U.S. 337 rubber antioxidant investigation and review of the case and upheld the original verdict

On the 19th of this month and 20-rich lakes and Austrian Shandong Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. respectively saint made public in the United States International Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the ITC) for the first rubber antioxidant 337 subparagraph investigation to review the decision: St. determine Austria Sovereign and the United States, the company has a patent infringement, South Korea's Kumho no violations.

The above-mentioned decision, the U.S. International Trade Commission under the Shandong Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. St. Austrian rubber antioxidant on the first section 337 investigation of the case put forward an application for review in July 13, 2006.

The ruling pointed out: the company's patent-rich lakes to be effective; St. Austrian part of the company's production methods related to the rich to Fox in the United States, part of the patent; St., through Austria and Sovereign's imports to the United States and Austria's St. 4 - for - Phenylenediamine 6PPD and are contrary to the provisions of 337.

It is understood, ITC at the same time have been submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative a limited restraining order prohibiting the San Austrian exports to the U.S. and Sovereign's sale of imports to the United States, according to the San Austria's way of producing 4 - amino-p-phenylenediamine and 6PPD products.

Tire and its downstream products are not involved in the case, because of South Korea Kumho infringement is not, therefore, of San Austria's market structure will be no fundamental changes.

In that ruling, the Austrian company that Santa is not objective and unfair and said the United States will be in accordance with the law for the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal. According to the company's principal person in charge, in order to avoid monopoly on the market price of their acts will continue to cut prices to a reasonable level.

The results of this decision, rich lakes chief lawyer said Wolter Kymmell, which is rich lakes is a perfect company. Now, the rich lakes has submitted a re-opened in the northern Ohio district court to hear patent infringement lawsuit motion. In the civil cases, companies require rich lakes 20,000,000 U.S. dollars of damages and other relief. ITC to hear the case as a result of 337 investigations had been postponed. St. Austrian company will continue to South Korea, China and Europe-rich lakes patent invalid investigation. St. Austrian companies in South Korea will take advantage of the favorable results of non-infringement should be rich lakes in northern Ohio in the United States District Court patent infringement litigation. At the same time, St. Austrian company will also support KKPC rich lakes in the United States for anti-trust investigation.

St. Austrian company will, as always, continue to increase in science and technology R & D investment, to promote the country towards the green, environmental protection, saving technology development; and try to do a good job market, providing customers with lower prices and better quality products, continuous To improve the competitiveness of enterprises for the development of rubber industry to make greater contributions to the creation of a conservation-minded society of harmony.