeed a bit fast, mainly because they are cheap and the appearance is fashionable.

And consumers don’t know these are fake shoes. When they see Feiyue’s trademark, they think these fake shoes are Feiyue’s counterfeit shoes.

After all, pirated sneakers are everywhere. For big brands like Nike, almost every model of their shoes has pirated sneakers. So it’s not surprising that pirated sneakers are popping up all over the place.

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The next day, Ellis came to the headquarters of a sports brand.

Tianzu was once the core technology of Adidas, which helped Adidas get out of the predicament in the 1990s. Naturally, many sports brands are interested in this.

Therefore, Feiyue Sports was not the only company to obtain the Tianzu patent license from Ellis, but Ellis' asking price was too high, easily reaching hundreds of millions of dollars a year, which directly scared away many small brands.

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The remaining major brands have also been negotiating with Ellis, but have not reached any intention so far.

Ellis came to this sports brand this time to discuss patent licensing.

However, the other party was very surprised by Ellis' arrival.

The executive responsible for receiving Ellis looked a little surprised. He asked: "Mr. Ellis, what are you doing here this time?"

"It's still about the licensing of Tianzu patent. After the last negotiation, I wonder how your company has considered it? Are you interested in accepting my conditions?" Ellis asked.

After hearing this, the executive was stunned for more than ten seconds, and then said: "Mr. Ellis, stop joking, haven't you already licensed Tianzu's patent to Feiyue?"

"Feiyue and I are still negotiating. However, I have not yet sold the patent license to Feiyue." Ellis smiled slightly and continued: "In addition to Feiyue, there are many brands that are also under negotiation."

Ellis' underlying meaning is that you are not the only negotiation partner. If you want to obtain patent authorization, please agree to my conditions quickly!

However, the other party said with a surprised look: "As far as I know, Feiyue has released two basketball shoes, both with Tianzu technology!"

"Those are fake shoes." Ellis quickly explained.

"I know that pirated shoes cannot be eradicated. Nike, Adidas, and us, have always been troubled by the problem of pirated shoes," the other party said.

"It's not the kind of pirated shoes that copy existing styles." Ellis had no choice but to explain: "In fact, Feiyue did not obtain my authorization, and they did not sell those two models. It was the counterfeiters who made fake shoes.

It’s branded Feiyue.”

"You mean that the counterfeiter designed a shoe by himself and then put the brand label on it?" The other party became more and more surprised, and he continued: "I have seen those models, the design is very trendy, I want to buy them all

I have a pair on my feet! I didn’t expect counterfeiters to be so powerful nowadays!”

"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, can we continue to talk about patent licensing?" Ellis then asked.

However, the other party shook his head: "But Feiyue has not issued any statement saying that those are fake shoes. Now the whole United States thinks that the fake shoes you are talking about are Feiyue's new models. I don't know if this will bring

If there is a new patent dispute, we don’t want to get into trouble!”

Ellis suddenly frowned: "Sir, do you suspect that what I told is a lie?"

"No, no, no, of course we won't doubt you, we just don't want to get into unnecessary disputes!" the other party said with a smile.

"Then you still think I'm telling lies!" Ellis was immediately discouraged.

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Brand owners are not fools. Your patent is extremely expensive to sell. If there is a possibility of patent disputes, then I would not dare to buy it!

All Ellis needs to do is find James Bond again.

"Mr. Bond, for the two fake shoes that have appeared on the market recently, I hope Feiyue can make a statement to tell the public that those shoes are not produced by Feiyue, and Feiyue has not obtained my Tianzu patent authorization."

Ellis spoke.

"Why would we make a statement like this?" James Bond asked rhetorically.

"These fake shoes have used your brand without authorization, which has constituted a serious infringement on you!" Ellis said.

"We strongly condemn this behavior!" James Bond said calmly.

"Another condemnation!" Ellis cursed angrily in his heart, and continued: "But condemnation cannot stop those who make and sell fakes!"

"Why should I stop counterfeiting and counterfeiting?" James Bond spread his hands and continued: "Suppressing counterfeiting and counterfeiting should be a matter for the police or Buddha. It is not our company's responsibility in the first place!"

Having said this, James Bond smiled strangely and continued: "Mr. Ellis, as long as you are willing to make concessions and license Tianzu's patent to us and let us produce authentic Tianzu shoes, then naturally

If we can defeat these fake shoes, the problem of the proliferation of fake shoes will be solved.”

"Mr. Bond, with your laissez-faire attitude, I have to suspect that Feiyue has something to do with the fakes on the market." Ellis snorted coldly.

This time, James Bond did not deny it, and of course he did not admit it. He still kept that weird smile, as if he was telling Ellis, you guessed it right!

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Ellis hurried to the law firm and found his lawyer.

"Mr. Ellis, as far as I know, the manufacturer of these fake shoes is not in the United States. If you want to sue them for infringement, you need to file a lawsuit in the country where the fake shoes are produced."

The lawyer paused and then said: "Although this is more troublesome, if you really need it, our law firm will help you complete this cross-border litigation!"

"Transnational litigation? It doesn't cost a lot of money, and whether we can win or not is still a question. This guy is trying to defraud me of legal fees!" Ellis thought to himself.

