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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

Promoting Innovation with Enhanced Protection and Enforcement Measurements under New Chinese Patent Law

On October 17, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China approved the new Chinese Patent Law, which will become effective on June 1, 2021. The new Chinese Patent Law aims to promote innovation in China with the following enhanced protection and enforcement measurements.

Nation set to dominate lithium-ion cell market

Between 2020 and 2025, China will dominate the lithium-ion battery supply chain in the world, a new report said.Japan and South Korea were market leaders for much of the previous decade. But, according to the report from BloombergNEF, a research firm, China has already surpassed them.China's suc

Wuhan highlights incubator platforms to nurture startups

Shen Huayu, the research and development manager of Wimanu Network Technology Co Ltd in Wuhan, Hubei province, no longer had to worry about the office rental, talent recruitment and accounting problems that troubled him before. After the tech startup moved into a small and medium-sized enterprises&#