2008年10月份，Isola USA Corp.（以下简称“Isola”）向美国ITC提起诉讼，声称包括广东生益科技股份有限公司（以下简称“生益科技”）在内的一些公司，其产品覆铜板和粘结片侵犯了美国No. 6,187,852，6,322,885 和 6,509,414专利。凭借充分的证据和事实，并经过强有力地抗辩，生益科技在该ITC 337案件中以Isola 撤回对生益的所有指控而彻底获胜。

Isola对生益科技的起诉一开始就注定是失败的。在ITC调查初期，生益科技就坚称自己的产品没有侵犯Isola的任何专利。2008年12月，基于生益科技的动议，ITC法官发现Isola“没有提供任何事实依据”支持其指控生益科技侵犯Isola的美国专利No. 6,509,414，从而终止了对该专利的调查。随后，针对No. 6,187,852和6,322,885专利，生益科技又提交了充分的不侵权证据。Isola在2009年3月12日被迫认输并撤销了对生益科技的所有指控。

生益科技的S1000和S1000-2产品从未侵犯Isola所谓的专利，生益科技也没有因Isola的起诉或Isola的专利而改变过产品配方。对此，其它任何断言和评论都是完全错误和不负责任的。Isola最初在事实尚未弄清的情况下就指控生益科技的S1000产品侵权，在ITC立案前又取消了对S1000产品的控告，再次在没有明确事实依据的情况下转而控告S1000-2产品。最后在生益科技不可辩驳的事实面前，Isola不得不无条件地撤销对生益科技的起诉。

在这次ITC调查的7家被告中，生益科技是唯一一家被Isola撤诉的被告（未通过和解或协议判决（Consent Order）的方式结案）。自此，生益科技不再被指控侵犯任何Isola 的专利。生益科技营运总监陈仁喜对该调查评价：“作为一家拥有自主研发的公司，生益科技重视自已的知识产权，也尊重其他公司的知识产权。遗憾的是Isola在事先没有做充分调查的情况下，对生益科技进行了毫无事实依据的控告。Isola的这种行为损害了生益科技的商誉，是非常不负责任的，应该受到严厉地谴责。”

生益科技已扫清了人为的法律障碍，今后会一如既往的向美国客户和终端用户提供优质的产品和服务。

广东生益科技股份有限公司

2009年3月26日

Isola Abandons Patent Infringement Action Against Shengyi

March 26^th, 2009

After a vigorous defense, Guangdong Shengyi Sci. Tech Co., Ltd. has emerged victorious in the United States patent litigation brought without notice by Isola USA Corp.

Shengyi fought Isola’s unfounded charges of patent infringement brought in the U.S. International Trade Commission. In view of Shengyi’s strong legal position, Isola was forced to abandon its action against Shengyi’s S1000 and S1000-2 products.

Isola’s infringement allegations against Shengyi were doomed from the start. Ruling on a motion brought by Shengyi shortly after the investigation was initiated, the judge found that Isola “failed to provide any factual information” to support its infringement allegations with respect to Isola’s U.S. Patent No. 6,509,414 and terminated the investigation as to that patent. Then, in the face of strong evidence of non-infringement of Isola’s U.S. Patent Nos. 6,187,852 and 6,322,885, Isola capitulated and withdrew its complaint against Shengyi on March 12, 2009.

Shengyi’s S1000 and S1000-2 products have never infringed Isola’s patents. Shengyi did not modify these products in response to Isola’s complaint or in view of Isola’s patents. Any representation otherwise is simply wrong.

Commenting on the investigation, Shengyi’s Chief Operating Officer Renxi Chen stated: “As a company actively engaged in research and development, Shengyi values its own intellectual property. Likewise, Shengyi respects the intellectual property of others. It is unfortunate that Isola made baseless infringement allegations and failed to conduct an adequate pre-filing investigation with respect to Shengyi. Isola’s behavior in this investigation was deplorable and irresponsible.”

With this dispute resolved, Shengyi looks forward to continuing to serve and supply U.S. customers and end users for its products.