Conrad glanced at Valentine. The latter nodded and gestured to the few reporters they had bribed in advance.
One of them stood up and asked Jasper, “Mr. Laine, since your company has such an outstanding product, I’d like to ask if you have the related patent rights?”
The question stunned all the reporters.
He was right. No matter how outstanding Mellow was or how it called itself an MP4, there was no changing the fact that it was derived from the MP3 player. That meant there was no escaping the issue of patent rights.
Everyone fell silent and they turned to Jasper, waiting for his reply.
However, the one who spoke was the same reporter who asked the question. They were evidently proud of the effect their question had brought about and asked another question, “Mr. Estrada from Melody Electronics has already explained just now that they’ve received patent rights from Mr. Damond Golding in Coreana. Melody Electronics is the only company within the country with exclusive rights to manufacture the MP3 player. So, Mr. Laine, could you tell us how Mellow decides to tackle this problem?”
Everyone was watching both Jasper and Chad. Their every word and expression would surely be released in the newspapers and reported by news stations tomorrow. As such, they had to be extremely careful of what they said.
Just then, Jasper stood up.
“Indeed, JW Electronics does not have the domestic license to manufacture the MP3 player.”
That statement caused an uproar.
The reporters were rendered speechless.
While piracy was rampant in the country, it was something that no one dared to state blatantly. After all, that would only make a fool of them.
“If you admit that you don’t have the license, Mr. Laine, then why would your JW Electronics continue to manufacture pirated products without patent rights? Do you perhaps believe that you’re untouchable to the country’s law?” Conrad spoke indifferently.
“Or do you perhaps think that Melody Electronics would not dare to sue you?”
Conrad’s two sentences were incendiary.
The atmosphere in the room turned tense.
Yet the reporters only got more excited.
The launch event was supposed to be a normal press conference, and they had not expected the two companies to start a fight out of the blue.
This was earth-shattering news.
This was an incident that would easily increase their ratings and sell out their newspapers.
Each reporter had a foolish smile on their face as they imagined receiving an award from their editor-in-chief.
At the same time, everyone’s eyes were on the stage. They were not going to miss out on any single detail.
“JW Electronics is a law-abiding company, there’s no way we would do anything illegal,” Jasper replied.
“Bullsh*t!” Valentine stepped over and pointed at Jasper, accusing him, “This stupid Mellow of yours was derived from the MP3 player patent and you’ve admitted that you don’t have a license! How is that not illegal?”
Valentine then looked around and stated loudly, “Dear friends of the press, Melody Electronics has spent a large amount of money to buy exclusive licensing from Mr. Damond Golding in Coreana. Our company will not stand by and watch as someone infringes on our interest!
“Especially not nobodies who only play dirty tricks. We’ll bring them to the court of law, so could our dear friends from the media please take clear pictures of this ingenuine man? He has blatantly broken the law by openly pirating!”
