Hubei Daily News (trainee reporter Peng Yibo, correspondent Shen Shangxuan) Recently, the US International Trade Commission made a final ruling on the "337 investigation" case launched against the active optical cable and its downstream products of Changxin Shengzhilian Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Changxin Shengzhilian"), and agreed that the United States Cosemi Technology Company (hereinafter referred to as "Cosemi") took the initiative to withdraw the lawsuit and terminate the investigation procedure of the case. So far, after nearly 10 months, Long core Sheng Zhilian has won the final victory of the "337 investigation" case.
As a subsidiary of Changfei Optical Fiber and Cable Co., Ltd., Changxin Shengzhilian is headquartered in Wuhan East Lake New Technology Development Zone, mainly engaged in the research and development, production and sales of optical fiber cables, optoelectronic chips, active optical cables (AOC) and other products, with independent research and development of photoelectric conversion chips, consumer-grade special optical fibers and other core technology advantages, and participate in the discussion and formulation of international standards such as HDMI, USBIF, JIIA, VESA and so on. After the case occurred, the enterprise reported to the district management committee and asked the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce for help. The Provincial Department of Commerce, together with the Provincial Intellectual Property Office, Wuhan Customs and other departments, organized and held the provincial "337 Investigation" enterprise response coordination meeting and lawyer matchmaking meeting to assist enterprises at home and abroad to contact well-known overseas intellectual property law firms at home and abroad and formulate a response plan.
It is understood that the "337 investigation" is an overseas patent infringement lawsuit in the United States, which mainly investigates intellectual property infringement and other unfair competition in imported products of the country. The investigation can be initiated by any American enterprise or natural person, and once the defendant company is ordered to exclude, it will encounter serious penalties such as the prohibition of entry into the US market, and lead to the joint investigation of similar products in China.
The guidance of the government department has strengthened the confidence of Changsheng Zhilian in responding to the lawsuit. It is understood that the enterprise, together with the professional team of lawyers contacted by the Provincial Department of Commerce, carried out a multi-party investigation in response to the lawsuit, actively restored the truth of the facts, and counterclaimed cosemi's patent infringement in China, successfully forcing Cosemi to withdraw the lawsuit unconditionally before the "337 investigation" trial began. Relevant data show that since 2019, the plaintiff's voluntary withdrawal of the "337 investigation" has accounted for only 12% of the total caseload.
It is reported that the Provincial Department of Commerce has also guided Qianjiang Yongan Pharmaceutical, Sinopec Jiangzuan Company and other enterprises to win in the "337 investigation" cases such as TAURINE and seamless steel pipes in the United States, all of which forced the plaintiff to withdraw the lawsuit on its own initiative. In order to ensure the safety of the industrial chain supply chain in our province and escort high-tech enterprises to "go to sea", the Provincial Department of Commerce has accumulated experience through a number of "337 investigations" successfully responding to cases, and has continuously explored a set of effective countermeasures.