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Date: 30th July 2010
Harting takes legal action against a Chinese
company for patent infringement
The HARTING Technology Group has taken action against a
Chinese company that had copied its connectors. Following
in-depth investigations, the company took recourse to the
Shanghai Second Intermediate Court and initiated legal proceedings
for damage and injunction in connection with patent infringements.
After proceedings of only four months the Shanghai court
passed a judgment confirming the patent infringement and
sentencing the respective manufacturer to discontinue the
production and sales of the counterfeit products, as well
as imposing the payment of damages.
The court judgment is an important positive signal for
the HARTING Technology Group, as this action issues a warning
to current and future patent infringers. HARTING is a globally
active company and holds a strong position on Asian markets.
The Technology Group has filed patents in China since the
beginning of the nineties. The outcome of the recent proceedings
demonstrates that intellectual property is also being protected
in China in the meantime.
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