On 29 November 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposals for a new Directive on the legal protection of designs (hereafter “DDir”) and a new Regulation on Community designs (hereafter “DReg”).
Avanci Broadcast, the one-stop licensing platform for ATSC 3.0 launched in March 2023, announced on May 22 the addition of four new licensors, NERC-DTV, ETRI, KPN, and NEC, based in China, Japan, the Netherlands and South Korea respectively.
On May 14, Zhuhai Guangyu Battery Co., Ltd. released an announcement on the progress of a lawsuit, stating that Zhuhai Guangyu had recently received the judgment issued by the Fuzhou Intermediate Court.
The report reveals that among the top 10 enterprises having the largest number of valid global patent families, five are Chinese companies, one more than last year. The top 10 enterprises include Huawei, Qualcomm, Samsung, ZTE, LG, Nokia, Ericsson, DT, OPPO and Xiaomi.
Chinese companies have submitted more patent applications related to electric vehicle charging and battery swapping than rivals from any other country, achieving strides in key technologies to make the experience faster and more convenient, according to the news by NIKKEI Aisa.
