On March 6, Jia Yueting, the founder of Faraday Future (FF), posted on Weibo, accusing HiPhi Motors and its founder Ding Lei of stealing and infringing FF's intellectual property rights, technical data and trade secrets, saying that HiPhi X was a plagiarism of FF91. Jia Yueting also said that FF has filed a lawsuit with the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, demanding that Gaohe Auto stop the infringement and compensate for the corresponding losses.
In this regard, Gaohe Automobile responded in the official live broadcast room in the afternoon of the same day. The host connected Ding Lei, the founder of HiPhi Automobile, and Chen Weixu, the former COO and co-founder of Human Horizons, both of whom denied Jia Yueting's accusations, saying that HiPhi X is a completely original product, and has not seen any drawings of FF91, nor has it infringed any trade secrets and intellectual property rights of FF.
Chen Weixu said in the connection that the Hiphi X is a supercar SUV, while the FF91 is a wagan (station wagon) form, and the two are not the same. He also said that HiPhi X studied 69 types of cars in human history before its launch, and HiPhi wants to create a 70th category, which is the innovative spirit of HiPhi Automobile.
Ding Lei also said in the connection that the design patent of HiPhi X has won the gold medal of the 23rd China Patent Award jointly issued by the State Intellectual Property Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is an affirmation of HiPhi Automobile's design ability.
The host also invited Yang Yueqing, project director of Gaohe Automobile, who said in the live broadcast room that Jia Yueting was welcome to return to China to the location of the prosecution court, dismantle and compare FF91 and HiPhi X on the spot, and conduct a live broadcast to prove the innovation ability and integrity of Gaohe Automobile.
The host finally said that in the future, the Gaohe live broadcast room will no longer respond to this issue, and the court will see you on relevant issues.
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1 Jia Yueting issued an article accusing Gaohe Automobile of plagiarizing FF91, and Gaohe Automobile responded: There is no infringement. Sina Motors.
2 Jia Yueting posted another article to bombard Gao He: Any discerning person knows that they are plagiarizing. cnbeta.
3 Gao He's last response to plagiarism: completely original, welcome Jia Yueting to return to China to confront the scene. Phoenix.com.
4 Gaohe responded to Jia Yueting's lawsuit: There is no infringement. Sohu Automobile.