LG化學和SK創(chuàng)新訟訴的部分內(nèi)容

韓國兩家動力電池企業(yè) LG 化學與 SK Innovation 的矛盾，之前是有報道：LG 化學在電池供應(yīng)商上面，如果大眾汽車選擇 SK 創(chuàng)新則，不保證后續(xù)的電池供應(yīng)。而目前兩家商業(yè)競爭開始矛盾激化升級，LG 化學針對 SK Innovation 發(fā)起一系列訴訟，主要指責其通過雇傭其員工來竊取鋰電池相關(guān)核心技術(shù)。訴訟是通過 LG 化學和子公司 LGCMI 發(fā)起的，在國際貿(mào)易委員會和特拉華州地方法院同時提起訴訟。

 

 

在這個文件里面，LG 方面提出的有幾點：

 

從 2017 年，LG 化學已經(jīng)開始關(guān)注這個事情的發(fā)展

 

SK 創(chuàng)新把趕超，寄希望于從對手雇員方面想辦法，涵蓋工程師、研發(fā)科學家和技工

 

LGC is informed and believes that in or about 2017, while announcing their intent to reinvent themselves and become a top-tier battery maker, Defendants engaged in a targeted campaign to hire LGC engineers, scientists and technicians who were involved in virtually all core aspects of LGC’s battery business to leave LGC, take competing positions with Defendants, and disclose and use LGC Trade Secrets (such as those including research and development for the EV industry, battery design manufacturing, lithium-ion quality control assessments, battery performance and testing information, purchasing, and sales histories and strategies and myriad other confidential information)  

 

幾個主要被圈住的員工的情況：

 

 

 

The Former LGC Employees knew and were so experienced in using LGC Trade Secrets that, upon information and belief, Defendants specifically sought to unlawfully obtain not just their know how, but LGC Trade Secrets and other confidential information. For example, LGC is informed and believes that many of the Former LGC Employees had worked specifically on products and technologies concerning Volkswagen automobiles, one of LGC’s key and emerging customers in the EV market, and its modular electric toolkit (known as the “MEB”)6 platform for electric vehicles. The Former LGC Employees had access to, were trained on, and routinely used LGC’s Trade Secrets and other confidential information. 

 

   

 

而主要的結(jié)果就是針對以上涉及 MEB 項目的員工，直接和拿到美國的項目有著關(guān)聯(lián)。大眾汽車去年已經(jīng)選擇韓國電池制造商 SKI 為其基于模塊化電動工具包(MEB)平臺的電動汽車供應(yīng)電池。SKI 將主要為北美地區(qū)供應(yīng)電池，并向集團在歐洲生產(chǎn)的純電動汽車供應(yīng)部分電池。SKI 在后面宣布在美國佐治亞州杰克遜縣新建動力電池工廠，該工廠預(yù)計 2019 年初開工，2022 年投入生產(chǎn)。SKI 宣布將投資 8.59 億美元(約 57.4 億元人民幣)在匈牙利建設(shè)另一家電池廠，奠基儀式將于今年 3 月在 Komárom 舉行。新工廠將于 2021 年完工，并將從 2022 年開始向歐洲汽車制造商大規(guī)模交付電池。

 

 

小結(jié)：這個我們就當旁觀者來看吧，未來在鋰電領(lǐng)域里面的競爭和糾紛還是會很多的