Interpretation Of The Truth Of Nike'S Prosecution Of Fujian Shoe Giants

Nike was originally one of the world's largest footwear giants. Recently, Nike filed a lawsuit against Xiamen Chengdu company in Fujian, China, claiming that it violated Nike's patent rights of more than 20.

One family Fujian The footwear trade enterprise is being hit by friends circles because of being prosecuted by Nike company. Some media reported the lawsuit in the "patent war": Nike opened fire on China's footwear giant. Nike filed a lawsuit in Nevada in the United States, claiming that the sports shoes produced, used, sold or exported to the United States of Fujian Bestwinn company were exactly the same as Nike's sports shoes, which violated at least 20 design patents of Nike.

Reporters today verified to Nike, but the other side did not formally reply as of press release.

What kind of shoe tycoon has made Nike angry? Let's look at the thin court hall. The reporters found that the Chinese name of Fujian Bestwinn is Xiamen Chengda Company. The reporter contacted Xiamen Chengda Company, but a staff member of Xiamen Chengda said, at present, the company has not received any relevant legal letters from Nike.

Xiamen is sincere: "at present, the company has not received any documents and letters, nor should it have. Because he didn't authorize us to produce the same products as them, because we are ordering foreign customers and producing them according to the requirements of foreign customers.

It is reported that Xiamen was founded in 2006 and now has 60 employees. Mainly engaged in import and export, design, R & D, production and sales of all kinds of footwear, including casual shoes, sports shoes and so on. The main markets are Southeast Asia, South America, Western Europe, northern Europe and the central part of the United States. The company's annual revenue is 50 million -1 billion, and 91%-100%'s products are used for export. One of the customers is the large American retailer. Wal-Mart 。

However, Xiamen's sincerity is unthinkable, calling itself a small unknown company.

Xiamen Chengda: "many reports and facts are not consistent, including some of the annual income of billions of information do not know where to come from, our website has never disclosed this information. We have not reached this standard at all, and the giants in the industry are not us. We are just ordinary exporters. Our sales volume is small. I am not finance. I am not sure. The fact that the media reports at least exaggerated more than 100 times.

According to reports, Nike has repeatedly warned Xiamen that it is serious about patent infringement, but Xiamen Chengda still continues to produce and sell infringing shoes. And since 2013, Nike has sent mail to the other party to stop the production of infringing sports shoes, and sent representatives to the international professional shoe exhibition to meet with the people of Xiamen Chengda, telling the company's actions to be suspected of infringement. But in the past three years, this kind of communication has not achieved any effect. At the present time, Nike's lawsuit requests include monetary compensation and legal trial, and request the court to immediately and permanently prohibit Xiamen from continuing to produce and sell infringing sports shoes.

Xiamen Chengda told reporters that the festival with Nike originated from an international exhibition in February this year, and the samples of Xiamen's Chengdu were sealed up.

Xiamen is very big: "we went to the exhibition on February eight or nine, when the samples were detained. Up to now, it is almost April. At present, we have not received the letter yet, nor can we say yes or no. And now it's basically stopped production. The original business is relatively general, and shareholders are also more. They would have stopped production earlier. We are now mainly engaged in domestic sales. "

The reason for the confiscation is that Xiamen is probably the "spirit likeness" in design.

Xiamen is very big: "why, he (Nike) may think it is similar to their products, but his patent right is likely to be more than one of us at the exhibition." We have data on computers, we all develop our own designers, but we don't know how to figure out the nature after he deducted. We have not received a clear letter. There was a ban on reproduction and sales in the newspaper. After the sale of the sample was deducted, he had no chance to see it for the customer. So there is no violation of his rights. Now that you have asked for the sample to be withheld, we will redevelop the new product and will not sell the product again. It has not produced any real benefits at all. "

In fact, Nike launched a patent lawsuit against another international sports brand earlier this year, claiming that some of the products of the US Footwear Group, Cage, infringed Nike's 8 patent designs in the past two years. In the Chinese market, the spread of Shanzhai Nike is no longer new. In January of this year, Xiamen Customs seized 14 thousand and 800 pairs of cottage casual shoes, involving Nike, Adidas, Puma and many other major brands, with a total value of about $150 thousand.

Xiamen has said that many of the shoe companies in China are similar in design to overseas brands.

Xiamen is very big: "I mean the whole shoe industry, the industry trend, many factories will produce similar products, because it may be a trend. We didn't imitate his trademark either.

According to reporters' information, there have been many attempts to destroy Shanzhai sports shoes manufacturers in Fujian. Prior to CCTV reported, Fujian Jinjiang area investigated Shanzhai Adidas, Nike and other brands of more than ten million pairs.

Law enforcement officers: "coordinate with the brigade, immediately send the car to the two processing plants. There are more than 5000 pairs of ADI, Nike and some new shoes in the processing plant.

Originally expected to become the first sporting goods company of A shares. Jordan Sports, also because of infringement lawsuit, and so on, listing time has been dragged on for more than 4 years. Like Anta, XTEP, 361 degree, and so on, Jordan sports is also from China's shoe capital, Jinjiang. In February 2012, Michael Jordan, a former basketball star of the United States, filed a lawsuit to bring Jordan sports to court and opened the prelude to "transnational" trademark disputes. However, the lawsuit was eventually dismissed by the court.