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Medical device giant Medtronic loses patent suits against Chinese rival HeartCare

China’s Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court of Zhejiang province on May 31 ruled against U.S. medical device giant Medtronic plc in two lawsuits that it lodged against Shanghai HeartCare Medical Technology Corp. Ltd. (上海心玮医疗科技股份有限公司) and its distributor Ningbo Yongheng Medical Device Co., L

Chinese storage company Netac’s Patent No. 99 survives 18th invalidation bid

The Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Department (PRID) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on May 25 issued a final decision upholding the validity of Chinese flash storage company Netac Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市朗科科技股份有限公司)’s Patent No. 99117225.6, which had been

CATL ups ante to $78 mln in patent suit against biggest chaser CALB

The world's largest battery maker electric vehicle (EV) battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) (宁德时代新能源科技股份有限公司) has amended its claims against smaller rival China Lithium Battery Technology Co. (CALB) (中创新航科技股份有限公司) by seeking an award of damages in the amount of 518 mil

SPC hears $30 mln patent suit between Intel and China’s top research institute

China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) on April 25 heard an appeal filed by Intel China Ltd., the world’s largest chipmaker Intel Corp.’s Chinese unit, against a lower court decision in favor of the China National Intellectual Property Court (CNIPA). There has been no information about the ruling hand

Two top Chinese seed companies start $47 mln plant variety dispute

China’s Anhui High People’s Court on April 11 agreed to decide a plant breeders’ rights dispute between Chinese public company Winall Hi-Tech Seed Co., Ltd. (安徽荃银高科种业股份有限公司) and Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd. (袁隆平农业高科技股份有限公司) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Hunan Longping High-Te