去年2010年10月，國務院決定在全國集中開展打擊侵犯知識產權和制售假冒偽劣商品專項行動。為加強對專項行動的組織領導,保證各項任務落到實處,國務院專門召開了針對知識產權領域執法專項的全國電視會議。溫家寶總理親自發表電視講話，強調對知識產權保護的重要性。此次會議的召開和由此展開的知識產權專項活動，再次向全世界表明，中國政府維護知識產權權利人合法權利的一貫做法。
近日，寧波中院以調解結案的方式結束了一家德國專利權人對浙江奉化市一家企業提出的八項訴訟。
紐珀公司是一家世界知名的水龍頭配件企業，注冊地址為德國米爾海姆。作為一家專門生產水龍頭起泡器和限流器的跨國企業，紐珀公司在中國提交了近150項專利，其中發明專利45項，對其產品進行了嚴密的保護。
別看一個小小的水龍頭起泡器，它不但能使得水龍頭出水效果截然不同，而且還能節水，其中的技術含量非常高。自從進入中國市場以來，原告紐珀公司的產品一直受到侵權產品的困擾。其中被告方奉化市山河水暖器材廠就是其中之一。山河廠對德國紐珀公司的系列起泡器進行了仿制，即使是德國紐珀公司的最新產品，也在仿制之列。2010年，德國紐珀公司經過謹慎考慮，決定在寧波中院對山河公司提起訴訟, 這也是該公司進行全球知識產權保護行動的重要部分。
法院開庭之時，被告方提出了和解請求，雙方經過多次磋商，最終達成和解協議。在和解協議中，奉化山河公司承認侵犯了原告德國紐珀公司的多項專利權，并同意從簽署和解協議之日起不再生產、銷售或許諾銷售與德國紐珀公司相沖突的產品，同意完全退出該產品的市場，并且承諾山河或其所有人如若再侵犯德國紐珀公司的專利權，將直接賠償德國紐珀公司一百五十萬元人民幣。
德國紐珀公司對法院進行調解結案的方式是肯定的，同時對訴訟過程表示滿意。
對于使用侵權的起泡器進行生產的衛浴設備企業，其行為實際上也構成了侵權，但德國紐珀公司負責專利法律事務的Dr. Amsberg 說目前紐珀公司還沒有對這些下游生產企業進行訴訟的計劃。然而他希望這些公司能及時停止使用侵權的起泡器等產品，避免被卷入不必要的訴訟紛爭中。
In October last year, the State Council of China decided to conduct a special action to combating infringement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and sale of fake and inferior commodities. In order to strengthen the organization of the special action, to ensure all task to be fulfilled, the State Council specially hold a television conference on the enforcement of intellectual property sphere of the meeting. Premier Wen Jiabao made a speech, and stressed the importance of intellectual property protection. These events state again that it is the customary practice of Chinese government to safeguard the legitimate rights of intellectual property owners.
Recently, Ningbo People’s Intermediate Court closed eight litigations for a German patentee to against a company located in Fenghua, Zhejiang province
Neoperl is a world famous enterprise producing parts for water taps, which is registered in Muellheim, Germany. As a specialized international company for manufacturing flow regulators and aerators, Neoperl has filed about 150 Chinese patents, including around 45 patents for invention in China. This sets up a tight protection on its products.
Although aerators and flow regulators are small parts, they not only improve the quality of water flow out of taps, but also save water. They involve high technology. Since entering Chinese market, the product of plaintiff Neoperl has been beset by the infringing goods. The defendant Fenghua Shanhe is one of the infringers. Fenghua Shanhe copied all the series aerator products of Neoperl, even the newest products. In 2010, after sincerely considering, Neoperl decided to sue Fenghua Shanhe before Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court as part of its global Intellectual Property ( IP ) enforcement strategy.
Before the court hearing, the defendant requested court to conduct a mediation. Both parties reached a final agreement after they met and discussed several times. In the agreement of mediation, Fenghua Shanhe admits that the products involved in the eight cases infringed patent rights of Neoperl and undertake to cease the production, selling and/or offering for sale the relevant infringing products from the date of signing this agreement， and also admit to quit this market. The defendant Fenghua Shanhe also undertakes the liability of penalty of 1,500,000 RMB Yuan in case Fenghua Shanhe and/or the owner of Fenghua Shanhe violates its undertaking.
Neoperl considers that the approach of mediation conducted by the Court is good, while feel satisfied with the court proceedings.
Although the actions of the downstream enterprises which used the infringing parts in their manufacture constituted infringements, Dr. Amsberg, who is responsible to patent legal affair of Neoperl, said that Neoperl has no plan to sue these downstream enterprises at present stage. He expected that these downstream companies shall cease to use these infringing parts in their manufacture, in order to avoid unnecessary litigations of infringements.
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