Recently, the Beijing Municipal Higher People's Court has the United States riel Digital Corporation (RealNetworks, Inc.) V. Beijing Storm Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (Storm Inc.) copyright infringement case, on November 26, 2009 ruling, dismissed the appeal Storm Inc. require companies to stop storm copyright infringement REAL company, and within 30 days in the "Computer World" advertised an apology and compensation for economic losses 200,000 yuan. After learning that successful, RealNetworks China Legal told IDG interview that hard-earned win, he said that in fact the case among the storm's easy to understand the fact of infringement, but in order to delay the processing time, the storm first-instance proceedings in the case in the so-called objection to the jurisdiction.
Storm Corporation Beijing First Intermediate People's Court asked to transfer the case of Henan Province, Zhengzhou City Intermediate People's Court on the grounds that Beijing Storm Internet Technology Co., Ltd. main office in an address Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan. One Beijing hospital after examination that the storm is really the company's registered address Haidian Area with address, Guer soon in May 2008 according to law or ruling of its claim is not factual and legal basis, be rejected. But the storm the company ignores the objective facts and the people's court ruling, the High Court in relation to Beijing again to appeal the decision. Although the Beijing High Court shall be made in August 2008 the final verdict, dismissed the appeal in the original ruling, but the storm based on the fact that the company no objection to the jurisdiction of first instance a direct result of program delays in the past six months.
The RealNetworks China Legal staff said, in the use of legal weapons to protect their own intellectual property rights in the process, as infringing party deliberately obstruct and delay, often resulting in judgments in favor of justice into a belated. Real or change will not slacken our defense of our intellectual property rights from infringement efforts. Real believed that with the constant improvement of China's legal system on IPR protection and the state continued enhancement of the face of the legitimate aspirations of the infringing party will be in the future more active and effective judicial relief.
Which currently trades for various violations of intellectual property rights are a large number of cases, he thought any civilized, fair, orderly, law-abiding market conditions are not easy, and the Chinese IT industry, intellectual property protection also requires a gradual process. Real glad to see that a growing number of industry participants come to realize through the administration of justice for protection. Not only is aware of the relevant participants to respect intellectual property rights and fair competition on the industry the importance of a virtuous circle, it is because of China's administrative, legislative systems frequently introduce important laws, regulations and regulatory documents to support intellectual property protection, and judicial system in recent years important cases related to the fairness of the referee. Hope that the large number of intellectual property litigation could wash away the vicious violations industry, to encourage independent innovation pioneer, enhancing the overall level of competition.
While on the other infringers, Real said it hopes that other parties are infringing by storm as a warning to immediately stop infringing. Real companies will continue the future protection of intellectual property law.
Text / CCW