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EPO upheld the validity of an OPPO patent, posing greater threat of OPPO patents to Nokia

On September 26, the European Patent Office (EPO) made the decision that OPPO's EP3624524 patent on "wireless communication methods, network device, and terminal device", which was challenged by Nokia at the EPO in February 2022, was valid and essential for the 5G standard.

China fines 12.88 billion yuan over unfair competition practices in 3 decades

Over the past three decades, China has dealt with 757,000 unfair competition cases, with 12.88 billion yuan fined and confiscated nationwide, said the State Administration for Market Regulation(SAMR) at a symposium held on Wednesday.

The global patent war between LONGi and Hanwha came to an end

The world’s leading suppliers of solar panels, LONGi Green Energy Technology of China and Hanwha Group of South Korea have put an end to their patent infringement war, on since 2019, with patent cross-licensing arrangement.

TP-Link hit with $37.5m verdict in patent dispute

A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, on Thursday found that Shenzhen-based telecommunications equipment manufacturer TP-Link owes nearly $37.5 million for infringing at least one claim in a licensing company, Atlas Global Tech's five patents .

Huawei and Xiaomi reach a global cross-licensing deal ​

​ A statement from Huawei shows it has inked on a global patent cross-licensing deal with Xiaomi. Previously, Huawei sued Xiaomi for infringing of four patents related to smartphone photography, wireless communication technology, and screen lock technology.