Accused by Donald Trump to seize on account of foreign technology, or even the “fly”, the China has decided no longer to appear as the playing field preferred by counterfeiters. For the first time since she is competent, the supreme people’s Court of china, the highest court in the country, gave a result – on appeal – to the oem French Valeo, in which the technique used for contactors of windscreen wipers had been plagiarized. A judgment that the chinese media are trying to present as an illustration of the battle of Beijing anti-counterfeiting.
Valeo, which invests every year 2 billion in research and development, welcomed the judgment
Since 1 January, the supreme Court is qualified to hear appeals of cases related to intellectual property. On Thursday, she has felt after two hours of hearing that the wipers of two group companies in Xiamen had the same technical characteristics as those of Valeo. And ordered two chinese companies to put an end to their offence. It is not yet known what will be the compensation awarded to Valeo. At the end of the first trial, the equipment manufacturer had claimed around 800,000 euros. This ruling is historic. Foreign companies complain of the lack of recourse in the event of a dispute with a local company. Valeo, which invests every year 2 billion in research and development, welcomed the judgment. To the extent that the group generates a third of its turnover (19.3 billion euros) in Asia.
