Hon Hong Group'S Science And Technology Board Declared The Core Technology Infringement Dispute On The Eve Of Its Application.

Recently, the Shenzhen Han Hong digital printing group Limited by Share Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "Han Hong Group") issued a listing application for the science and technology board, which was accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company declared the first industrial digital printing company.

According to public information, Han Hong group is an industrial digital printing comprehensive solution provider centered on digital inkjet printing technology. Its products cover advertising, home decoration, clothing, textile, packaging, books and periodicals, labels, printed circuit boards, and 3C electronics.

At present, there are no companies specializing in the production of inkjet printing equipment in domestic listed companies. Run Tianzhi, the new three board listed company, is mainly engaged in R & D, production and sales of digital inkjet printing equipment and related consumables, which is the closest to Han Hong group.

Just before the listing, it was Run Tianzhi, the rival, who launched a tort suit against Han Hong group.

Recently, the economic news reporter contacted the litigant sides in twenty-first Century to try to restore the dispute.

A means of business competition?

Judging from the industry status, run Tian Zhi and Han Hong group are equal rivals. At home, Han Hong group compared Run Tianzhi, a new three board company, as a comparable company in Shenzhen. The prospectus shows that the assets of the two companies are quite similar. In 2018, the scale of Hon Hong Group's revenue was about 1.6 times that of Run Tianzhi.

Shortly after the Han Hong group received the guidance of listing, in January 2020, he complained to the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Commission about the illegal activities and major violations.

The dispute has been going on for a long time.

The material that the reporter learns is shown, Run Tianzhi's report letter points to two associate personnel of Han Hong group, one is company core technician Zhao Yifa, one is former supervisor Li Xiaogang. Run Tianzhi said that before the two employees entered Han Hong, they were all employees of their company, and they knew the core technical secrets of the equipment, and two people signed a confidentiality agreement with the company during their working hours. They clearly agreed on the scope and prohibition clause of the trade secret.

In July 2010, shortly after the two employees entered Han Hong, Run Tianzhi said that the HT2512uv flat panel digital inkjet machine, which was produced by the new two month old Han Tuo company (subsidiary of Han Hong group), and its PP2512UV flat panel inkjet printer are almost identical in structure and function.

After several years of investigation, he filed a lawsuit against the people's Court of Longgang District of Shenzhen in January 2019. He believed that Zhao Yifa and Li Xiaogang had infringed upon the trade secrets.

The Han Hong Group has also disclosed the lawsuit. However, the prospectus shows that in December 2019, the lawsuit was dismissed.

The court ruled that, because the source code of Yun Tian Chi was involved in the third party's self extraction, the process was not carried out under the supervision of the investigative organs and corresponding technologies, and there was an unreasonable situation when the modification time of the part of the files of the source code was coincided with the identification of the identity of the authorized organs of the public security organs for the identity of the source code, so the court held that the prosecution was not clear. Lack of evidence.

In response to the case, in April 27th, Han hung group's secretaries general responded to reporters in twenty-first Century economic report: "from the litigation process, the opponent is in order to influence the proceedings brought about by the company's development."

According to the latest news, he has appealed against the court of first instance, and the second instance procedure is in progress. Run Tianzhi and Han Hong group did not disclose the latest progress of the second instance to reporters.

In the eyes of the legal profession, there is little chance of success. "The crime of infringing business secrets is a public prosecution case. From the perspective of its litigation process, the Public Security Bureau has not come to the stage of prosecution to the court after accepting the case. It can be seen that its criminal accusation has been revoked by the Public Security Bureau or the procuratorate. Despite the appeal, the probability of subsequent success is very small. " A senior lawyer in Shanghai said.

In addition, the reporter noted that on the eve of the launch of the listing by Han Hong group, the company made adjustments to the duties of the two people: in January 2020, Zhao Yifa was changed from R & D director to general manager of Honghong group, Hongbo Group, and Li Xiaogang was appointed supervisor of Han Hong Group in September 2018.

Han Hong Group's deputy director general explained to reporters that "this is a normal personnel adjustment." However, there are investment bankers analysis, or the company in order to avoid the impact of litigation on the listing plan, so after being prosecuted, the two person positions were adjusted.

Welcome epidemic challenges again

In addition to litigation disputes, as an export-oriented enterprise with nearly half of its income from overseas markets, Han Hong Group will also meet challenges such as epidemics in the new year.

In the 2017-2019 year, the main income of Han Hong group from overseas market was 197 million yuan, 286 million yuan and 490 million yuan respectively, and the contribution ratio of revenue to revenue reached 40.68%, 47.04% and 55.70% respectively. Among them, the company's sales revenue to us customers accounted for 14.56%, 17.92% and 13.44% respectively.

According to the prospectus, Han Hong Group products have been exported to more than 60 countries and regional Corporation. The company's competitors in foreign markets are mainly internationally renowned enterprises such as HP, Canon, EFI and Kang Li.

Han Hong group said that these competitors have their own advantages in terms of brand, capital, technology, market channels and other resources. The company is facing greater pressure on overseas market expansion. Meanwhile, if the political, economic and trade policies of overseas markets change significantly or the economic situation deteriorates, or the trade disputes between countries or regions may occur with China, it may be possible for the company. The export business has a negative impact.

At the same time, in 2020, the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia outbreak, at present, most countries and regions in the world have suffered varying degrees of impact and impact.

Han Hong Group admitted that due to the impact of quarantine measures, traffic control and other epidemic prevention and control measures, the company's procurement, production and sales and other sectors in the short term have been affected to a certain extent. If the epidemic continues to spread over the world and last for a long time, it will cause a total impact on the global inkjet printing industry chain, which will have a greater negative impact on the operation of the company.

On the one hand, if the epidemic continues to spread, it may cause terminal consumer demand to be weak. After the transmission of the industrial chain, the company will not be able to obtain new orders or customers will cancel the existing orders. On the other hand, if the epidemic can not be effectively controlled and resolved, the downstream customers' business conditions may worsen, resulting in difficulties in receivables receivable from the company and the flow of the company. Dynamic capital will be greatly affected.

"The epidemic has more or less influence on all walks of life," he told reporters. What is the impact of the epidemic? If necessary, the data will be supplemented later. "

As of press release, the application of the science and technology innovation board project of Han Hong group was "accepted" and has not yet been inquired by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. This reporter will continue to pay attention to the above litigation and the impact of the epidemic on the company.

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