US mfg.com encounters Lee Ghost, defends intellectual property rights against piracy

American company Mfg.com recently encounter Li Ghost--Shanghai Shuo Xin Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai Shuo Xin") operation of the parts-sourcing.com. In addition to legal means to safeguard the rights and interests, the recent mfg.com and the United States Supply Management Association ISM,SCM Supply Chain Management Club, Beijing Jin Cheng with Tatsu law firm, Ling Management Consulting and other agencies jointly held a press conference in Beijing, called on all sectors to support Internet intellectual property protection, aimed at international investors, International buyers reflect the Chinese industry's respect for and protection of intellectual property rights.

United States mfg.com in response to Shanghai Shuo Xin Tort, held a press conference on "Combating piracy and safeguarding intellectual property rights"

"Intellectual property protection" is one of the most concerned problems and one of the biggest obstacles for international investors and international buyers to invest in China. After joining the WTO, China has spared no effort in combating piracy and protecting intellectual property rights, and has acceded to more than 10 international conventions on IPR protection while constantly perfecting the IPR Protection Act and formulating domestic intellectual property laws and regulations.

Mfg.com in the press conference revealed that the infringement and unfair competition, and the progress of legal proceedings. This April, mfg.com discovered by Shanghai Shuo Xin operation of the website, Shanghai Shuo Xin Procurement Service type, website customer interface design, marking text and detail description of the existence of a large number of plagiarism, imitation mfg.com website content. The site's home page shows that the customer evaluation is to steal someone else's head or pick up the network gallery photos. Not only that, Shanghai Shuo Xin website was founded in 1999, its United States Headquarters Company address does not exist at all. Survey shows that Shanghai Shuo Xin domain name registration in April 24, 2012, by the previous mentioned Shanghai Shuo Xin Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. operation, Shanghai Shuo Xin Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. was founded in August 27, 2012. Shanghai Shuo Xin Company Legal person's husband is mfg.com former sales director Hu Jingco, shareholding 90%. Since October 2006, Hu Jingco has served in mfg.com, resigned in April 2013 and has the obligation of keeping trade secrets and not competing in accordance with the law. July 2012, Mfg.com entrusted Beijing Jin Cheng with tatsu lawyer Affairs to Shanghai Shuo Xin Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. issued a letter of attorney, ordered its cessation of infringement. Shanghai Shuo Xin website parts-sourcing.com issued July 1 of the company statement said mfg.com plagiarism parts-sourcing.com, infringement of the rights of Shanghai Shuo Xin, and slander mfg.com implementation fraud. At present, the case has been filed.

"The biggest obstacle to trade between China and America is trust, it is my Chinese dream to see and help Chinese enterprises to respect intellectual property rights and brand to create brand." "Piracy is a great disservice to the reputation of Chinese companies and mfg.com foreign investors to China," said Mitch Free, founder and chairman of the Board of Directors, Fermoch. In 2006, I decided to invest in China so far, I know a lot of friends, for the Chinese market, the Chinese hard-working staff, the Chinese manufacturing enterprises are full of confidence, I am pleased to pass mfg.com, China's supplier enterprises to the western buyers who need to buy. I hope the legal action taken by mfg.com, I can prove to my entrepreneurs friends of China's good business environment. "

It is reported that Mfg.com is the world's largest manufacturing online market, providing a global purchasing management and supplier management of one-stop online procurement market for manufacturing professional purchasers, enhancing the efficiency of procurement work and providing suppliers with a constant opportunity to contact with professional buyers. The American company, which was founded in 2000, acquired a similar company in Europe in 2006 and sourcingparts.com into the Chinese market. Mitch, a member of the American Entrepreneur Association, is active in the U.S. manufacturing sector and is invited to become a guest presenter on CNN to give a professional view on the manufacturing sector.

press conference, the American Institute of Supply Management ISM,SCM supply chain Management Club, Ling Management consulting, Beijing Jin Cheng and Tatsu law firm representatives have expressed the importance of intellectual property rights, and resolutely combat piracy.

