Background
Since its establishment in 2012, Sindin Precision has always attached great importance to the independent research and development of products, and has been loved by many customers and partners for its "high-standard research and development, high-quality products, and high-level services". Influence continues to rise. However, brand awareness is also a double-edged sword. In 2016, after receiving feedback from individual enthusiastic users, our company's intellectual property rights protection team found that some companies were suspected of infringing on our company's software copyright.
From the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019, the enthusiastic help and active proof of the majority of users confirmed that Shenzhen Zhijia Instrument Equipment Co., Ltd., Dongguan Puset Testing Equipment Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Xinhengsen Instrument Equipment were suspected of copying and publishing infringements the behavior of the copyright software of "Video Contact Angle Tester Software v2.4.0" written by Sindin Ruanzi No. 1224264.
Computer Software Copyright Registration Certificate-Sindin Precision
The road to rights protection
In order to combat infringement and safeguard the legitimate interests of the company, our company has entrusted a team of lawyers to carry out rights protection work. In 2020, Shenzhen Zhijia Instrument Equipment Co., Ltd., Dongguan Puset Testing Equipment Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Xinhengsen Instrument Equipment Co., Ltd. will be sued to the people's court.
深圳市致佳仪器设备有限公司-判决书部分截图
On April 2, 2021, the Higher People's Court of Guangdong Province publicly ruled that Zhijia Company infringed the software copyright of Sindin Company.
Judgment 1: The defendant, Zhijia Company, is required to immediately stop infringing the software copyright of Sindin Company's "Video Contact Angle Meter Software V2.4.0", including copying and distributing infringing acts, and immediately destroy the infringing software.
Judgment 2: Zhijia Company is required to compensate Sindin Company for its economic losses and the reasonable expenses incurred by Shengding Company to stop the infringement in a total of 150,000 yuan.
Dongguan Puset Testing Equipment Co., Ltd. - screenshot of part of the judgment
On September 27, 2021, the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China publicly ruled that Puset Company infringed the software copyright of Sindin Company.
Judgment 1: The defendant Puset Company immediately stopped copying and distributing the acts that infringed the software copyright of the plaintiff Sindin Company's "Video Contact Angle Tester Software V2.4.0",And immediately stop the manufacture and sale of PT-705A model standard water drop angle tester products containing the copyright software of "Video Contact Angle Tester Software V2.4.0".
Judgment 2: The defendant Puset Company published a statement on the homepage of its official website regarding the infringement of the software copyright of Sindin Company to eliminate the influence.
Judgment 3: The defendant Puset Company compensated Sindin Company for economic losses and reasonable expenses for rights protection totaling 500,000 yuan.
On October 9, 2021, through mediation presided over by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court of Guangdong Province, the plaintiff Sindin Company and the defendant Xinhengsen Company reached a settlement.
The conditions are as follows:
Condition 1: The defendant Xinhengsen Company immediately stopped the alleged infringement from the date of signing the agreement。
Condition 2: Defendant Xinhengsen Company paid RMB 200,000 for settlement to plaintiff Sindin Company.
Safeguard your own rights and interests in accordance with the law
The course of success is inevitably accompanied by ups and downs, and plum blossoms can only breathe out their fragrance after experiencing severe cold and frost. Since its establishment, Sindin Precision has been dedicated to providing overall solutions for surface performance treatment and testing, insisting on independent research and development of the company's product software/hardware, and safeguarding its own rights and interests in accordance with the law is what we must do. We found that in the process of being violated by some peers, the impact on the company's customer base and products was very large.
The road to rights protection is a long way to go. Rights protection has always been a difficult road for large enterprises, and it is even more difficult for small enterprises and individuals, but we resolutely fight against infringement and strongly call on people from all walks of life to supervise, strictly self-discipline, and jointly safeguard the industry , to build a good and healthy development.
