When I first saw you I was afarid to talk to you*When i first talked to you I was afraid to like you*When i first liked you i was afarid to love you*Now that I love you I m afraid to lose you Your position:Home->china business-> Sony in Court for Battery Design A technology company in The Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court heard the case yesterday. Tsum ( Zeng Jian, a former Tsum employee who participated in developing battery products, said Sony includes a digital key in the circuit board of its batteries that automatically rejects batteries made by other companies. The key uses a technology called InfoLITHIUM. Liao Xiaoli, Tsum's attorney, said the technology discriminates between battery brands and shuts down the camera if another company's batteries are placed in a Sony camera. Deciphering technology He said Tsum had spent more than 1 million yuan ($128,600) to decipher the technology so its batteries could be used in Sony cameras, which have been the most popular camera on the market for the past four years. "As a result, customers have to pay extra for that part of the cost," Liao said. He added that Sony's adoption of such technology had stifled competition in the market and damaged the operations of other competitors. Tsum wants the two firms to stop using the technology in its digital cameras and batteries and to pay compensation. Sony denies that it engaged in unfair competition. It also accused Tsum of being an improper plaintiff. "InfoLITHIUM relates signals between a camera and its battery, and Sony owns its patent," said Li Haojun, an attorney representing the two defendants. "There's nothing wrong with Sony using its own batteries in its digital cameras. And in "Batteries are not included in Tsum's business category, according to its business license." No verdict was given after the day-long hearing. (
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