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中国一直在努力发展尖端技术，并动员其法律体系从其他国家获取技术。
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美国和欧盟官员指责中国利用其法院和专利小组来破坏外国知识产权，帮助中国企业。
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中国领导人习近平已承诺增加科技投资，加强对知识产权的法律保护。
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关于中国获取技术的斗争已经持续了多年，假冒产品和标志外观在中国普遍存在。
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最近，中国政府一直试图打击国内公司侵犯一些外国公司的知识产权的行为。
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这方面的一个例子是豪华鞋制造商Manolo Blahnik，他在7月赢得了与一名中国商人的长期商标纠纷。
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中国和美国之间日益增长的冲突从计算机芯片工厂延伸到美国天空的可疑间谍气球。
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这是一场争夺技术优势的斗争，中国试图从其他国家获得技术，以推进其创新。
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这导致了中国和美国之间的紧张关系加剧，双方都试图保护自己的知识产权。
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美国和欧盟的官员以及一些西方公司的高管对中国政府在某些行业的知识产权保护方面采取相反的方向表示担忧。这一冲突是美国和中国之间日益激烈的技术和经济优势竞争的核心。欧盟代表瑞典电信设备制造商爱立信公司和其他公司在世界贸易组织起诉中国，抱怨中国禁止欧盟公司在中国以外的法院起诉以保护其专利。
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加拿大、日本和美国曾要求加入欧洲申诉的最初版本。中国商务部表示，它对欧盟的决定感到遗憾，并将遵守世贸组织的争端解决程序。2021年欧盟关于全球知识产权保护的一项调查发现，受访者称专利无效是中国的一个严重问题。
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北京对知识产权的立场具有全球影响，因为许多产品是在中国制造的。美国和中国之间为争夺技术和经济优势而发生的冲突非常令人担忧，因为美国已经对向中国出口芯片相关产品施加了限制，而中国则指责美国将科学和技术政治化。欧盟的调查显示，受访者称专利无效是中国的一个严重问题，这可能对全球市场产生重大影响。
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在2020年11月的一次演讲中，中国国家主席习近平表示，中国需要 “从知识产权的主要吸收者转变为主要生产者，并将自己确立为全球知识产权领导者”。这导致了一些关于知识产权的国际纠纷，几家公司的专利同时在中国被推翻。Fractus SA和Vectis IP Ltd.等公司正在与中国的竞争对手进行多项专利诉讼，他们正在对裁决提出上诉，并缓和对中国市场的预期。
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日立有限公司也面临着他们的专利技术被一家中国公司侵犯的裁决，他们正在向中国的最高人民法院提出上诉。与此同时，汽车传感器制造商Mallentech Electronics Inc.正在指控两家中国公司窃取他们的商业秘密，并以他们的知识产权申请专利。Mallentech公司正在对成都一家市级法院的裁决提出上诉，总裁Steve Chen指出，中国的法律体系对外国公司有偏见。
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总的来说，外国公司和中国在知识产权方面的关系越来越紧张。公司正在对裁决提出上诉，向上级法院提出申诉，并对中国市场变得更加谨慎。中国将如何继续确立其作为全球知识产权领导者的地位，以及如何解决国际争端，还有待观察。
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美国科学与工程公司（AS&E）是一家X射线设备制造商，他们开创了X射线望远镜，然后将重点转移到在安全检查站检测危险或非法物品。他们创造了X射线车，即ZBV，被美国军方用来检测简易爆炸装置，也被国内执法部门使用。该车受到对手的欢迎，并在2016年被OSI系统公司以2.69亿美元收购。第2段：2017年，AS&E被告知，中国的竞争对手威视公司正在提供他们ZBV的山寨版。AS&E向威视公司发函讨论许可协议，但他们得到的答复是威视公司拥有所有相关的知识产权。同一天，一个中国贸易团体要求中国专利复审委员会考虑宣布AS&E公司对其扫描车的权利无效。第三段：2018年，委员会宣布亚夏汽车的专利无效，允许威视公司进入市场。威视否认在其中有任何作用，并宣称他们已经开发了自己的X射线车，并在2000年开始销售。
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AS&E是一家销售其扫描车的公司，自推出以来，其销售额已超过10亿美元。为了与中国公司威视竞争，AS&E削减了其ZBV扫描车的价格。AS&E无法与威视的定价相提并论，但在巴西当地政府因威视的投标程序错误而取消其资格后，AS&E最终赢得了反向拍卖。
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为了领先于威视的车型，AS&E科加大了研发力度。AS&E母公司负责国际政府事务的副总裁Jenna Dunay向美国官员辩称，威视比华为的威胁更大，因为它由中国国家实体直接拥有，并有可能向中国当局发送数据或允许隐藏的士兵和武器通过检查站。
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威视发言人拒绝了AS&E的说法，称威视是一家政治中立的公司，专注于提供安全、创新和可靠的安全系统。
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2020年5月，国务院向外交官们发出备忘录，游说盟国禁止威视进入其国家。同年12月，美国商务部将威视列入未经授权难以购买美国零部件的名单。
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2021年，AS&E用尽了在中国的上诉程序，并被告知有新的法律程序。中国的一个专利小组在收到另一份请愿书后对AS&E展开了新的诉讼。
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该小组将决定是否宣布AS&E的一项固定式车辆扫描仪背后的技术专利无效。
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China has been striving to develop cutting-edge technologies and has mobilized its legal system to acquire technology from other countries.
