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Self-reliance not a global decoupling -- Campaign to boost homegrown tech becomes strategic economic pillar

China will expand international scientific cooperation on climate change, energy, public health and other topics of global concern by setting up new research funds to support scientists around the world to jointly tackle these subjects, Wang Zhigang, minister of science and technology, said on Frida

Upcoming patent fair to focus on IP role in economic development

China will hold a patent fair to showcase its achievements in the field and build platforms to promote the transfer of intellectual property (IP), the event organizer said Monday.The 12th China International Patent Technology and Products Fair will be held from Nov. 11 to 13 in Dalian, a coastal cit

Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $502.8 million in patent trial

A jury in Texas has ruled that Apple has to pay VirnetX $502.8 million in royalties for VPN on Demand, a feature that lets iOS users access a VPN connection, Bloomberg reported. The two companies have been involved in a legal battle for ten years, with VirnetX— sometimes referred to as a patent trol

Revised law to come into effect in 2021

Amendments to enable more protection for rights holders, tougher penalties for infringersChina's amended Patent Law, after its fourth revision, is scheduled to come into force on June 1, 2021, and will provide rights owners with stronger protection, experts said.Partial designs have been added t

Daimler loses to Conversant over connected cars SEP

In the ongoing battle over connected cars technology, Daimler has recorded another defeat. This time, it's against Conversant Wireless. The Regional Court Munich has upheld the infringement suit against the Stuttgart car manufacturer (case ID: 21 O 11384/19).Regional Court Munich found that Germ