Chapter 934 You are quite a nice person!


    Now that the countermeasures have been determined, the next main tasks belong to the Legal Department and the Propaganda Department.


    For this incident, the lawsuit itself is actually more important than the outcome of the lawsuit.


    Hence, Chang Haonan never set “winning the lawsuit” as his core goal from the beginning.


    Instead, we should try our best to expand our influence.


    ? No matter what the result is, the whole world, or at least peers around the world, will know that this BOG reliquefaction system was grafted indiscriminately by Koreans without core technology.


    ?Even if something happens, it has nothing to do with our Torch Group.


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    Under this kind of thinking, the preparation work before litigation becomes less important.


    ??The right thing to do is to file a lawsuit quickly.


    Hence, compared to conventional intellectual property cases that often require months or even years to collect evidence, this time the Ministry of Justice acted frighteningly fast.


    In less than a week, Torch Group was ready to file an intellectual property lawsuit against Samsung Offshore Engineering, requiring it to stop using the BOG reliquefaction system patent that has been registered by the former on eight LNG ships currently and to be built. .


    In fact, this efficiency can be achieved somewhat thanks to the Norwegian party who ordered the ship.


    They specifically require in the contract that Party B needs to publicly display the ship design and construction information.


    ?The original intention of doing this is probably to facilitate your subsequent operations.


    But objectively speaking, it did allow Torch Group to master the first-hand evidence with almost no effort...


    At the same time, publicity efforts have also begun to continue.


    ?For several days, different Chinese media reported on Torch Group’s lawsuit against Samsung Offshore from different angles—


    ??Although Torch Group is not prominent, it is still a state-owned enterprise subsidiary directly under the Aviation Power Group, and it definitely lacks resources in this area.


    ?However, the development of the situation quickly exceeded Chang Haonan''s expectations.


    At the beginning, he actually just contacted a few print media and planned to publish a few reports or commentator articles in secondary positions other than the front page.


    But by chance, one of the reports was noticed by the leader of the trade department.


    At this point in time in 2001, it was actually very subtle.


    In the past, when China did business with foreign companies, the various steps involved were quite troublesome.


    ? Even in many cases, the people who actually face foreign companies are not necessarily businessmen, but official personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.


    ?Although this is a bit less efficient, the situation is basically out of control.


    But now, the authority at the enterprise level has been greatly enhanced. Although foreign trade still requires licenses and approvals, most of the time, it is a direct head-to-head relationship between domestic companies and foreign companies.


    It is not difficult to imagine that the number of disputes arising from this in the past year has been several orders of magnitude greater than in the past.


    ?However, after all, China has only joined the WTO for one year.


    ?Most companies have no experience in handling such disputes and can only be beaten passively.


    ??Even if you suffer a loss, you don’t even know where it is.


    Faced with this situation, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation is relatively helpless.


    On the one hand, due to relevant WTO regulations, it is not convenient for them to directly intervene in corporate-level affairs.


    On the other hand, faced with such a huge number of problems, it is impossible to have enough manpower to deal with them one by one.


    So, the country now urgently needs a model to set an example for other enterprises.


    Have you seen it? If you encounter trouble in the future, just do it this way.


    Therefore, driven by various forces, the relevant reports on the Torch Group’s indictment have already appeared on Xinwen Network before it was formally submitted.


    Although it was only mentioned in the news section.


    There’s not even a picture.


    But that is also a sentence in Xinwen Broadcast.


    As a result, it quickly aroused greater response and attention.


    For the melon-eating masses, the impact of market opening is at its peak, and the filters brought by foreign companies and brands are extremely strong.


    In this general context, “Chinese companies sue foreign companies for infringement of intellectual property rights”, which itself is eye-catching enough.


    For the vast number of business colleagues, who are in confusion, they really need a benchmark to learn from and refer to.


    In short, it wasn’t until Song Jingming sent an interview invitation from CCTV to Chang Haonan’s desk that he realized belatedly—


    ?Him, or rather the historic prosecution of Torch Group, has quietly become the biggest topic in the Chinese business community in the past two days...


    In fact, for him, being in the news is no longer unfamiliar.


    After winning the May 4th Youth Medal, and after the historic flood fighting and disaster relief work, he was interviewed by CCTV.


    ?But strictly speaking, those two times can only be regarded as part of a series of reports.


    Interview materials are also comprehensive news that has been edited and spliced ??together with other images.


    But this time, it was a serious one-on-one interview.


    The kind that is served as a dish on its own.


    ?Of course, you still have to do some superficial work.


    ??If the topic of Torch Group v. Samsung Offshore was discussed from beginning to end, it would be too obviously offensive.


    So, the main topic of the news is still about the development process of Torch Group from scratch, from weak to strong.


    The part related to the case will probably only occupy about three-quarters of the space.


    Also due to the nature of the program, this interview was not conducted at Chang Haonan’s office as in the past.


    ??But in a studio of CCTV.


    …


    ??When Chang Haonan arrived at the interview location at the agreed time, he was greeted by another more important figure besides the person in charge of the news center.


    “Comrade Haonan, thank you very much for supporting our work.”


    The visitor warmly shook hands with Chang Haonan who had just got off the car.


    "Director Long is so polite..." After being briefly shocked, Chang Haonan quickly responded:


    "Whether it is your work or our work, in the final analysis, the purpose is the same..."


