元器件交易网讯  4月2日消息，据外媒报道，三星电子和苹果产品的麦克风供应商Knowles称，在与中国竞争对手歌尔的诉讼案中，它的律师被拒之门外。

　　这表示外国公司在中国法律面前面对很多的不确定性。

　　基于Knowles的Itasca是世界最大的微机电系统(MEMS)麦克风供应商，它的产品广泛用于智能手机。Knowles在苏州有一个工厂，过去两年，由于中国本土厂商歌尔(Goertek)和AAC科技的竞争而损失了苹果业务。Knowles和歌尔自6月以来在美国和中国进行了法律斗争，互相指责对方专利侵权。

　　Knowles称潍坊市中级人民法院拒绝其律师进入法庭。潍坊是歌尔厂商所在地。

　　潍坊市中级人民法院和歌尔没有对此回应。

　　对在华的外国公司来说，知识产权一直是一个主要问题。上个月,中国国务院副总理李克强表示，他将更加重视知识产权，加强侵权惩罚。中国法庭在过去也被指控过，因为在诉讼中支持本地公司反对外国竞争对手。

　　多米尼克·埃德蒙森，北京的知识产权顾问，称如果 Knowles这此诉讼失败，它可进一步向中级人民法院和山东省高等法院提出诉讼。

　　（元器件交易网董蕾 译）

　　外媒原文如下：

　　Knowles, a supplier of microphones to Apple and Samsung Electronics, said its lawyers were shut out of court proceedings in an intellectual property suit against a Chinese rival, highlighting the uncertainties foreign companies can face in China’s legal system.

　　Itasca, Ill.-based Knowles is the world’s largest supplier of micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones, which are widely used in smartphones. The company has a factory in Suzhou, near Shanghai. In the past two years, the company has lost business from Apple to Chinese competitors Goertek and AAC Technology Holdings, according to research firm IHS. Knowles and Goertek have been locked in legal battles in the U.S. and China since June, with each accusing the other of patent infringements.

　　Weifang, China-based Goertek, in which Chinese billionaire Jiang Bin owns a 20.5% stake, was listed in Apple’s 2013 supplier list, although it was not in its list two years earlier. Morgan Stanley predicted last month that Goertek will supply 40%-50% of the microphones in Apple’s next iPhone.

　　Knowles said Wednesday the Weifang Intermediate People’s Court in China denied its lawyers access to the courthouse as the trial against Goertek proceeded on March 31.

　　“The Weifang Court’s decision to bar Knowles from the legal proceedings makes a fair trial impossible,” said Knowles Chief Executive Jeffrey Niew.

　　The Weifang Intermediate People’s Court and Goertek did not immediately respond to requests for comment.  An Apple representative wasn’t immediately reachable.

　　Intellectual property has long been a major issue for foreign companies that operate in China. Last month, China’s premier Li Keqiang said he would put more emphasis on intellectual property rights and reinforce penalties for infringement.  Chinese courts have been accused in the past of favoring local companies in litigation against foreign competitors.

　　Lawyers in China said the situation Knowles is alleging is unusual and raises questions of whether other companies could face such a situation.

　　Dominic Edmondson, an intellectual property consultant with Rouse Beijing, said that if Knowles loses the case, it would have two further chances to appeal, with the Intermediate People’s Court and the Shandong Provincial High Court.

　　“At that point, there would be a far lower chance of local protectionism,” he said.

　　Last month, U.S. industrial manufacturing firm Dover completed the spin-off of its microphone unit, Knowles. Goertek’s suit against Knowles in its home province of Shandong came in response to Knowles suing Goertek for patent infringement in the U.S. in June.

　　Lilian Lin contributed to this article.