Then Ellis said: "It's too troublesome to litigate abroad. Is there a way to solve the problem in the United States?"

"Of course, the customs will definitely not allow counterfeit goods to enter, so these fake shoes enter the United States through improper channels. As long as those who smuggle fake shoes can be caught, the problem of fake shoes can naturally be solved!" Lawyer

Said with a smile.

"But we are not customs inspectors!" Ellis snorted and continued, "Maybe those customs inspectors have been bribed by smugglers long ago!"

The method of smuggling counterfeit shoes is mainly to make a fuss about the declared items, such as declaring them as other products when entering the customs. It is impossible for the customs to open and inspect every container, and then pass the customs without a trace.

If there are more customs officers working together inside and outside the country, smuggling activities will be even easier.

The lawyer said: "Mr. Ellis, if we can find the container where the counterfeit shoes are smuggled and report it to the customs, they will definitely find it.

In this regard, I know an investigation company and they are very professional. If you need it, I can help you contact them."

"Is it expensive?" Ellis asked subconsciously.

"A professional investigation company must charge a lot of money." The lawyer smiled and nodded.

"Trying to steal my money again!" Ellis complained in his mind, and then continued: "Is it possible to crack down on fake shoes in the sales channel?"

"Are you talking about those people who sell fake shoes?" the lawyer asked.

"Yes, I encountered fake shoes last time in a second-hand goods store. The boss said they were second-hand shoes, but the packaging was not even opened!" Ellis said.

"If that's the case, you can sue him as long as you collect evidence!" The lawyer suddenly looked eager to try, and then asked: "Mr. Ellis, if you need it, I can help you collect evidence and then sue him.

All sellers sell infringing products!"

"All sellers?" Ellis was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of the vendors setting up street stalls on the streets, the second-hand goods stores almost everywhere in the neighborhoods, and the community flea markets that are held every weekend!

All sellers, how many people do they have?

Litigation in the United States is very expensive.

If you want to sue so many people, you will definitely have to pay a lot of legal fees, right?

No wonder the lawyer looked so eager to give it a try and wanted to defraud me of legal fees! He really thought my money was blown by a strong wind.

It seems that this trick doesn't work either.

Ellis was silent for a moment, and then continued: "I have a suspicion now. I think these fake shoes are all made by Feiyue. How can people who make fake shoes have such a trendy design level? Maybe these fake shoes are not even

Just design it by leaping and selling it as fake shoes."

"Mr. Ellis, if this is the case, then we can directly sue Feiyue for infringement, and you can get a large amount of compensation by then." The lawyer then asked: "Do you have any evidence for this speculation?"

"No." Ellis shook his head.

The lawyer showed a pity expression: "Then there is no way to sue them. But I can find a way to collect evidence. I know an investigation company, they are very professional..."

"Why are the investigation companies involved again? They've been making trouble for a long time and they still want to cheat me out of my money!"

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Ellis held the Tianzu patent and thought he could use it to dominate Adidas and make a fortune.

Unexpectedly, Adidas would rather give up Tianzu than compromise with Ellis.

Ellis still underestimates Adidas. For Adidas, natural foot is not indispensable.

Such a long-established sports giant naturally has other sole technologies. If it loses its natural foot, it can be replaced by other technologies.

After losing Adidas, Ellis settled for the next best thing, hoping to license Tianzu's patents to other brands at a high price.

But his asking price was too high, scaring away those brands that were interested in Tianzu.

However, Ellis still has no intention of lowering his requirements. He believes that Tianzu's patent is like a gorgeous beauty. There are many people chasing her. If they want to marry my daughter, they must first give me a large amount of bride price!

At this time, fake shoes appeared.

This is equivalent to a large number of beautiful women suddenly appearing on the market, and they don't require any gifts. Then no one will chase the original beautiful woman in an instant.

Not only will no one pursue you, the betrothal gift will also depreciate in value!

Ellis had already guessed that these fake shoes were most likely the work of Feiyue, but he had no evidence, so he couldn't sue Feiyue.

It is inherently difficult to collect evidence against counterfeit shoes, and even if the evidence is successfully obtained, it may not be beneficial to win a lawsuit.

For example, the factories that make fake shoes are not in the United States. They shut down the factories and ran away. What can you, an American, do?

Another example is those who sell fake shoes. Many of them are roadside vendors or at weekend flea markets. Even if they win the lawsuit, do they expect these vendors to pay a lot of money in compensation? They can't even earn legal fees.

Ellis can imagine that if this continues, fake Tianzu shoes will continue to appear in the U.S. market. By then, under the impact of fake shoes, the Tianzu patent in his hand will also become

It's worthless.

As for Leap, maybe he can still make a small fortune by secretly selling fake shoes!

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Ellis finally chose to compromise, agreed to Feiyue's conditions, and licensed Tianzu's patent to Feiyue.

There is nothing that can be done about this, because the emergence of fake shoes has caused other brands to give up negotiations with Ellis.

After Feiyue obtained Tianzu's patent authorization, there were no new fake Tianzu shoes on the market.

For this result, Ellis could only curse MMP secretly in his heart.

However, James Bond’s explanation is that our high-quality genuine sneakers finally succeeded in defeating counterfeit shoes and drove them out of the U.S. market!

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