Patent

1 billion yuan feud: General Protecht petitions against Gongniu Group

On Thursday, May 6, CNIPA issued a notice in General Protecht v. Gongniu Group in which the agency had accepted the petition filed by General Protecht for review of a decision in a patent infringement case against Gongniu Group in 2018.

Annual parade: 22nd WIPO-CNIPA awards announced!

The complete list of the Winners of the 22nd WIPO-CNIPA Award for Chinese Outstanding Patented Invention was announced to domestic media to solicit public opinions by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on May 10, 2021.

Tailing Huawei: OPPO also became HEVC Advance licensor

As of March 2021, OPPO has filed for 61,000-plus patents as and granted 26,000-plus licenses worldwide. Beyond its constant focus on video codec technologies, OPPO has been striving to build a strong pool of patents to 5G telecommunications standards.

Goodbye, LEDs: LG Innotek to sell out LED patents and equipment to Chinese firm

LG InnoTek, a subsidiary of LG Corporation devoted to electronic components, will sell its patents and equipment related to its LED business to a Chinese LED company, according to The Elec, a local media outlet.

Huawei’s Q1 patent licensing income overtakes Nokia and Ericsson

Huawei's patent royalty figures has reached $600 million in Q1.