Reborn in America: Starting as a California Resident

In less than half a month, several office software programs with interfaces extremely similar to Meimeng Software products appeared on the market.

Both in terms of function and layout, these replicas are almost identical to the originals.

Although they cannot match the original in terms of core technology, their low prices still attract a considerable number of cost-sensitive users.

This blatant infringement naturally provoked a strong counterattack from Meimeng Software.

The newly established corporate legal department acted swiftly, sending lawyer's letters to Roman Company and other companies suspected of infringement, demanding an immediate cessation of the infringing activities and compensation for economic losses.

However, faced with warnings from Dream Software, companies like Roman did not immediately back down, but instead adopted a delaying tactic.

They attempted to take advantage of the long legal proceedings to buy as much time as possible and thus gain a foothold in the market.

By then, even if they are forced to remove their products, they can leverage the user base they have built up during that time to transform or launch new products.

But how could the Dream Software possibly let it have its way?

They immediately launched the new version of the software that they had already prepared, and reduced the price of the old version to $39.9;

At the same time, lawsuits were filed in multiple jurisdictions, utilizing international intellectual property protection mechanisms to demand the removal of infringing software and to apply for the freezing of the infringing company's bank accounts.

The effects of these measures were immediate!

After their funds were frozen, companies like Roman were plunged into an extremely dangerous financial crisis.

If a solution cannot be found in the short term, they will inevitably enter bankruptcy liquidation.

Even more seriously, the key personnel of these companies may face criminal charges for serious copyright infringement.

This situation is naturally the most unacceptable to Roman and other company management.

The companies were in an uproar at the time.

In response, the CEOs of various companies urgently convened several secret meetings to discuss how to deal with this storm-like crisis.

They even considered using antitrust laws to fight back.

However, since Meimeng has not been established for long, its influence in the market has not yet reached the level that would trigger an antitrust investigation.

Furthermore, given that their own behavior was inappropriate, such a strategy is clearly not feasible.

"We have to think of something, or we're really doomed!"

A young CEO, barely thirty, said with a mix of resentment and anxiety, "If all else fails, then..."

"Michael, I think you're absolutely insane!"

Upon noticing the dangerous move made by the other party, the CEO of Roman Company immediately voiced his strong objection, "This person is not someone to be trifled with. Do you want us all to be buried because of this?"

"Yes, Michael, your suggestion won't work."

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Everyone present chimed in agreement.

At worst, patent plagiarism results in the restriction of personal freedom and imprisonment of the individuals involved.

However, if extreme measures are taken, regardless of whether they succeed in the end, they and their families will inevitably be listed as missing persons!

"I know this isn't right, but are we really just going to wait to die?"

Michael's voice was filled with despair.

"Do you think that if we take the initiative to back down to Dream Software, there might be some room for negotiation?"

A short, stout, senior board member asked tentatively.

What do you think?

Another balding, middle-aged CEO countered, "If you were DreamSoft, would you let this opportunity to establish your authority pass you by?"

"Maybe not, but it's better than sitting and waiting to die."

The short, stout board member insisted, "At least we can try to talk and see if there's any room for negotiation."

"Jeff's proposal is feasible, but we can't just expect Dream Software to forgive us."

Everyone is also mobilizing resources to see if they can attract more investors or find other financing channels.

Another experienced white man added, "At the same time, we also need to accelerate the innovation of our own products and launch products with genuine independent intellectual property rights as soon as possible."

After some discussion, the companies finally reached a consensus: on the one hand, they would send representatives to communicate with Meimeng Software and try to seek an opportunity for reconciliation;

On the other hand, the company will accelerate its research and development process, strive to develop products with independent intellectual property rights, and actively seek external financing channels.

"We welcome fair competition, but we oppose plagiarism."

We will resolutely crack down on any attempts to steal the fruits of others' labor and safeguard our legitimate rights and interests.

In the days that followed, Dreamsoft did not pay much attention to the negotiators sent by the plagiarism company, but instead attended the court hearing as scheduled and submitted detailed evidence materials that it had collected to the court.

These materials not only demonstrate the plagiarism, but also show that some obvious errors were copied verbatim.

For example, blank commands that are exactly the same as those in the Dream Software product...

Despite the detailed evidence submitted to the court by Meimeng Software, Roman Company and other companies suspected of infringement stubbornly argued: "Our products are entirely the result of independent research and development, and there is no plagiarism involved."

The so-called "evidence" presented by the Dream Software is nothing but a coincidence.

Those "errors" are simply normal and unavoidable problems in the software development process.

We have been actively improving and there has been no intentional imitation.

Furthermore, Roman also claimed: "We believe that Dreamsoft's move is aimed at suppressing competitors and maintaining its market position."

We will do our utmost to defend the company's legitimate rights and interests.

The core of this software patent dispute lies in the file format, which is also the biggest headache for all copying companies.

Using this format would constitute copyright infringement, but not using it would fail to meet users' printing needs, especially for users of Apple print adapter cards.

While this issue doesn't exist for other brands of computers, users will never accept the inconvenience caused by inconsistent formats.

After all, nobody wants to install two separate software programs to process documents!

"These idiots are finished!"

In the United States during the 1970s and 80s, plagiarism was also a common phenomenon;

But at least you should do it more professionally!

These idiots even copied other people's names onto the exam paper! How can they possibly pass with a straight face?

Although companies like Roman have refused to plead guilty, many investors who had initially held a glimmer of hope for the copycat companies have come to terms with reality.

These companies in Silicon Valley all have venture capital backing, and these investors are all profit-driven.

If the risk is too high, they will not continue to invest.

Clearly, it would be incredibly foolish to continue investing more money and fight head-on under these circumstances.

"The actions of the Dream Software were clearly carefully planned."

They were already on guard against us!

"And this is just the tip of the iceberg of their traps. Who knows if they have other hidden traps?"

With this layer of protection, the path of plagiarism is completely blocked!

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