During the process of preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), we received a letter from a software provider alleging infringement. Yang Liu, a representative for securities affairs at a semiconductor company, mentioned that her company had already procured legitimate software licenses. However, they still encountered complaints urging them to increase their software purchases. Since initiating their IPO, the company has been 'targeted' by certain software vendors, causing considerable distress.

According to sources familiar with regulatory authorities, software infringement has emerged as a significant issue in complaints and reports concerning companies planning to go public. In some market segments, such cases constitute as much as 80% of the total complaints. In recent years, with the country's enhanced efforts in intellectual property protection and the judiciary's robust crackdown on infringement, software rights holders have become more vigilant and better equipped to defend their rights. This has resulted in a higher frequency of conflicts between software rights protection and the IPO approval process.