Subsequently, the United States International Trade Commission launched a "337 investigation" on photovoltaic cells and their downstream products in China.
"This also sounded the alarm for us. In the future, our photovoltaic enterprises should not only apply for domestic patents, but also pay attention to the application of international patents. " Qian Jing said with emotion. It is reported that as of 20 18, Jingke Energy has 605 patents.
At present, patent disputes are rare in photovoltaic trade competition, but there have been precedents before.
As early as 20 1 1, Artes, a first-line component company, was also involved in a photovoltaic patent dispute.
In the eyes of the industry, patent disputes are more the result of fierce competition in the enterprise market. Intellectual property disputes are easy to trigger in the competition of photovoltaic trade, which is highly targeted and easier to operate than the past "photovoltaic double opposition" means.
Yang, general manager of Jinneng Technology, said that the issue of intellectual property rights has been reflected in the recent Sino-US trade dispute, and it may be normalized in the future, so enterprises should take it seriously.
Beware of new barriers to intellectual property rights
Previously, in June of 20 18, 18, China National Intellectual Property Administration issued the Catalogue of Industries Supported by Intellectual Property Rights (20 18), and the photovoltaic industry was clearly identified as a key industry for national development, which urgently needed intellectual property support.
Under the influence of Sino-US trade friction, whether the technology patent dispute will become a new trade barrier in photovoltaic industry has also caused concern in the industry.
"We will have a long memory." Li Junfeng, director of the Climate Strategy Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, reminded us that through the Sino-US trade war, domestic enterprises have a lot to learn, and they can't stay in the same place several times except being angry.
"Technology patent disputes have risen to the political level, or technology has been closed to the outside world, which the whole industry does not want to see." Wang Wei, global general manager of DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, believes that an enterprise's R&D investment is related to its contribution to the industry and its own sustainable development, and enterprises with intellectual property rights deserve respect.
"Through the Sino-US trade war, the photovoltaic industry will pay more and more attention to technological innovation, and the domestic atmosphere of protecting intellectual property rights will become stronger and stronger. This is a benign development trend and is conducive to the orderly development of the industry. " Yang predicted.
In fact, in order to avoid industrial patent disputes and promote the industrialization of patented technology as soon as possible, more and more people think it is particularly important to respect and share patented technology.
Liu Hanyuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tongwei Group, stressed that intellectual property rights must be supported and protected, otherwise the confidence and future investment of enterprise research teams will be affected. At the same time, on the basis of respecting technological innovators, we should also actively promote licensing agreements to jointly promote cost reduction and product quality improvement.