Region: China

TCL subsidiary signs licence with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory amid global patent spat

The deal was facilitated by Purplevine IP Group and brings an end to lawsuits in Japan, the US and Germany

10 August 2023

Navigating China’s patent linkage system: challenges and opportunities

Its evolution and the related implications are critical for both originators and generics

09 August 2023

A ripple in the cup – unpacking Huawei’s royalty rates

Saturday Opinion: Avikka AB managing director Eric Stasik gives his take on the Chinese telecoms company’s licensing programmes and what may be its next move

05 August 2023

InterDigital-Samsung arbitration has begun as Lenovo funds continue flowing

Liren Chen, CEO of the Delaware-based licensing business, pledged to make Lenovo pay fully – not just for cellular SEPs as the UK case commanded, but video technologies sought in its German litigation

04 August 2023

Sharp and Vivo ink cross-licence agreement bringing end to Chinese litigation

The deal grants the companies use of each other’s patents in various wireless communication technologies

01 August 2023

Claims of bribery and violation of duty against former Beijing IP Court president

Expulsion from Party membership comes against backdrop of wider crackdown. Public records suggest Su Chi is the first senior and well-known IP official to be targeted

28 July 2023

Here’s how Huawei cut its US patent risk and litigation defence costs

“We have no choice but to take a balanced approach to patent licensing,” Huawei US Chief IP Counsel Steven Geiszler tells IAM in an exclusive interview

25 July 2023

Huawei’s US patent litigation sheds light on its licensing approach

The Chinese telecoms giant is actively licensing its SEP portfolios in the US but will not rush to court, as shown by its scant assertion record, shows Docket Navigator

24 July 2023

AI-powered patent analytics tools are transforming IP professionals' work

“Those who do not utilise new technology in an appropriate manner will be left behind,” says AI-believer Jennifer Burdman, chief IP officer of Valo Health

19 July 2023

Huawei and Xiaomi head to CNIPA hearing over rare licensing dispute

Huawei set to face validity challenges over four mobile technology patents in second major infringement case heard by the administrative body

18 July 2023