After many years of difficulties, the Unitary Patent system will become a reality at the beginning of 2023 and will bring essential changes to the existing European patent system. These changes will impact European patent applications.
Recently, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has sued Amazon in Suzhou over invention patent infringement. According to the report, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. has lodged lawsuits against a list of defendants including Amazon Company, Amazon Services Company.
China has concluded 2.738 million IP cases of first instance since 2013, with an average annual growth rate of 24.5 percent. Besides, He said that China has been intensifying and widening judicial protection to cover patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets.
According to news on Oct 13, Nokia has forced OPPO out of the lucrative German smartphone market after winning two successive patent lawsuits. Now, Nokia is planning several other lawsuits against OPPO in other markets.
At the regular CNIPA press conference held on October 9, Hu Wenhui, deputy director of the CNIPA pointed out that China moves up 1 spot and ranks 11th among the 132 economies featured in global Innovation Index (GII) 2022.
