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Spotify Discussed Cooperation with Music Copyright Owners for the First Time

It was reported by the Financial Times that since Spotify, the Swedish streaming media music service provider was listed on the NYSE in April, 2018, it has launched its permission negotiations with music copyright owners, which may influence its profit rate in the next few years

Apple Infringing Qualcomm Patents Several Iphone Models Suggested Banned in the US

The patent dispute between Apple and Qualcomm which has lasted for two years has recently made new progress.. On March 26, 2019, Qualcomm announced that MaryJoan Mcnamara, the administrative judge from the International Trade Commission(ITC), has issued a preliminary verdict

China's Patent Import Reaching $35.8 Billion, Increased by 24.74%

On March 29th, 2019, the Balance of International Payments was published by China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Statistics show that China’s patent import amounted to 236 billion Yuan(35.8 billion USD), with a year-on-year increase of 24.74%, being the fastest duri

Patent Infringement: ManWah Cheers against Jason Furniture

Man Wah Holdings claimed that the two products from Jason Furniture, Oscar KG.050 Sofa and Meow ++KG.077 Sofa , infringed the patent numbered ZL201410538706.3 for sharing similar features to Man Wah’s products. The reason why Man Wah Holdings lodged a complaint was that Jason Fu

Toyota to Offer Royalty-Free Use of 23000 Patents

Toyota Motor announced on April 3 that it would grant royalty-free access to around 23,740 patents for electric vehicles such as hybrid vehicles (HV), including core parts like electric motors and power control units. As the global environmental regulations are becoming stricter,