Patent

China tops in home appliance patent applications

​ China tops in home appliance patent applications, according to a report released recently by the Forward Industry Research Institute, a Chinese research specialist. China's home appliance patent applications accounted for 67.34%, followed by Japan with 7.61%, said the report.

IP service industry in China to witness a revenue of over 500 billion yuan in 2023 ​

​ The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and 17 other departments jointly issued the “Opinions on Accelerating the High-Quality Development of IP Services”, according to news released on the official website of CNIPA on Monday.

RMB 10 billion patent claim against apple heard at the Shanghai High People's Court ​

Chinese AI company Xiao-i Robot vs Apple patent dispute was heard for the fourth time on December 28 at the Shanghai High People's Court. Shanghai Xiao-i Robot Technology Co. Ltd sued Apple for 10 billion Yuan on August 3, 2020 at the Shanghai High People’s Court.

CNIPA: Patent Infringement in China is at a historically low level

On December 28, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a press conference releasing the 2022 China Patent Survey Report (2022年中国专利调查报告) and 2022 China Intellectual Property Development Status Evaluation Report (2022年中国知识产权发展状况评价报告).

Baidu, a global AI and technology leader, announces its membership in LOT Network, the leading protective IP community

LOT Network, the international community of the world’s leading high-tech companies committed to protecting its members from costly litigation from patent assertion entities (PAEs, also known as “patent trolls”), announced today that Baidu has joined LOT’s 2,600+ member community