乐视贸然进军美国市场能避免专利狙击么？

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(Summary description)据南京华讯报：10月19日乐视将在美国市场发布两款手机，意味着它正式进军美国市场，美国市场作为全球最具价值的市场，众多手机企业都积极进入，不过这个市场对知识产权的管理相当严格，不少国产品牌因此望而却步，乐视能避免专利战么?　　乐视进军美国市场应是借助酷派的专利　　乐视去年4月才发布手机，一年多时间就进入国产手机品牌前十强，被誉为国产增速最快的手机品牌，作为一个新兴手机品牌自然在专利方面并没有足够的

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乐视贸然进军美国市场能避免专利狙击么？

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　　据南京华讯报：10月19日乐视将在美国市场发布两款手机，意味着它正式进军美国市场，美国市场作为全球最具价值的市场，众多手机企业都积极进入，不过这个市场对知识产权的管理相当严格，不少国产品牌因此望而却步，乐视能避免专利战么?

　　乐视进军美国市场应是借助酷派的专利

　　乐视去年4月才发布手机，一年多时间就进入国产手机品牌前十强，被誉为国产增速最快的手机品牌，作为一个新兴手机品牌自然在专利方面并没有足够的储备。

　　不过它似乎对此早有预备，在发布手机仅仅两个月后的2015年6月乐视以21.8亿元人民币入股持有酷派约18%的股份成为第二大股东，今年六月乐视再次出资10.47亿港元增持酷派股份至28.9%成为第一大股东，由此获得了酷派持有的专利。

　　作为老牌的国产手机品牌，酷派持有大约4000项专利，约2600项发明专利，凭借手上持有的专利它去年已经开始进军美国市场，并预计今年的海外出货量能达到1000万，证明它持有的专利是有相当大的效力的。

　　乐视此番进军美国市场应该就是借助酷派手上持有的专利，以此作为它进军美国市场的保障。从这方面来说，乐视的布局显然要比其他国产品牌要更为宏大，在发布手机仅仅一年多时间就开始进军美国市场，这是其他国产手机品牌所没有的。

　　乐视不能因此高枕无忧

　　国产手机品牌小米进军海外市场担忧专利的问题，选择进军对知识产权管理不如欧美严格的印度市场，曾一度在该市场位居国产手机品牌之首，在2014年四季度夺得印度智能手机市场份额第五的位置。不过同年底爱立信在印度市场起诉小米专利侵权，导致其手机一度被禁止在该市场销售，随后借助高通的反向专利授权得以解禁，但是采用联发科芯片的手机继续被禁售。

　　小米也想进入美国市场，在一开始考虑到缺乏专利它选择先在该市场发售手机配件等产品，到去年底其手机在美国获得FCC认证即被专利流氓起诉，发售其手机产品的美国虚拟运营商迅速下架其产品。于是它迅速与高通达成久拖不决的专利授权协议，并从Intel收购300多项专利，又与微软合作获取专利授权并收购它约1500项专利;小米自己的说法是截止去年10月申请的总数超过6000件，未知其手上持有多少专利。

　　如今在美国市场占有较多市场份额中兴是依靠自家积累的数万项专利，联想、TCL则是通过并购MOTO手机业务、阿尔卡特手机业务获得的专利而在美国打开市场。

　　南京华讯美国专利分析：相比起上述这些企业，酷派的专利在美国市场的效力还得经过现实的验证，要知道中兴和华为都是经过多年在美国市场与国际巨头多次诉讼后才获得认可的，而2015年在美国市场获得的专利授权量高达5000多项的三星更是与苹果互相发起了长达数年的专利大战，可见在美国市场要赢得对手的认可无不需要经历艰苦的专利战才能赢得市场，乐视准备好应对这场艰苦战役了么?

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