Great Power Reclamation

Chapter 2785 Success and Fame
"Then why would the other party accuse us of infringing rights?" Zheng Nannan asked in confusion.

"It's possible that their patent application was filed earlier and our search was not comprehensive enough."

"Or, their designs are similar to our designs based on Disney elements in some aspects, but we did not plagiarize in essence," lawyer Zhang analyzed.

"No matter what, we have to respond proactively. Lawyer Zhang, please contact the other party's lawyer as soon as possible to understand their demands, and prepare relevant evidence to prove that our product is independently designed."

"Okay, Mr. Zheng," Lawyer Zhang responded.

After the meeting, Attorney Zhang quickly contacted the lawyers from Creativity Unlimited.

The other party took a tough stance, insisting that Junken Toys had infringed their rights and demanding that they immediately stop producing and selling the product and compensate for their economic losses.

Attorney Zhang argued that the products of Junken Toys were designed based on legal Disney authorization and there was no infringement. The two sides were deadlocked on the phone.

At the same time, Zheng Nannan is also thinking about countermeasures. If this patent dispute cannot be properly resolved, it will not only affect the cooperation with Disney, but may also put the company in legal difficulties and public opinion storms.

She decided to go to the "Unlimited Creativity" company in person to communicate face to face with the other party's senior management and try to find a peaceful solution.

When Zheng Nannan arrived at the "Unlimited Creativity" company, she was given a cold reception.

Mr. Liu, the general manager of "Unlimited Creativity", sat behind a large desk, with a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

"Ms. Zheng, we have made it very clear that your company's actions have seriously infringed our patents. If you don't come up with a satisfactory solution as soon as possible, we can only resolve it through legal means."

Mr. Liu said coldly.

Zheng Nannan responded with a smile: "Mr. Liu, I fully understand your emphasis on intellectual property rights."

"But when our company designed this product, it was indeed independently created based on classic Disney elements. We hope to resolve this issue through friendly negotiations. After all, a lawsuit will not benefit either party."

"friendly agreement?"

"The fact that you infringed rights is right in front of us. What else is there to negotiate?" Mr. Liu said disdainfully.

Zheng Nannan took out a document calmly and said:

"Mr. Liu, this is the design manuscript and creative process record of our product. You can see that our design ideas are completely based on Disney's animation scenes, which is very different from your company's product design concept."

"Moreover, we only started product design and development after obtaining Disney's authorization, so there was no intentional infringement."

Mr. Liu took the information, flipped through it casually, and said:

"These materials cannot fully prove that you have not infringed. It is an indisputable fact that our patent application time was earlier than your product was launched on the market."

"Mr. Liu, I admit that your company applied for the patent earlier. But the determination of patents is not only determined by the time of application, but also depends on the substantial innovation and design source of the product."

“We are willing to jointly entrust a professional intellectual property appraisal agency with your company to conduct a detailed comparative appraisal of the two products.”

"If the appraisal results prove that we have indeed infringed, we are willing to bear the corresponding responsibilities. But if the appraisal results show that we have not infringed, we hope that your company can stop such groundless accusations to avoid causing unnecessary losses to both parties."

Zheng Nannan said sincerely.

After listening to Zheng Nannan's words, Mr. Liu fell into deep thought. He knew in his heart that if he really went to court, it would not only take up time and energy, but the result might not necessarily be in his favor.

After all, the Junken Toy Company has the support of Disney, and if the matter becomes a big deal, it may also have a negative impact on the company's reputation.

"Ms. Zheng, I can consider your proposal. But before entrusting an appraisal agency, you must stop producing and selling this product," said Mr. Liu.

"We have already done this. After receiving the lawyer's letter, we immediately suspended the production of this product."

"But I hope your company can respond as soon as possible. We don't want this incident to affect the company's normal business development." Zheng Nannan said.

After leaving the "Creative Unlimited" company, Zheng Nannan did not feel relaxed.

Although there has been some progress in the communication with Mr. Liu, the final result still depends on the appraisal results of the professional appraisal agency.