"ISM is focused on certification and academic exchanges in supply management, and we and our members are actively advocating the principles of business integrity and opposing any piracy," says Linda, ism-China representative at the American Institute of Supply Management. "

"Respecting intellectual property rights is a prerequisite for China's component suppliers to obtain orders," said Mr Zhang, head of Zhang Dehong Management Consulting, a member of the ISM. In the process of cross-border procurement, the first step is often to require the signing of confidentiality agreements, protection of intellectual property rights is one of its main contents. But it is not limited to this. I have a VP of a client company who politely questioned whether a team member's belt was real. This incident to his memory is particularly profound: the supplier of intellectual property protection attitude, but also for the customer's attention. "The mfg.com platform of the suppliers involved in the business is basically customized products, and customized products are basically related to intellectual property rights."

"Respect for and adherence to intellectual property rights is one of the basic laws that must be achieved to achieve fair competition and sound development globally," said Mr Peter of SCM supply Chain Management Club.

Jin Cheng with Tatsu law firm Deng Yong Lawyer said: "Mfg.com the significance of legal action is that the use of plagiarism imitation, false propaganda and commercial defamation and other unfair competition means the ultimate damage is the legitimate interests of many buyers and suppliers, and protect the interests of customers is to protect the fundamental interests of mfg.com." Under China's current legal system, we believe that illegal competition behavior will be severely sanctioned by law. "

The piracy of websites, the fabrication of customer evaluations and the serious damage to China's image in the international trade arena are contrary to China's long-standing claim to uphold intellectual property rights. Mfg.com decided to Shanghai Shuo Xin and the operation of the Www.parts-sourcing.com Web site to bring litigation, protect their rights and interests, safeguard intellectual property rights, the case has been filed for acceptance. Piracy will be subject to legal sanctions, we can not let a small number of business misconduct, destroying the overall image of Chinese enterprises, as a stumbling block for international investors to stop China.

About Mfg.com

Mfg.com is the world's largest online customer development platform for manufacturing, which enables intelligent connections, linkages, integration, due diligence and intellectual property protection across the enterprise. The Mfg.com platform supports all business requirements in the manufacturing sector and is available in 8 languages, with 50 currency purchases between 200,000 users on five continents. Mfg.com is headquartered in Atlanta, USA and has branch offices in Shanghai and Paris. For more information, please login: WWW.MFG.COM/CN

About the American Institute of Supply Management ISM

The world's largest non-profit organization, the American Supply Management Association (ISM), which has more than 40,000 members worldwide, is found in 75 countries, and its monthly PMI purchasing managers ' index is the most widely used and highly sensitive leading financial indicator in the global business world. Its C.P.M./CPSM certification system is a globally recognized professional standard.

About SCM Supply Chain Management Club

Supply Chain Management (SCM Club) is a non-profit organization that is spontaneously organized by a group of supply chain managers working in multinational companies. The SCM Supply Chain Management Club, founded in 2004, now has more than 2000 supply chain management professionals in the network, in Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen and Silicon Valley have branch offices.

About Ling Management Consulting

Ling Dynamic Procurement Management consulting, is a leading professional procurement management consulting company, to help enterprises to reduce the procurement or improve procurement management level. It usually helps businesses achieve 6-18% cost reductions. In the procurement management, it comprehensively examines all aspects of enterprise procurement, and to the global best practice as benchmarking, combined with the actual situation of the enterprise, tailored to improve the program, and to help implement. Its clients are both multinational enterprises and local private enterprises.

As part of its competitiveness, the Lingyange consulting with hundreds of senior procurement managers have close cooperation. At the same time, to reduce the project, to help customers evaluate the selection of the best suppliers. The Mfg.com platform is also used frequently.

About Jin Cheng Tong da law Firm

Founded at the end of 1992, Jin Cheng, with hundreds of lawyers and partners, is one of the fastest growing law firms in China, becoming a leading comprehensive law firm in China and even in Asia. Jin Cheng and Tatsu won many honors, such as:

2000, Ministry of Justice: "Ministry of civilized law firm"

2005, China National Bar Association: "National Excellent law Firm"

2007, Asia Law & Practice, world renowned rating agency: The best five legal firms in China's IP field

2008, 2009, 2010, Asian Law Journal ALB: "Top 20 of China's law firm"

2010, Asian Law magazine ALB: "China's fastest growing 10 law firms"