Sony rips off Chinese intellectual property rights

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Case: Battle between ant, elephant?
China Business Weekly / 2004-10-19 07:34
SHENZHEN: Frank Deng is embroiled in a row that resembles a battle between an ant and an elephant.
But Deng is confident he - the ant - will beat the elephant.
Deng, who co-founded Shenzhen-based Netac Technology Co Ltd, a small business, has filed a lawsuit against Sony, one of the world's global technology giants.
Netac, the largest maker of USB flash storage products in China, alleges Sony violated its IPRs (intellectual property rights). Netac is seeking 10 million yuan (US$1.2 million) in compensation....
..."As far as I know, Netac is the first Chinese firm to sue a multinational for IPRs infringement," Deng said.