腾讯公司诉微源码公司等不正当竞争纠纷案
Case Analysis
Shenzhen Weiyuanma Software Development Co., Ltd. v. Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
腾讯公司诉微源码公司等不正当竞争纠纷案
Docket No.: 2093, second instance (终), civil case (民), (2019) Guangdong High People's Court (粤)
Lower Court Docket No.: 773, first instance (初), civil case (民), (2017) Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court (粤03)
一审案号：（2017）粤03民初773号
二审案号：（2019）粤民终2093号
Basic Facts
案情介绍
Defendant-Appellant: Shenzhen Weiyuanma Software Development Co., Ltd. ("Weiyuanma") and Business District (Shenzhen) United Development Co., Ltd. ("Business District") and Hou **.
Plaintiff-Appellee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. (collectively referred to as "Tencent")
上诉人（原审被告）：深圳微源码软件开发有限公司（简称微源码公司）、商圈（深圳）联合发展有限公司（简称商圈公司）、侯某某
被上诉人（原审原告）：腾讯科技（深圳）有限公司、深圳市腾讯计算机系统有限公司（合称腾讯公司）
Tencent has developed the WeChat software to provide instant messaging services. Weiyuanma and the other developed and operated a "data wizard" software specializing in the modification of WeChat, so that the WeChat software on the mobile terminal was added with 13 special functions including "fixed-point forced fan addition, official account graphic reply, keyword reply, one-key like and comment, group sending to contacts, WeChat group auto-reply, fixed-point shake, WeChat group One click to add friends, WeChat group automatic promotion, multi-account free switching, group sending to contacts, sending to WeChat group friends, and one click to forward Moments content". Tencent appealed to the court, requesting that Weiyuanma be ordered to stop its unfair competition acts, compensate for the damages, apologize and eliminate the adverse impact.
腾讯公司开发“微信”软件并提供即时通信服务。微源码公司等开发并运营专门修改正版微信的“数据精灵”软件，使手机终端的微信增加“定点暴力加粉、公众号图文回复、关键词回复、一键点赞和评论、通讯录好友群发、微信群自动回复、定点摇一摇、微信群好友一键添加、微信群自动推广、多账号自由切换、通讯录好友群发、微信群群发、朋友圈内容一键转发”十三项特殊功能。腾讯公司起诉至法院，请求判令微源码公司停止不正当竞争行为、赔偿损失、赔礼道歉和消除影响。
The court held that Weiyuanma and the other had used technical means to hinder and damage the normal operation of the WeChat products and instant messaging services legally provided by Tencent, disrupt the order of market competition, harm the legitimate rights and interests of other operators and consumers, and violate the principle of honesty and creditability and business ethics through different means such as "plug-in" functions, and interfering with and free-riding data. The court found that Weiyuanma had constituted unfair competition, and thus ordered it to stop the accused acts, pay for the damages of RMB 5 million, apologize and eliminate the adverse impact.
法院认为，微源码公司等利用技术手段，通过“植入”功能、干扰和搭载数据等方式，妨碍破坏了腾讯公司合法提供的微信产品及即时通信服务的正常运行，扰乱市场竞争秩序，损害其他经营者和消费者的合法权益，违背诚实信用原则和商业道德，认定微源码公司等构成不正当竞争，遂判令其停止被诉行为、赔偿损失500万元、赔礼道歉和消除影响。
Typical Significance
典型意义
WeChat is well-known software widely used by the public, and the acts accused in this case had a large impact on the daily life of the public. This case involves a new type of unfair competition issue on the Internet. In the face of complex technical means and network environment, the court has followed the "Internet-specific article" added after the amendment of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law to accurately evaluate and regulate the accused acts, which is conducive to purifying the market competition environment, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers, avoiding the public from being harassed by messages and information from unknown sources in daily life, and effectively preventing and reducing fraud, privacy leakage and other security hazards and risks.
微信软件为大众所熟知和广泛使用，本案被诉行为对社会公众日常生活影响较大。本案涉及互联网领域新类型不正当竞争问题。面对复杂的技术手段和网络环境，法院依据《反不正当竞争法》修订后新增的“互联网专条”，准确评价被诉行为并予以规制，有利于净化市场竞争环境，保护经营者和消费者的合法权益，避免公众在日常生活中遭受陌生信息骚扰，有效防范和减少欺诈、隐私泄露等安全隐患和风险。
This case has been selected as one of the "2020 Top Ten Typical Intellectual Property Cases of Guangdong Courts".
本案入选“2020年度广东省知识产权审判十大案件”。
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