LG Energy Solution Sues China's EVE Energy in US Over Battery Patents
Chinese battery maker EVE Energy is facing patent infringement proceedings in the US brought by LG Energy Solution, which is seeking to block imports of allegedly infringing cylindrical batteries and products containing them.
中国电池制造商亿纬锂能正面临LG新能源在美国提起的专利侵权诉讼。LG新能源寻求阻止进口涉嫌侵权的圆柱形电池及其相关产品。
Tulip Innovation, which manages and licenses patents on behalf of the South Korean battery manufacturer, said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against EVE Energy with the US International Trade Commission, as well as a patent infringement lawsuit in a federal court in Texas.
7月24日，代表LG新能源管理和授权专利的Tulip Innovation表示，已向美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）针对亿纬锂能提出申诉，并在德克萨斯州一家联邦地区法院提起专利侵权诉讼。
The legal action involves five patents, including four related to cylindrical battery technology, such as tabless cell technology, and one concerning battery separator technology.
此次诉讼涉及五项专利，其中包括四项与圆柱形电池技术相关的专利和一项与电池隔板相关的专利。
According to Tulip, the ITC complaint accuses EVE Energy of manufacturing batteries using the disputed cell technologies without a license. It also targets power tool companies that purchase cells from EVE Energy and import products containing them into the US market.
根据Tulip Innovation的说法，ITC的投诉指控亿纬锂能在未获得许可的情况下，使用争议电芯技术生产电池。该投诉还针对从亿纬锂能购买电芯并将其产品进口到美国市场的电动工具公司。
If the commission determines that the patents have been infringed, it could issue an exclusion order preventing the affected products from entering the US. It could also impose cease-and-desist orders restricting the sale and distribution of products already in the country.
若ITC认定亿纬锂能侵犯了专利权，则可能颁布进口排出禁令，禁止相关产品进入美国市场。ITC还可以下达销售禁令，限制已在美国销售和分销相关产品。
EVE Energy said Friday that it had not yet received formal legal documents and believed it had not infringed the patents involved. The company said it would actively defend itself and protect its legal rights.
亿纬锂能周五回应称，公司尚未收到正式法律文书。亿纬锂能认为自身不存在侵犯涉案专利权的情形，称将积极应诉，维护自身合法权益。
LG Energy Solution has stepped up efforts in recent years to protect its intellectual property, pursuing similar patent litigation in Europe.
近年来，LG新能源加大了保护知识产权的力度，在欧洲提起过类似的专利诉讼。
Last year, the South Korean battery maker won cases in Germany against Chinese lithium-ion battery producer Sunwoda involving electrode assembly and separator coating technologies. The rulings restricted the sale of infringing batteries and allowed LG Energy Solution to seek damages. The two companies subsequently signed a licensing agreement last month, allowing Sunwoda to use the technologies under license.
去年，这家韩国电池巨头在德国赢得了针对中国锂电池生产商欣旺达的诉讼，诉讼涉及电极组件和涂覆隔膜的整合结构技术。判决限制了侵权电池的销售，并允许LG新能源寻求赔偿。两家公司上个月签署了一项专利许可协议，允许欣旺达在许可下使用这些技术。
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