Category: China
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Chinese ZTE v. Samsung FRAND judgment: third way, but much closer to Munich than London; English machine translation and analysis
A redacted version of the full Chinese ZTE v. Samsung FRAND rate judgment has become available over the weekend. Here you can find an English machine translation and a Chinese author’s personal take.
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Lose three validity battles, win the infringement war? Microsoft’s CNIPA record against Newman’s GUI patent
A long-running Chinese touchscreen patent dispute between Newman Infinite and Microsoft has now reached China’s Supreme People’s Court, after the latter failed in four patent invalidation attempts. But the record is less one-sided than it currently appears to be.
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BREAKING: Chinese court determines $731M for 6-year, $600M+ for 5-year ZTE-Samsung FRAND cross-license — UK court is global outlier
The Chongqing Intermedia People’s Court ruling is consistent with those of the Munich I and Frankfurt Regional Courts, and the appellate level of the Rio de Janeiro State Court: 1.9 times (or at least >1.5 times) the UK figure.
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China is “back” in SEP enforcement: CNIPA’s 2026 Working Scheme channels SEP disputes into administrative proceedings
The proceedings are a type of “Chinese featured ITC” venue offering three-month injunctions.
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China announces first-ever patent pool: solar panel entities join forces
China’s first-ever patent pool has officially launched, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), established by solar panel manufacturers Trina Solar, JA Solar, and JinkoSolar. The pool focuses on TOPCon cell and module technologies in mainland China.
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BREAKING: China issues regulations countering foreign extraterritorial jurisdiction
The global ZTE v. Samsung FRAND rate-setting decision is potentially a targeted scenario.
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China withdrew antisuit policy ‘to the extent that it ever existed’ during first WTO dispute with EU, whose monitoring continues
The Supreme People’s Court of China withdrew its “anti-suit policy” (to the extent it ever existed) during the WTO-level dispute resolution proceedings with the EU. It is unclear what this practically means.
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An overview of China’s patent proceedings
ip fray provides an overview of CNIPA patent administrative proceedings, including procedural steps, review processes, and key features – as well as the interaction between the patent infringement and administrative proceedings.
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Meet Via Licensing Alliance’s new President: Kevin Mack
Kevin Mack opens up to ip fray about the Access Advance HEVC/VVC sale, the Chinese market, and how he plans to leverage his time in-house at Dolby in his new post.
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Avanci Vehicle 4G, 5G programs reach major China milestone: 10 licensing agreements signed
Avanci has now inked 10 licensing agreements with seven China-based automakers across its 4G and 5G vehicle programs, bringing the total number of connected vehicles covered by Avanci Vehicle to over 275 million, it has announced today.