The third week of May.
While the entire alternative energy industry was in turmoil, a piece of news from the US Department of Commerce added fuel to the fire that could explode at any time.
At the second press conference held this month, the spokesman of the US Department of Commerce, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, spoke in a serious tone.
"After a week of research, we have obtained evidence from 16 alternative energy companies around the world and consulted with industry insiders.
"We have enough evidence to prove that Star Sky Technology is engaging in monopolistic behavior.
"In addition, we have also noticed that the charging station company controlled by Star Sky Technology has used malicious means to compete with Tesla for the charging station business in the Yangtze River Delta city group. They have set up exclusionary thresholds to prevent other companies from entering the field. This is a violation of the spirit of free trade, and it also hinders the development of the industry.
"In view of this, we will file a lawsuit against the legality of the SH standard in court.
"Considering that the introduction of the SH standard is evidence of Star Sky Technology using patents to interfere with the market order, this case will be investigated together with the antitrust investigation!"
The press conference was in an uproar.
The reporters at the scene were like sharks that smelled blood. They frantically rushed forward and pressed the shutter in their hands. The cameras flashed wildly as if they were afraid of missing every expression on the spokesperson's face.
The SH standard is illegal!
The US Department of Commerce will launch an antitrust investigation against Star Sky Technology!
As expected, the development of China's alternative energy industry aroused the United States' vigilance.
Neither the White House nor Congress would sit idly by and watch this situation continue.
It was foreseeable that the entire alternative energy industry would usher in a drastic change due to the actions of the US Department of Commerce!
The reporters standing at the scene had a glimmer in their eyes. They even thought about tomorrow's newspaper headlines.
They didn't have to worry about not having enough news for the next month!
Not long after the US Department of Commerce press conference ended, the content of the press conference against Star Sky Technology had already spread like wildfire.
On Facebook, the number of discussions on this topic instantly exploded.
In the blink of an eye, whether it was academia or industry, whether it was Wall Street investment banks or white-collar office workers, whether it was the circle of international students or the overseas Chinese community, they were all discussing this matter enthusiastically.
[I think the White House should have made a move long ago!]
[The evil XX has gone astray and used loopholes in our laws to achieve their unspeakable goals! They are trying to make us as unfree as they are!]
[I think the Qi standard is pretty good. Other than mobile phones, it can be fully compatible with alternative energy vehicles. Why must they use the SH standard? Can't those China people do things according to our standards?]
[F * ck! Why do we have to use your standards? If you have the ability, you can just not use the patent of lithium-air batteries!]
[Did the person above come out from the wall? Don't forget that the lithium-air battery patent actually belongs to ExxonMobil. (Picking nose)]
[Nonsense! Lithium-air battery patents are all about carbon molecules? The oxygen molecules chose to pass through the membrane and were eaten by you? Also, I heard that the mathematical model in Professor Stanley's thesis was copied from Professor Lu.]
[It's just a rumor. You must be an academic to have heard of this. Don't you think it's stupid to take such groundless rumors as the truth?]
The arguments seemed to be divided into two factions. One faction thought that the US Department of Commerce's actions were legitimate, while the other faction thought that the US government's actions of suppressing other countries' high-tech companies was worse than building patent barriers.
To put it bluntly, patent barriers were a very common thing. Any company that was committed to research and development would do everything possible to protect their intellectual property rights, which was recognized by the international community.
After all, if even the most basic rights like patents could not be guaranteed, who would be willing to do something as arduous, unrewarding, and risky as research and development?
Therefore, it was untenable to interfere with Star Sky Technology's exercise of their patent rights on the grounds of affecting the development of the industry.
However, when the influence of a company became a part of the strength of a country, some things could not be looked at from a market perspective.
To some extent, it was only a matter of time before Star Sky Technology was suppressed by the US government.
Even without the SH standard, this condition would still be triggered by other things in the future.
The United States would never allow China to create a high-tech company like Qualcomm, which could rely on patents to take advantage of the rest of the world.
