Connector industry intellectual property protection how to do?

     U.S. companies filed a 337 investigation on certain fiber optic connectors, adapters, jumper cables, jumpers, and downstream products

According to the news on the website of the Ministry of Commerce at around 5 PM today, on March 22, 2024, US Conec, Ltd. The company filed an application to the United States International Trade Commission alleging that certain fiber optic connectors, adapters, jumper cables, jumpers, and downstream products and components exported to, imported into, or sold in the United States infringe its patent rights, requesting a 337 investigation and issuing a general exclusion order, a limited exclusion order, and an injunction. 

    So how big will the impact be?

    According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce, on March 22, 2024, US Conec,Ltd. In according to Section 337 of the United States Customs Act of 1930, Unfair import (aka "Section 337") investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission typically involve intellectual property claims, including allegations of patent infringement and trademark infringement of imported goods. Utility and design patents as well as registered and common law trademarks may be asserted in these investigations. Other forms of unfair competition involving imported products, such as infringement of registered Copyrights, mask works or hull designs, misappropriation of trade secrets or trade appearance, counterfeiting and false advertising, may also be accused. The connector is an important electronic component in industrial production, which plays a pivotal role in the stability of the product and the collaborative work of various electronic components. How the follow-up survey results will have a far-reaching impact on China‘s connector enterprises and global trade in the same industry.

   Shenzhen HongYiAn Electronics Co., LTD., as a manufacturer and supplier of connectors, has been a strong voice for the protection of global intellectual property rights, especially the industrial connector industry. In recent years, product development iteration is slow, product quality is worrying, for the fight against patent infringement and trademark infringement and patent infringement, the global intellectual property protection to give firm support, Although it will bring short-term pain to the entire industry, the long-term development of the connector and adapter industry is more beneficial than harmful.