It is enterprise's behavior that the news set-box collects the patent fee on March 7, Ministry of Information Industry and General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television will not bother about and intervene, can not appear to negotiate with the foreign businessman about this still more. Yesterday, the taking a clear-cut stand of Information Industry Department and General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television, undoubtedly broke the last silk illusion that the Chinese set-box manufacturer wanted to exempt or reduce the patent fee.
Information Industry Department responds for the first time: No matter the set-box charges the thing of the patent fee
Ask for each patent fee of 2.5 dollars for matter from Chinese set-box enterprise in the face of Europe, the intersection of Chinese and the intersection of set-box and the intersection of producer and all that interview by media a few days ago " The treasure " Escort in the government on one's body. They hope the bulky patent fee can win the government including Ministry of Information Industry and General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television to highly sympathize with, and is appeared by Information Industry Department finally and carried on the negotiation with the overseas-funded enterprise. "Hope to borrow the strength of Information Industry Department, keep the level to 2.5 yuan for each one of the price of the patent fee. " The organic top box producer hands in to the reporter optimistically like this " The hand " .
But the behavior of the government acts counter to manufacturer's optimistic expectation of the set-box. "Information Industry Department may not check for the patent fee of set-box. " The broadcasting television office division chief of management department of the products of electronic messaging of Ministry of Information Industry is white to show when being interviewed by celestial pole chinabyte yesterday for the people, it is enterprise's behavior that the set-box patent charges, it is not the thing that the government should intervene, it is impossible to bother about as being responsible for macroscopical research in policy and Information Industry Department made. " can not negotiate with the overseas enterprise on behalf of the manufacturing enterprise of the roof box even more " .
The relevant person in charge of Technology Office of General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television also shows when being interviewed by celestial pole chinabyte, have not heard yet it charges a matter in set-box patent at present. But the set-box manufacturing enterprise belongs to the executive of Ministry of Information Industry, and General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television is just responsible for the macro-management of the TV content, so, it is unlikely to be appeared to plead for mercy for for it by General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television.
Expert: Chinese set-box enterprises should unite to save oneself
"Use others' patented technology, it is right and proper to pay a proportion of use and make a profit to the other side. " The reputable electrical home appliances personage shows to the celestial pole chinabyte, collect the patent fee from the Chinese set-box manufacturing enterprise, it is the foreign enterprise that surmounts the key that Chinese enterprises defeat.
This personage recommends claiming, have an optimistic view of the market of digital television in the ascendant of China, foreign set-box producers such as Motorola, Thompson, Philip,etc. enter the Chinese market in succession nowadays. But against the price war which the Chinese set-box producer launches, the foreign enterprise is on condition that made on the cost and won, have to fight in different parts technological fight, try hard to win with technology. Collect the patent fee and become one key step from the Chinese set-box producer naturally.
" must comply with relevant game rules to work on marketing " . This personage points out, can have key technology to strengthen an industry to enlarge, but many Chinese enterprises have chosen the road eager for quick success, it was still oneself that suffered a loss finally.
This personage still thinks in even if Chinese video employer's organization, nowadays, can not appear to call for redressing a grievance for its subordinate's member's enterprises either. "The foreign enterprise is the members of the association too. " She thinks, the Chinese set-box manufacturer of today, can only be like Chinese color TV enterprise several years ago, face the dumping and awarding that unites and protests by oneself of European Union, could win a slim chance of survival.
The set-box is that the ordinary television watches the video indispensable tool of figure. The whole country some area realize digital television broadcast, the whole country realize digital television show basically by 2010 already at present. Come from the report that Glen studies to reveal, the market of Chinese set-box of the following 5 years will be expected to top 100 million. Over 10 million sets of annual export quantum to European Union set-box in China at present, and the export profit of each set-box is 2-3 dollars.
Organization, MPEG-2 of European, ask for the intersection of set-box and the intersection of lawyer and letter of patent fee, reveal each employ canonial set-box this collect 2.5. European has also proposed pressing " Bale " Way collection of charges,in price for 3 million of every year U.S. dollar.