To put it more bluntly, for the Western world, which was dominated by white people, a third-world country trying to develop science and technology to become truly strong and become a developed country was in their eyes a sin in itself …
It was precisely because of this that there was a more neutral point of view in the cracks of the debate between the two sides.
No matter how one looked at it, the SH standard was purely a market action without political purposes. But now, the US Department of Commerce's anti-trust investigation had escalated this to a level of confrontation between countries …
No matter how one looked at it, even from the perspective of the Americans, this was not a good thing.
In fact, the neutral faction's point of view was not that they were worried about themselves.
Once the conflict began, it showed signs of getting out of hand.
The day after the US Department of Commerce stood up, the Department of Justice followed suit. They said that during an investigation of a patent acquisition case six years ago, they found that the company that bought the patents from ExxonMobil, which was the shell company used by Star Sky Technology as a springboard for the patent acquisition, had irregularities in the registration procedures.
Also, the acquisition itself was suspected of contract fraud!
The former ExxonMobil employee who signed the patent transfer agreement admitted that he accepted a US $500,000 bribe from Star Sky Technology, and he signed the guilty plea without much resistance.
Although this sounded a bit ridiculous, putting aside the conspiracy itself, if this accusation was established, the patent acquisition case six years ago might be judged illegal.
As for the "caged carbon molecule" patent involved in the patent acquisition, ExxonMobil might actually take it back …
And the kind that didn't require a refund …
…
ExxonMobil office.
Professor Stanley pushed open the door and walked in. He looked like he was looking at a monster as he stared at Woods, who was sitting behind his desk.
"Are you guys crazy? You know, we stole … borrowed the data from them. I don't know why the Chinese didn't pursue the matter, but the way we obtained the patent is dishonorable! "
"I think you scholars just need to focus on the laboratory." Woods said with a smile as he played with the pen in his hand. He then said, "Not to mention that no matter what methods we use to get the data, we need evidence. Do you understand? Do you understand, Professor Stanley? "
Woods obviously didn't care.
In the business world, the winner takes all. There was no such thing as dishonorable behavior.
However, Professor Stanley was different. He wasn't a businessman, he was a scholar.
He could do dishonorable or even shameless things, but he couldn't be shameless!
"Sometimes, habit is a kind of evidence!"
Professor Stanley said to Woods, "You don't understand, people have been talking about the mathematical model used in the caged carbon molecule thesis six years ago. The data processing method is exactly the same as the person who won the 2018 Nobel Prize! Some people even said that my name should have been added to the 2018 Nobel Prize! "
Woods: "Isn't that good?"
"Not good at all!" Professor Stanley said angrily, "No one has been talking about this in recent years, but because of the patent case, people are starting to talk about it again."
Woods frowned slightly, but his knitted eyebrows soon stretched out again, and he said in a relaxed tone.
He spoke in a relaxed tone, "I don't know much about the academic world, but aren't they supposed to be innocent? People suspect you did it, but as long as they don't have evidence, you didn't do it.
"I just want to tell you that if they present this evidence in court, you won't be able to convince the jury!"
"Although this is a lawsuit, I'm afraid there won't be a jury." Woods said with a smile as he looked at Stanley, whose chest was heaving violently. "Relax, my man … Are you planning to come back here? Don't tell me you came here to complain to me about this kind of nonsense. "
"I'm too stupid, I shouldn't have tried to persuade you. This is like playing the lute to a cow!" Stanley held his head in regret and said, "You are going further and further down the wrong path. This is definitely not a stupid complaint, you will understand why I said this."
"You are overcomplicating this matter." Woods shrugged and said, "Do you really think we are going to play fair with them? You are wrong, I can tell you that this is a joint attack from the White House and Wall Street. There is no company in this world that can face the White House and Wall Street at the same time, not even our own company. "
Woods looked at Professor Stanley and spoke with a smile.
"It doesn't matter if the patent is theirs or not.
"You just need to know that they are dead this time!"
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