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U.S. and European Union officials accuse China of using its courts and patent panels to undermine foreign intellectual-property rights and help Chinese businesses.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to increase investment in science and technology and strengthen legal protection of intellectual property rights.
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The battle over China’s acquisition of technology has been ongoing for years, with counterfeit products and logo look-alikes being pervasive in China.
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Recently, Beijing has been attempting to crack down on domestic companies violating the intellectual-property rights of some foreign firms.
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An example of this is luxury shoemaker Manolo Blahnik, who won a long-running trademark dispute against a Chinese businessman in July.
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The growing conflict between China and the U.S. extends from computer-chip factories to a suspected spy balloon over American skies.
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This is a struggle for technological superiority, with China trying to acquire technology from other nations to further its innovation.
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This has led to increased tensions between China and the U.S., with both sides attempting to protect their intellectual property rights.
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Officials in the U.S. and EU and executives at some Western companies have expressed concern that Beijing is going in the opposite direction in some industries when it comes to intellectual property protection. The conflict is central to the growing competition between the U.S. and China for technological and economic superiority. The EU has sued China in the World Trade Organization on behalf of Swedish telecom-equipment maker Ericsson AB and other companies, complaining that China has barred EU companies from suing to protect their patents in courts outside China.
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Canada, Japan, and the U.S. had asked to join an initial version of the European complaint. China’s Ministry of Commerce said it regretted the EU’s decision and would comply with WTO dispute-settlement procedures. A 2021 EU survey about global intellectual-property protection found that respondents called patent invalidation a serious problem in China.
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Beijing’s stance on intellectual property has global implications because so many products are made in China. The conflict between the U.S. and China for technological and economic superiority is of great concern, as the U.S. has slapped restrictions on chip-related exports to China and China has accused the U.S. of politicizing science and technology. The EU survey revealed that respondents called patent invalidation a serious problem in China, which could have major implications on the global market.
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In a November 2020 speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed a need for the country to “shift from being a major absorber to a major producer of IP and establish itself as a global IP leader.” This has led to a number of international disputes over intellectual property rights, with several companies having patents overturned in China at the same time. Companies such as Fractus SA and Vectis IP Ltd., who are litigating several patents with Chinese rivals, are appealing rulings and moderating their expectations for the Chinese market.
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Hitachi Ltd. has also faced a ruling that their patented technology was violated by a Chinese company, and they are appealing to China’s Supreme People’s Court. Meanwhile, Mallentech Electronics Inc., an automotive-sensor maker, is accusing two Chinese companies of taking their trade secrets and applying for patents with their intellectual property. Mallentech is appealing a decision by a municipal court in Chengdu and President Steve Chen has noted that the Chinese legal system is biased against foreign companies.
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Overall, there is a growing tension between foreign companies and China over intellectual property rights. Companies are appealing rulings, appealing to higher courts, and becoming more cautious about the Chinese market. It remains to be seen how China will continue to establish itself as a global IP leader and how the international disputes will be resolved.
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American Science & Engineering (AS&E) is an X-ray equipment maker who pioneered X-ray telescopes and then shifted its focus to detect dangerous or illegal items at security checkpoints. They created the X-ray van, the ZBV, which was used by the U.S. military to detect improvised explosive devices and by domestic law enforcement. The van was well-received by rivals and was acquired by OSI Systems Inc. for $269 million in 2016. Paragraph 2: In 2017, AS&E was informed that Chinese rival Nuctech Co. was offering a copycat of their ZBV. AS&E sent a letter to Nuctech to discuss a licensing agreement but they received a response that Nuctech owned all relevant intellectual-property rights. This same day, a Chinese trade group asked China’s Patent Reexamination Board to consider invalidating AS&E’s rights to their scanning van. Paragraph 3: In 2018, the Board invalidated AS&E’s patent, allowing Nuctech to enter the market. Nuctech denied having any role in this and asserted that they had developed their own X-ray van and began selling it in 2000.
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AS&E is a company that has been selling its scanning vans, which have generated sales of more than $1 billion since its introduction. To compete with Nuctech, a Chinese company, AS&E slashed the price of its ZBV scanning vans. AS&E was unable to match Nuctech’s pricing offer, but eventually won the reverse auction in Brazil after local authorities disqualified Nuctech due to errors in its bid procedure.
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To stay ahead of Nuctech’s models, AS&E increased its research and development. Jenna Dunay, the vice president for international government affairs at AS&E’s parent company, argued to U.S. officials that Nuctech was an even bigger threat than Huawei due to its direct ownership by Chinese state entities and the potential of it sending data to Chinese authorities or allowing hidden soldiers and weapons through checkpoints.
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A Nuctech spokeswoman rejected AS&E’s claim, stating that Nuctech is a politically neutral company focused on providing safe, innovative, and reliable security systems.
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In May 2020, the State Department sent diplomats a memo to lobby allies to ban Nuctech from their countries. In December of that year, the Commerce Department added Nuctech to a list that makes it hard to buy U.S. components without authorization.
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In 2021, AS&E exhausted the appeals process in China and was notified of a new legal proceeding. A Chinese patent panel opened a new case against AS&E after receiving another petition.
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The panel will decide whether to invalidate an AS&E patent for the technology behind a stationary vehicle scanner.
链接：China’s Newest Weapon to Nab Western Technology—Its Courts - WSJ