| Thomson has been the Chinese consumer | | | | concerned about: the change rules of the game |
| Electronic | | | | makers will bring what the market situation changed, |
| Patent lingering shadow of corporate head, from | | | | any permission, for example, most of our TV |
| DVD | | | | business, but also to consider how the new owner is |
| To traditional TV, the approved Thomson bankruptcy | | | | open to question. |
| news, the Chinese consumer electronics industry may | | | | Escape royalties Chinese enterprises |
| not be good news. Renowned intellectual property | | | | This will determine to whom the Chinese consumer |
| experts, Beijing Intellectual Property Agent with Li | | | | electronics industry . Patent if the owner changed, |
| Jun Cheng Liu Fang told bits partner network, "the | | | | the Chinese color TV enterprises have also changed |
| Chinese color TV enterprises are required to pay | | | | a company equivalent. However, these contracts |
| annually to Thomson a large number of patent | | | | permit fee will not exempt Thomson bankruptcy. |
| licensing fees, even if the bankruptcy, the license fee | | | | "Thomson patents of digital television companies such |
| contract will not be Tom Johnson's bankruptcy | | | | as less than Korea, but it is based on technology and |
| exemption. " | | | | the TV audio and video technology is still quite a |
| Concerned about the identity and attitudes then set | | | | number of basic patents, patent licensing industry as |
| This means that Chinese color TV enterprises are still | | | | the leading TV Big Brother status can not be shaken. |
| not escape the shadow of the patent. For media | | | | "Fang said network to bits on the TV is concerned, |
| reports on December 3 the "big stick Thomson | | | | most of China's color TV industry, sooner or later to |
| bankruptcy, or pound the Chinese color TV patents," | | | | star enterprises Thomson has signed a licensing |
| the statement, Liu Fang said, first, the sale of | | | | contract, up to now, has been more or less |
| Thomson | | | | Thomson to pay a license fee. |
| TV | | | | Accordance with industry practice, under normal |
| And movie equipment manufacturers and other | | | | circumstances, companies in bankruptcy, certain |
| business, they did not sell the franchise. Now, if the | | | | types of assets would be substantially or cheap, but |
| company went bankrupt, then after the disk, if they | | | | it is able to divest certain assets out of the good |
| can buy Thomson's patents, that is to buy a | | | | assets. Patent shall be guilty of such. Despite the |
| television and | | | | worldwide use Thomson joint venture, etc. for |
| MP3 | | | | industry or market expansion, but its patent |
| Audio and video technologies such as the global voice. | | | | exclusivity has never wavered. For example, in 2004, |
| In fact, the company's purchase of Thomson's intent | | | | TCL |
| and identity concern. | | | | International joint venture with Thomson TTE |
| Bit network, according to understanding of Thomson | | | | Corporation, TCL, and not free to exercise the |
| Corporation and a number of Chinese stars | | | | patent right to use, still under the same laws permit |
| Home Appliances | | | | the company to Thomson to pay licensing fees. |
| Produced a dispute between the companies and | | | | Therefore, Thomson in bankruptcy, its patent license |
| disputes. In particular, a number of areas in recent | | | | "new owner" will be hanging his head in the Chinese |
| years, regional high-profile advocate of its intellectual | | | | consumer electronics companies the sword of |
| property, reap licensing fees. In 2003 Thomson | | | | Damocles, do not fall down and still is unknown. |
| proposed to the Chinese enterprises each 1.5 U.S. | | | | Thomson |
| dollars DVD patent fee; in 2005, Thomson MP3 | | | | Founded in 1929, the world's first color TV was born |
| business to the Chinese charge 75 cents each | | | | in the company, which is the leading provider of |
| royalty. Some statistics, according to the 2008 China | | | | industrial imaging technology, products and |
| will produce 18 million MP3 player, then Thomson | | | | Service |
| alone from China can get 12 million U.S. dollars in | | | | Integrator, business ranging from content creation, |
| patent fees. | | | | content distribution to the entire process of receiving |
| Liu Fangintellectual property experts remind the | | | | content, product coverage and video products |
| Chinese enterprises must pay close attention and | | | | Digital |
| then set the identity of the play, after all, the use of | | | | Processing. 7 years ago, the company's 6.4 million |
| patents not only Jiaoqian problem, but the issue of | | | | employees worldwide, the current number of its |
| market access permits. At this time should be | | | | employees has been reduced to 2.3 million people. |