Category: China
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Nokia obtains anti-antisuit injunctions in fresh lawsuits against Chinese payment terminal maker SUNMI in UPC, Munich, Mannheim
Nokia has obtained two anti-antisuit injunctions in the UPC and the Regional Court of Munich in an ongoing case against Chinese POS vendor SUNMI.
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Injunctions can be awarded on general terms: UPC’s Court of Appeal grants Abbott PI in glucose monitoring device dispute
Context: On 20 March 2024, Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. filed an application for a preliminary injunction (PI) in the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Local Division in The Hague against Chinese medical manufacturer Sibio Technology Limited and its European partner company Umedwings Netherlands. Abbott alleged that Sibio’s GS1 continuous glucose monitor was infringing EP831283. However, last…
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European Commission files fresh World Trade Organization proceeding against China over global rate-setting of EU SEPs
China has empowered its courts to set binding worldwide royalty rates for EU SEPs without the consent of their patent owners, giving Chinese manufacturers cheaper access to those European technologies unfairly, the European Commission has alleged.
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Avanci responds to Chinese study on automotive SEP license fees: “numerous inaccuracies”
Context: Commonly, when Avanci announces something, it involves new licensors or licensees (see, e.g., this October 9, 2024 ip fray article). Avanci’s automotive pool covers a very high percentage of all 4G and 5G standard-essential patents (SEPs), and most of the market (which for 5G depends on whether companies are already implementing it) is licensed….
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World’s top EV battery maker CATL files fresh infringement lawsuit, adds to China’s lengthy battery patent docket
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited’s action marks its seventh patent infringement suit against local rival China Aviation Lithium Battery, with a cumulative claim of over 700 million Chinese yuan (US$ 95.6 million) in damages.
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Chinese medical device makers settle six-year pulse oximeter litigation in the U.S.
Beijing Choice and Contec settled their patent infringement dispute for US$1 million, and the defendant has agreed not to sell its fingertip oximeters in the U.S. without signing a licensing agreement first.
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AstraZeneca defends record patent invalidation claims in China
The UK pharma giant has defeated 33 invalidation claims brought by Chinese generics manufacturers against crystal form patents related to its highest-selling diabetes drug.
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China’s Supreme People’s Court settles mRNA patent, trade secrets litigation under President Xi’s new ‘Fengqiao’ dispute model
Chinese courts are imposing mediation on more and more cases under the new order, including those involving patent infringement.
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Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar files first U.S. patent infringement complaint
The lawsuit comes against the backdrop of an increasingly litigious solar panel patent market.
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First antisuit injunction attack on UPC: Netgear asks U.S. district court for ASI against or interim license from Huawei; fears AASI
In the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Netgear has filed a motoion for an antisuit injunction or, as a fallback, interim license against Huawei.