LED companies should organize a group to deal with patent risk

According to relevant data, due to foreign technical trade measures, from January to October 2009, Shenzhen lighting industry export companies encountered 61 cancellation orders, 13 detained goods, 1 destroyed goods, 5 returned goods, and 0 direct losses. 76 billion U.S. dollars, added costs of 0.45 billion U.S. dollars. Li Meng, deputy director of the Institute of Technical Trade Measures of the Shenzhen Institute of Standards and Technology, told reporters in an interview with the Shenzhen Business Daily that since the core patent technology of LED has been monopolized by European, American and Japanese manufacturers, many Chinese companies have encountered patents overseas. Litigation, and most of the settlement with compensation settled. Li Meng emphasized that 70% of Shenzhen LED industry's market is overseas. To seek development in the fierce competition, Shenzhen enterprises must hold high the banner of innovation to form an industry alliance and “group” to deal with patent risks and other technical trade barriers.

Reporter: Please tell us about the specific situation of the introduction of technical trade measures in the LED industry in foreign countries.

Li Meng: The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued a performance specification for self-ballasted LED lamps, and put forward comprehensive requirements for the lumen, life, color temperature, and color rendering of self-ballasted LED lamps; Harmful, the IEC has also published guidelines for LED manufacturers that require manufacturers to meet certain UV limits and warn consumers about different levels of hazards. In addition, IEC has made substantial progress in the development of safety requirements for self-ballasted LED lamps. It is expected that the standard will be officially released in 2010.

In order to make LED lighting products become a truly energy-saving green light source, the EU and the United States are actively promoting the development of LED lighting energy efficiency requirements. The European Union’s mandatory performance requirements for non-directional LED lamps have been in effect since September 2009. The minimum energy efficiency requirements for directional LED lamps will also be announced in the near future.

The “Energy Star” of the United States puts forward the energy efficiency specifications of the integral LED lamps, and strictly limits the light efficiency, light transmittance, light intensity, color temperature, reality, packaging, noise, etc. of the integral LED lamps. It is estimated from 2010 8 Effective on the 31st of the month.

Reporter: Can a large number of LED products export indicate that the LED industry in China or Shenzhen has achieved a considerable level?

Li Meng: The LED industry is a high-tech industry supported by Shenzhen and is also a high-tech industry that was started earlier in China. It has great advantages in terms of policy orientation, market demand, labor costs, etc. But today, trade frictions among countries are becoming increasingly acute. Countries will inevitably introduce policies that are more conducive to the development of their own economies and protect their own industries. China's semiconductor lighting companies want to stand out in the fierce competition, thrive, and have a long way to go.

Reporter: Has the relevant departments in the city established some policies or guidance to help enterprises "break the wall?"

Li Meng: Shenzhen Institute of Standards and Technology is working with the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to initiate a survey on the damage of technical barriers to trade in LED products in Shenzhen. The survey will be conducted around 200 major export companies. At present, the design of the preliminary survey questionnaire has been completed and the company has begun to guide the company to fill out the questionnaire. After two weeks, all questionnaires will be completed. They will conduct statistics and assessment on the survey data and then guide the company's "broken" method.