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Gree loses patent lawsuit against Aux and to pay $26 mln in damages

China’s Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court of Zhejiang province in December ruled in favor of Aux Group in two patent lawsuits against Gree Electric over its two infringing models of air conditioners and awarded Aux Group 96 million yuan ($15 million) and 70.6 million yuan ($11 m

Webinar Dec 7: US 337 investigation recent changes and litigation strategies

Jason Xu Liang, US law firm Rimon P. C. partner, will deliver his insights into US 337 investigation recent changes and litigation strategies in a webinar hosted by China Intellectual Property magazine on its media platform on December 7.

China patents and trademarks data, at a glance October 2021

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has recently published the data on the cumulative number of invention patent applications, utility model applications and design patent applications filed through October of 2021.

CNIPA adopts CNY in place of Swiss franc for PCT international filing fees

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on November 25 announced the change in the currency of fees payable to the CNIPA of international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

China's top court set example of preservation of evidence

Evidence is crucial to IP infringement litigation. For a long time, no strong evidence discovery mechanism had been established in China’s law court system. But things are improving.