China became the world leader in international patent filings in 2019, with 58,990 applications, overtaking the U.S., the UN said on Tuesday.
Beijingwillestablishtwointellectualpropertyprotectioncentersthisyear,accordingtotheinformationofficeofthemunicipalgovernment.Thecentersareexpectedtoshortenthepa
Chinarankedsecondininternationalpatentapplicationsin2017,accordingtodatareleasedbytheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO)onWednesday.Thisisanewrecordheig
AChinesecompanyhastoppedtheEuropeanPatentOffice's2017patent-filingtallyforthefirsttime,accordingtoresultsannouncedonWednesdayinBrussels.ChinesetelecomsgiantHuaw
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Nokia(NOKIA.HE)willstarttobookadditionalrevenuefromthecurrentquarterafterarulingbyanarbitrationcourtonpaymentsfromSouthKorea’sLGElectronics(066570.KS)forusingit
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AU.S.judgeonMondayorderedAppleInctopay$506millionforinfringingonapatentownedbytheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison'spatentlicensingarm,morethandoublingthedamagesini
Amazon’slongbeenago-toforpeopletoonlinepricecomparewhileshoppingatbrick-and-mortars.Now,anewpatentgrantedtothecompanycouldpreventpeoplefromdoingjustthatinsideAm
It's hard to believe it's been almost three years since Amazon announced its plan to deliver packages via drone. The first air delivery occurred last December in the UK and the retailer continues to refine the concept with futuristic ideas to perch the flying couriers on streetlights and deploy them from flying warehouses.
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iPhone patent case adds to increasingly tough environment for Western companies
China's Xiaomi has partnered with Microsoft to equip the smartphone company's devices with software from the U.S. IT giant.
After eight years of litigation that also included a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, the decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Cisco was not liable for directly infringing or inducing others to infringe a patent held by Commil USA LLC on a way to help spread wireless signals over a large area, where multiple access points are needed.
China's patent business is booming in terms of the number of applications, but the quality of patents is still poor, according to a Monday report to the top legislature.
China has replaced Germany as the third biggest country in patent filing, according to the annual report released Thursday by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday order the U.S. Apple Inc. to pay 330 million yen (about 3. 35 million U.S. dollars) in damages to Japanese inventor Norihiko Saito over patent infringement involving iPod music player, according to local media.