Nikola狀告Tesla侵犯專利求償20億美元 - 汽車
By Erin
at 2018-05-03T01:54
at 2018-05-03T01:54
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原文連結:
https://electrek.co/2018/05/02/tesla-semi-patent-troll-nikola-motors-design/
原文內容:
Tesla is hit by $2 billion patent troll case from Nikola Motors over the
design of the Tesla Semi
Nikola Motors, a Utah-based company working on a battery-hydrogen semi truck
and other electric vehicles, filed a lawsuit against Tesla claiming that they
copied the design of their truck for the Tesla Semi.
Nikola Motors,一家總部位於猶他州的氫氣電動卡車和其他電動汽車的製造公司
向 Tesla 提起訴訟,聲稱他們抄襲了自家卡車的設計去用在Tesla Semi上。
The company is seeking as much as $2 billion from Tesla in what appears to be
a clear case of patent trolling.
這間公司要求 Tesla 賠償20億美元,這似乎是一件明顯的專利流氓案例。
In the complaint, Nikola alleges that Tesla’s electric truck design
infringes on a series of 3 specific design patents that they recently
obtained for the design of a few features of their Nikola One truck unveiled
in 2016 – a year before Tesla unveiled its own electric truck.
在訴狀中,Nikola 說,Tesla 的電動卡車設計侵犯了一連串他們最近獲得的3項特定外觀
設計專利,這些設計專利是他們於2016年發布的 Nikola One卡車的一些特徵的設計 -
在 Tesla 推出了自己的電動卡車前一年。
Here are the 3 specific complaints:
以下是三個具體的告訴:
They alleged that the fuselage of the Tesla Semi is similar to the one that
they patented.
他們聲稱 Tesla Semi 的車身與他們的專利相似。
Here are the images that Nikola Motors used to compare the fuselage (from
their patented fuselage on the left and Tesla Semi on the right):
這裡是 Nikola 用來比較車身的圖片:(上為Nikola下為Tesla Semi)
https://i.imgur.com/yeqGwqV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CqinEqD.jpg
The second complaint is related to Nikola’s patent for a wrap windshield on
a semi truck:
第二項告訴與Nikola在半卡車上的擋風玻璃專利有關:
https://i.imgur.com/X2lduXO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rZ0drgR.jpg
The third complaint is related to the fact that Nikola patented a mid-entry
door design for their truck and Tesla is also using a mid-entry door for the
Tesla Semi truck:
第三個與 Nikola 卡車的中間門設計有關,而 Tesla 也把中間門設計用在 Semi:
https://i.imgur.com/MnU9oae.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2lKoawG.jpg
Nikola Motors claims that Tesla’s design is creating market confusion that
is stealing away orders for their truck and therefore there are damages,
which they estimate at over $2 billion.
Nikola 聲稱,Tesla 的設計製造了市場混淆,這偷走了他們的卡車訂單,
因此造成了損失,他們估計其損失超過20億美元。
They wrote in the suit
“Tesla’s design has caused confusion among customers. The confusion has
diverted sales from Nikola to Tesla. Further, any problems with the Tesla
Semi will be attributed to the Nikola One, causing harm to the Nikola brand.”
他們在訴狀中寫道
"Tesla 的設計引起了客戶的混淆。這種混淆將 Nikola 的銷售轉移到了 Tesla。
此外,Tesla Semi 的任何問題都將歸咎於 Nikola One,從而對 Nikola 品牌造成傷害。"
The suit then mentions a series of issues from “battery fires” to “
autonomous features causing fatal accidents,” which Nikola says that the
market now attributes to them.
訴狀接著提到了從"電池火災"到"導致致命事故的自動駕駛技術"等一系列問題,
Nikola 說市場現在屬於他們。
A Tesla spokesperson said that the suit had no merit while Trevor Milton,
Nikola’s CEO, said that “the complaint speaks for itself.”
心得/說明:
Nikola 這間公司是致力於開發全電動卡車的一間公司
原本的設計是全以鋰電池驅動,後來改為以氫氣燃料電池 + 大型鋰電池的設計
也有自己設置加氫站的打算
目前的計劃是2021年車子要上市
在 Tesla 還沒推出 Semi 之前兩者其實相安無事
甚至 Nikola 還曾經稱讚過 Tesla 並說要向他們學習(太久了,出處忘了在哪)
而 Tesla 發表 Semi 後可能大受影響
Tesla Semi 原本就必須付訂金,後來甚至還提高
首先 Nikola 是宣布以前收的訂金可以退款,而且還可以保留排隊順序
可能是想要藉此吸引一些顧客回流(但這些客戶都是大公司,會在意那一點點訂金嗎?)
現在又以這種被媒體評為專利流氓的手段提起訴訟,可能真的是被逼急了
第一樣車身線條:
第二樣擋風玻璃設計:
第三樣門開在車身中間的設計:
https://i.imgur.com/luVrzvw.png
感覺都還蠻牽強的
electrek 媒體也找出這些設計很早以前就一直出現在各類卡車上
https://i.imgur.com/FV44Hru.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nhKNIUI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/k5mLrx8.jpg
不過這類專利流氓官司在美國不僅曠日廢時,還要付出高額的律師費
所以科技業時常有付錢了事的新聞,因為打官司反而更花錢
近日最有名的案例應該是 Apple 才剛被判賠5億美元給 VirnetX
https://goo.gl/DBSXb4
不曉得 Tesla 會把官司打到底呢? 還是到了某階段和解了事
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