1April, 1986, Chen Aiwen and Zhou applied to the former Chinese Patent Office for a patent for invention, entitled "Classification and coding method of Chinese pictographic symbols and morphemes (components)" (hereinafter referred to as "pictographic code"), and was granted a patent right on May 2, 1990.
1In June, 1992, Zhangjiagang Instrument Complete Industry Company, Mr. Chen Aiwen and Ms. Zhou jointly invested to establish a Sino-foreign joint venture Zhangjiagang Aiwen Computer Co., Ltd., and Zhangjiagang Instrument Complete Industry Company invested US$ 45,000 and equivalent RMB in the factory building, accounting for 60% of the registered capital; Chen Aiwen and Zhou, based on the patent technology achievements such as Classification and Coding Method of Chinese Characters Symbols and Morphemes (Components) (abbreviated as "ideographic code"), ideographic code Chinese character cards, ideographic code textbooks, ideographic code dictionaries and ideographic code computers, paid a price of 70,000 US dollars and 70,000 US dollars in cash according to 20% of the registered capital.
1September, 1993, the original patentee Chen Aiwen and Zhou issued the Patent Change Certificate, and the patentee was changed to Zhangjiagang Aiwen Computer Co., Ltd., and the patent transfer registration date was 199310.8.
1August 1993 and1June 1994, the Computer Software Registration Office of the Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry (Software Registration Center of China Copyright Protection Center) accepted the application of Zhangjiagang Aiwen Computer Co., Ltd. (Aiwen Computer Company) to edit two softwares, namely Pictograph-Ritong V4. 1 and Pictograph-Ritong V5.02
1June, 1993, Chen shangnong and Zhou signed a publishing contract with the electronic industry publishing house, stipulating that the electronic industry publishing house would publish the tabular code textbook "seven-day computer typing" (including version 5.02 floppy disk).
1994, the state science and technology commission listed the tabular code as the key project of the national fire prevention spacing plan.
1994 65438+1On October 6th, Aiwen Computer Company sent an official letter to Electronic Industry Press, urging it to stop the infringement.
1994 February 15, Aiwen Computer Company obtained a notarial certificate from Beijing Haidian District Notary Office, confirming that Electronic Industry Publishing House infringed the tabular code patent and software copyright.
1April, 994, Aiwen Computer Company sued the Electronic Industry Publishing House for infringement in Beijing First People's Court, and then sued Wenzhou Su Yu Research Institute for infringement in Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court.
In 1995, the National Information Technology Standardization Committee recommended tabular codes among the few input methods used by computer software companies and computer users at home and abroad. It can realize the coding input of simplified and traditional Chinese characters in China, Japan and Korea with simple rules.
1995, Microsoft Corporation of the United States pre-installed "table code" in its famous Windows operating system Windows95.
1995165438+1October19. Aiwen Computer Company signed an agreement with Su Zhen Research Institute (with Chen Aiwen as the guarantor), which stipulated: "The patent right of' shape code' belongs to Aiwen Computer Company, and the copyright of shape code software is consistent with the patent right; Su Yu College promises not to manufacture, produce or sell form code software and not to publish any teaching materials based on form code. "
1995165438+1October 28th, Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court made a mediation ruling, confirming that Aiwen Computer Company and Su Yu Research Institute had reached an agreement on1June 995165438+1October.
199865438+On February 8th, Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court ruled that the software copyright of "pictographic code" V4. 1 V502 belongs to Aiwen Computer Company, Chen Shangnong and Zhou, and rejected Aiwen Computer Company's lawsuit against Electronic Industry Press.
199865438+In February, Aiwen Computer Company appealed to Beijing Higher People's Court. 199965438+In February, Aiwen Computer Company received a patent reexamination decision from China National Intellectual Property Administration, ruling that Aiwen Computer Company's "ideographic code" patent right was valid.
On June 65438+February 65438+February 09, 2000, Beijing the Supreme People's Court ruled that "Zhangjiagang Aiwen Computer Co., Ltd. enjoys the copyright of tabular code V4. 1 software and tabular code V5.02 software" and "Electronic Industry Press stops selling tabular code V5.02 software and destroys unsold tabular code V5.02 software". "Electronic Industry Press apologizes to Zhangjiagang Aiwen Computer Co., Ltd. in a national newspaper within one month after this judgment takes effect". If it fails to be executed within the time limit, our hospital will publish this judgment in a newspaper, and the relevant expenses will be borne by Electronic Industry Press "; "Electronic Industry Press compensated Zhangjiagang Aiwen Computer Co., Ltd. for economic losses of RMB 4.76 million (to be paid within one month after this judgment came into effect)".
On July 25, 2003, the Beijing Higher People's Court made a final judgment of retrial, and found that Aiwen Computer Company, Chen Shangnong and Zhou jointly enjoyed the copyrights of the above two softwares.
In September 2003, Zhou entrusted Electronic Industry Press to apply to the National Copyright Administration for cancellation of the copyright registration of the above software.
In September 2003, the National Copyright Administration of China decided to cancel the software copyright registration of No.930144 "Ideographic Code-Ritong V4. 1" and No.940127 "Ideographic Code-Ritong V5.02".