Jiangsu World Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (“the Client”) is a large modern agricultural mechanization manufacturer integrating R&D, production, sales and services. In 2021, the Client was preparing to be listed, but before going public, Thinker Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. filed a lawsuit to the court, arguing that the Client had infringed several invention patents, and the total amount of claim was up to CNY 374.16 million. The high amount of claim had an adverse impact on the Client’s listing plan, so the Client entrusted attorney Meihua ZHOU to handle the litigation. After careful analysis and professional service, attorney ZHOU successfully collected a complete and sufficient chain of evidence, which finally convinced the judge to determine that the other party’s patent was invalid, so as to protect the Client’s maximum interests.
Business Difficulties and Highlights
Putting in the Position to Seek the Best Interests for the Client and Help the Client to Go Public Smoothly
The case was in the critical period of the Client’s listing, so there was a direct relationship between the proper handling of the case and the smooth listing of the Client. To help the Client obtain the maximum benefit, attorney ZHOU actively formulated the best litigation plan and tried her best to settle this dispute before the Client’s listing as soon as possible. To this end, attorney ZHOU collected a large number of patent documents of the other party and went to the Northeast of China in time to search for the devices related to the patent dispute already sold by the other party. Later, by collecting the public patents of the other party’s existing equipment to prove the invalidity of its patent related in this case, attorney ZHOU succeeded in convincing China National State Intellectual Property Administration and the Supreme People’s Court. Finally, attorney ZHOU helped the Client win the lawsuit to guarantee its smooth listing.
A Litigation Guidance for Companies to Protect Their Rights During the Listing
In this case, if the Client loses the lawsuit before listing, it would need to pay the other party CNY 374.16 million, which would also seriously affect the implementation of the Client’s listing scheme. By seeking the invalidation of the other party’s patent as a breakthrough, attorney ZHOU skilfully avoided the disadvantages of long litigation proceedings, and helped the Client solve the crisis in the shortest time. In addition, the amount of claims involved in this case has reached the highest record in the same type of cases so far. Attorney ZHOU’s solution not only helped the Client win the lawsuit and avoided the huge loss, but also provided an important reference for the litigation handling of other similar cases.
