Chinese Self Balancing Vehicle Maker Determined As Infringing: Evidence Collection Through Notary Public

On September 20, 2016, a judgment was issued by Beijing IP Court on a patent infringement case, finding that the act of the defendant Changzhou Airwheel Technology Co., Ltd. ("Airwheel") has infringed the Chinese patent no. ZL201330266398.X owned by the plaintiff The Full United (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.("Full United") . Airwheel was ordered by the court to pay damages of CNY 400,000 (USD 60,000).

To be noted, the fight between the plaintiff and the defendant has also begun in the United States. Ninebot (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd., which is the subsidiary company of Full United (the plaintiff of Full United v. Airwheel above), filed an application of investigation before US International Trade Committee ("USITC"), alleging that Airwheel and the other 11 companies violated Section 337 by way of unlawful importation into the United States, selling for importation, and/or selling within the U.S. after importation certain personal transporters, components