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Annual revenue of IP service agencies in China tops 225 billion yuan

On August 24, CNIPA held a press conference to release the progress of the transformation and application of intellectual property rights. According to the report, there are more than 73,000 IP service agencies in China, with over 865,000 employees and an annual revenue of more than 225 billion yuan

OPPO invalidates VoiceAge EVS’s patent ​

Editor's Note: It is the dual nature of shareability and private right, not publicly-owned and exclusive, which cause the dilemma of licensing fees of SEPs. Moreover, it is difficult for the owner and licensee of SEPs to reach an ex-ante agreement on licensing fees by negotiation

Cross-border battle: Apple fails to invalidate Ericsson’s patent in China

The Patent Reexaminiation and Invalidation Department (PRID) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on July 15 handed down a decision upholding the validity of a patent owned by Swedish networking and telecommunications company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (艾利森电话股份有限公司

Huawei will join Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool as a founding member

Last week, Huawei announced its entry into the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool as a founding member, through which users can obtain licenses for Huawei's and other pooled patent owners' Wi-Fi 6 standard-essential patents. Meanwhile, Huawei's Wi-Fi 6 products are also licen

Appotronics fails to invalidate Delta’s patent in latest salvo

The Patent Reexaminiation and Invalidation Department (PRID) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on July 5 handed down a decision upholding a patent owned by China’s Taiwan-based company Delta Electronics, Inc. (台达电子工业股份有限公司) and challenged by Chinese rival Appotronics