Patent

AbbVie sues BeiGene over Imbruvica patent ​

On June 15, AbbVie filed a lawsuit against BeiGene, claiming that BeiGene’s Brukinsa has infringed a patent on its blood cancer drug Imbruvica. The disputed patent, which relates to the "use of BTK inhibitors", was issued on June 13, just two days before AbbVie lodged the suit.

Three Chinese display makers join BOE to invalidate Samsung OLED patent

Chinese display makers CSOT, Tianma and Visionox have together joined BOE to file a trial for patent invalidation with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), according to news on June 18. The Chinese display manufacturers are specifically attacking one patented technology.

Huawei demands royalties from roughly 30 Japanese companies ​

Huawei Technologies is seeking licensing fees from roughly 30 small to midsize Japanese companies for the use of patented technology, Nikkei said on June 18. A source at Huawei's Japan unit revealed that "talks are currently underway with about 30 Japanese telecom companies."

Chinese central enterprises dispute over shield machines patents

​Two Chinese central government-owned enterprise subsidiaries, China Railway Hi-Tech Industry and China Railway Construction Heavy Industry, have filed patent litigations against each other in the field of shield machines in recent years, according to the latest report.

Maxeon sues Tongwei for patent infringement in Germany

According to news on June 15, Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies has revealed that it has filed a patent infringement case against China-based Tongwei Solar and its German subsidiary, Tongwei Solar GmbH.