Patent infringement lawsuit against Shenzhen Xu Ran Electronic, etc.
Düsseldorf, February 10, 2021 – On December 2, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China rendered a final decision which fully accepted Asahi Kasei’s claim of patent infringement regarding a separator for lithium ion secondary batteries and ordered Shenzhen Xu Ran Electronic and others to stop selling the above products and to pay compensation for damages.
In August 2018, Asahi Kasei Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideki Kobori; hereinafter, “Asahi Kasei”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit with Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court against Shenzhen Xu Ran () Electronic Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Xu Ran () Electronic Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “Xu Ran Electronic and Others”). Both companies are distributors of Japan-based W-SCOPE Corporation and selling separators for lithium ion secondary batteries in Shenzhen, China, and act as joint defendants. Bas