Patent

CNIPA invalidates US Celgard’s patent to tip battery technology litigation

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on December 9 invalidated the patent ZL200780042406.4 covering a co-extruded, multi-layered battery separator owned by US battery separator producer Celgard, LLC

France's Legrand awarded $310,000 in dmages thanks to China's new evidence rule

China’s Wuxi Intermediate People’s Court of Jiangsu province in December ruled in favor of France’s electrical equipment producer Legrand in a lawsuit against a Chinese company accused of infringing Legrand’s trademark rights.

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.