Patent

Focus on the Amended Patent Law ①

On October 17, the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress(NPC) approved the newly amended patent law, which will be effective on June 1 next year. The amendment, which had been drawing keen attention from foreign and Chinese innovators and the public at lar

Setback for Nokia in German patent battle with Lenovo

A German appeals court on Monday lifted the enforcement of an injunction won by Nokia Oyj in a patent dispute with Lenovo Group Ltd to block the world’s largest PC maker from selling its products in Europe’s largest economy.Nokia last month enforced the order issued by a lower court in Munich, which

One more Chinese COVID-19 vaccine ready for phase-3 clinical trials

A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Microbiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has shown to be safe in early-stage trials, suggesting potential for further clinical tests.The results of phase-1 and phase-2 trials support the safety and immunogenicity of this recombinan

TikTok Seeks Declaratory Relief from Competitor Triller’s Patent Infringement Suit Through Affirmative Litigation

On October 28, ByteDance Inc. and TikTok Inc. filed a patent suit seeking declaratory relief from an accusation that they infringed on Triller, Inc.’s short-form video technology patent. The suit follows Triller’s Jul. 29 patent infringement action against the companies. That Western District of Tex

Daimler feels the pressure after losing to Nokia again

In the ongoing connected cars battle, Daimler faces a sales ban after the Regional Court Munich ordered an injunction against the company. The action is based on the infringement of a Nokia UMTS patent. In early August, Daimler lost another suit against Nokia. Today's judgment puts pressure on t