She knew very well that the company would still face huge uncertainties in the days ahead.

After returning to the company, Zheng Nannan reported the communication with "Creativity Unlimited" company to the company's senior management.

Everyone realized the seriousness of the problem and expressed their willingness to actively cooperate and wait for the results of the identification.

While waiting for the appraisal results, everyone in the company was a little nervous.

On the one hand, Zheng Nannan calmed the employees' emotions and encouraged everyone not to let this incident affect their work enthusiasm.

On the other hand, she was also thinking about how the company should respond if the appraisal results were unfavorable.

Finally, after a long wait, the appraisal results from the professional intellectual property appraisal agency came out.

The appraisal report shows that the Disney-themed jigsaw puzzle toys produced by Junken Toy Company are similar to the patented products of "Creative Unlimited" Company in some appearance details.

However, there are obvious differences in the overall design ideas, creative sources and substantial innovations of the products, and they do not constitute infringement.

When Zheng Nannan received the appraisal report, a big stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

She immediately arranged for Attorney Zhang to send the appraisal report to the "Unlimited Creativity" company and asked the other party to make a public apology and eliminate the adverse effects on the Junken Toy Company.

After receiving the appraisal report, "Unlimited Creativity" realized that it was in the wrong. Mr. Liu personally called Zheng Nannan to apologize and said that he would publicly apologize and withdraw the lawyer's letter as required.

This sudden patent dispute ended with the victory of Junken Toy Company.

After this incident, Zheng Nannan realized more deeply the importance of intellectual property protection.

She decided to strengthen intellectual property management within the company and establish a more complete patent search and review mechanism to prevent similar problems from happening again.

Seeing Zheng Nannan's worried look, Ye Yuze found it a little funny. This little girl was growing up very fast, but overall, she was still a little immature.

After hesitating for a while, he decided to give a reminder:
"Has Creative Wireless obtained Disney's authorization to produce Disney products? If not, do you need to ask them to compensate you for your losses?"

Zheng Nannan stared at him blankly: "Is this necessary?"

Yang Geyong cursed: "You son of a bitch! If it were me, I would definitely squeeze all the yolk out of him."

Zheng Qian rolled her eyes at him. This man was just so vulgar sometimes. Little Apple didn't care and told Zheng Nannan her opinion:
"Hong Kong Island may seem peaceful, but business competition is always a life-and-death struggle. I think Yuze is right."

If you win this time and keep quiet, then anyone will dare to bite you in the future."

Zheng Nannan was shocked. She had never thought of this. When she first entered the business world, she thought she should be kind to others and make friends with good people.

But ever since they started their business with their mother, there have always been people targeting them.

It's not that there is any personal grudge, it's just because of interests. As long as your business grows, there will be people targeting you and plotting against you.

So, she decisively picked up the phone and called Johnson. After listening to him, Johnson hesitated for a moment and asked:

"What is Ms. Zheng going to do?"

Zheng Nannan said without hesitation: I hope your company’s legal department can cooperate with me. I want to sue this “Creative Wireless” company for infringement.

Johnson smiled and said, "Beautiful lady, I can agree to your request, and all the compensation will be used for the development of your company."

Zheng Nannan was overjoyed: "Thank you Mr. Johnson for your generosity."

Johnson didn't take it seriously: "We are partners. As the Chinese say, we are a family. Family members don't need to say 'thank you'."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Nannan looked at Ye Yuze with shining eyes, her little face flushed as she said:
"I want to give birth to a baby for you, why don't you let me?"

Everyone in the room was petrified, but Yang Geyong couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Zheng Qian cursed: "You little bitch, how old are you? Don't you have any shame?"

"Why am I not ashamed of giving birth to a child for the man I love?"

Little Apple sighed: "You're right, I want to, but isn't it true that his mother can't give birth to a child?"

The lawsuit against Creativity Unlimited went smoothly because Disney's lawyers were directly involved.

In order to avoid any impact, Creative Unlimited decided to settle the matter directly, and finally settled the matter with a compensation of US$2 million.