    Long Yongtu, the chief representative of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation responsible for China’s WTO negotiations and a member of the leadership team.


    ?Chang Haonan and the other party have met several times.


    ?Of course, even if it doesn’t happen, this name that will appear in textbooks in the future is still enough to be heard.


    At this moment, since China''s WTO accession process has officially ended, Long Yongtu has no choice but to take a break.


    But anyone with a little foresight can guess that he will be the second-in-command of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in the future.


    After a brief exchange of greetings, the three of them walked into the CCTV headquarters building under the guidance of the staff.


    “Tell the truth, Director Long.”


    ?While waiting for the interview to start in the lounge, Chang Haonan said to Long Yongtu:


    “You gave me a big surprise.”


    “Before I received today’s interview invitation, I didn’t know that your Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation had paid attention to this matter.”


    ?Originally, this sentence was just a casual chat to kill time, but Long Yongtu sighed seriously:


    "well…"


    “After joining the WTO, we discovered that in international trade, there are far more disputes than cooperation.”


    “You may not believe it, but in the past year or so, Torch Group has been the first company in mainland China to take the initiative to resolve trade disputes through legal procedures.”


    “So no matter what the result is, we have to put this example up...”


    Chang Haonan actually knew this.


    In the last life, it was not until 2006 that the first Chinese company sued a foreign company for intellectual property infringement.


    This shows how backward China’s awareness is in this regard.


    On the other side, after a brief pause, Long Yongtu continued:


    "Originally, the ministry was prepared to publicize it according to the standards of the ''first WTO case'', but you specifically emphasized it yesterday, saying that the purpose of this lawsuit is not to win, and there is a high probability that there will be no clear result in the end, so we just We held an emergency meeting and decided to tone it down a bit..."


    After Chang Haonan heard this, he called him a good guy in his heart.


    ??He was a little bit muttered just now, saying why the standards of today''s interview were so high, and even the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation specially sent a member of the leadership team to accompany him...


    ?Long Yongtu originally wanted to continue saying something, but at this time, the person in charge of the news center opened the door and said that the interview was ready and could begin.


    …


    ??Although it is a face-to-face interview with special specifications, the format is not much different from the past.


    ??It’s just that the host has been changed.


    In the opening part, Chang Haonan first briefly reviewed the brief but glorious development history of Torch Group, and then, under the guidance of the host, introduced the two current main businesses of Yifan Group.


    That is, TORCMultiphysics software, and numerical calculation business that can provide finished solutions.


    The following second part begins with the theme of today’s interview.


    “I have noticed the content of the lawsuit filed by Torch Group. It is believed that Samsung Offshore Group has infringed on your patent on the BOG reliquefaction system. Could you please briefly introduce this technology to us?”


    “You just mentioned LNG ships. In this field, what is the current development status at home and abroad?”


    “In other words, your company’s patented technology will have a decisive impact on the development direction of the LNG transportation field, is that true?”


    …”


    As an interview for the public, of course the host cannot just ask what he wants to know, but must first lay the groundwork and ask some basic questions for the people in front of the TV.


    After having a general understanding of the background knowledge, it is easy to get into the core topics:


    "Before today''s interview, I specifically reviewed the litigation documents submitted by your company to the domestic and EU courts. I wonder what your expectations are for the next lawsuit? Will you win completely and let the other party stop the infringement, or will you prepare Settlement out of court and collect royalties?”


    It can be seen that the host has definitely done his homework.


    In his opinion, Chang Haonan made it clear yesterday that the purpose of this lawsuit is not to win, so it must be the latter answer.


    ?So, as long as Chang Haonan gives an answer, he can express his appreciation and then naturally bring up a series of topics that have been prepared.


    However, faced with this problem, Chang Haonan hesitated:


    “Uh...actually none of them.”


    …”


    ?The host opposite had a look of confusion in his eyes.


    ?Chang Haonan''s completely unreasonable answer made him feel that his career seemed to be being challenged.


    However, before he could think of the next question, Chang Haonan spoke again:


    “Our original intention in filing this lawsuit is actually to save the LNG transportation industry.”


    ?At this time, not only the host, but also Long Yongtu, who had been sitting outside the camera, was shocked, and he made a tactical retreat.


    “Save…the LNG shipping industry?”


    ??The host is still trying to bring the topic back on track.


    “That’s right.”


    Chang Haonan nodded:


    “Samsung Offshore not only illegally used our intellectual property BOG reliquefaction system, but also completely failed to understand the content of our patents.”


    "If the ship is built according to their plan, the sealing of the cargo tank and the strength of the hull may be affected. Once filled with liquefied natural gas, it will become a bomb floating on the sea, which may cause gas leakage at any time. Leakage, hull cracking... or even a direct explosion."


    “The reason why we chose to go through the legal process with such high-profile is that economic considerations are only secondary factors. The key is to hope that Samsung Offshore can learn from this and avoid inestimable threats to international shipping safety, energy security and the global environment... "


    “So, from this perspective, Samsung Offshore should actually be grateful to us for this prosecution, which gave them an opportunity to step back from the brink and turn around.”


    …”


    ?This high-sounding statement shocked everyone in the studio.


    The host who faced Chang Haonan couldn''t help but take a deep breath.


    ??If the camera hadn''t been on, he would probably have spoken out what was in his heart at this moment -


    “Mr. Chang, you are quite a nice person...”


    (End of this chapter)