This is because Zheng Nannan is too soft-hearted and doesn't want to go too far, otherwise she could bankrupt the company.

As the cooperation with Disney continues to deepen, Junken Toys Company's popularity and influence in the Hong Kong market are growing.

The specialty store’s business is booming, with its products not only selling well in Hong Kong Island, but also exported overseas through e-commerce platforms.

Zheng Nannan was not satisfied with this. She began to plan to further expand the market and promote Disney toys to the entire Southeast Asia region.

At the same time, the old fox Old John also set his sights on the toy companies in Northern Xinjiang.

He went to the 16th Division in person and contacted Wang Shilei to order a large number of customized products with Disney images.

Wang Shilei refused outright. It was not that he could not sign the contract, but Zheng Nannan was his own. Since she was already the general agent in Hong Kong and had cooperation with Disney, why not do her a favor?

Although the profit may be less, Wang Shilei trusts Zheng Nannan more.

The people in the Corps are honest and have not yet learned the intrigues of the business world. The matter of the Creative Unlimited Company gave him a headache for a while.

He would rather become a processing base than get involved in this entanglement too early.

Therefore, he said to Johnson firmly: "Zheng Nannan is our sales director. If you have any questions, just go to her."

When the helpless Johnson found Zheng Nannan and told her what had happened, Zheng Nannan's eyes were filled with tears.

These are her comrades-in-arms, her strong backing. With them, is there anything she can't do?
So, when negotiating the price with Johnson, she deliberately quoted a higher price, giving Wang Shilei and others a bigger profit.

Reciprocity is the best way to cooperate. And we are all family members, so we must act in unison.

Ye Yuze was also very satisfied with Wang Shilei's way of doing things. It seemed that this era really belonged to the young people. If it were the old people, what would happen?

It might be difficult to put international friends first. It’s hard to explain.

Zheng Nannan's success has established her status in the industry. From then on, Disney's cotton toys will be purchased from her.

But to be honest, people don't mind going through her at all. Her commission is just a drop in the bucket for retailers.

The impact of this incident was that a group of retailers came to her to purchase goods, and some toy manufacturers naturally came to her as well.

This is how the world is. There are goods that cannot be sold, and there is demand but no suitable source of goods. All these things depend entirely on the middlemen.

There will definitely be people who will say, why not just go find the seller directly?

In fact, this matter is simple to say, but it is really not that simple to do.

Some are due to geographical reasons, some are due to man-made reasons. Human society is complex, otherwise where would there be so many middlemen?
After the rise of e-commerce, it has indeed replaced some middlemen, but it is impossible to completely replace them.

It’s difficult to explain the reasons in detail as it may cause trouble. Just understand what you understand.

Zheng Nannan, who was successful because of a contract, felt a little arrogant. She looked complacent every day and seemed to be bossy when facing Ye Yuze.

Ye Yuze wanted to laugh when he saw the little girl's arrogant look, but it was no wonder. After all, she was too young, so he had to protect her.

Wasn't he the same at the beginning? Wouldn't he be ecstatic if he could sell a few more tapes and open another video hall?
Thinking about that time, it seems so long ago as if it happened in the last century. I can’t even remember what my brother-in-law looked like. I don’t know how he is doing.

The last time he went to Tang City, he didn't know if it was fate, but he got into trouble. Fortunately he went there and solved it, otherwise who knows what the consequence would have been?
However, he never took the initiative to call Ye Yuze. It was always Ye Yuze who would call him to say hello when he remembered. But nowadays, Ye Yuze rarely remembers him.

There is no way. As people’s status and environment change, their circles are always changing. It’s not that they have lost their feelings for their childhood playmates, but that they can no longer play together.

After all, what we do are different, so when we meet, there is really nothing to talk about except bragging and talking about some childhood memories.

Sighing, Yang Geyong asked him what was wrong?

Ye Yuze talked about his uncle, wondering how that guy is doing.

Yang Geyong's eyes lit up: "Why don't we go see him? It's been how many years since we last saw him?"

Here we go, folks.