Region: China

Chinese mega-manufacturer TCL signs with Via Licensing

The company is the world’s third-largest television manufacturer and its AAC pool licence covers 30 million global products – including TVs, smartphones and tablets

13 April 2023

Via Licensing taps Xiaomi’s former IP strategy head as advisor

Paul Lin, now managing director of Eagle Forest, aims to provide the licensee’s perspective to arm Via as it navigates a shifting patent pool landscape

23 March 2023

Top Chinese EV battery maker wins patent battle but war with rival set to continue

CATL bags injunction and compensation from first instance court but opponent CALB poised to appeal

28 February 2023

Oppo rejects Nokia’s arbitration proposal

The Chinese handset maker has opted to fight on for now, but alludes to "counter-offer" in the pipeline.

27 February 2023

Asia-Pacific increases domination of top 100 global innovators, while European companies drop off

IAM caught up with Clarivate’s Ed White about shifts in the worldwide innovation landscape

24 February 2023

Vidal reveals perspective on UPC, SEPs and competition with China

In the second part of IAM’s exclusive interview with USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, she shares her thoughts on international patent issues

23 February 2023

Assessing patent stability before enforcement in China

The number of invalidation attempts in China is staggering, with chances of success in such actions fairly high. It is thus vital for patentees to be armed with knowledge before enforcing their patent as doing so will almost always trigger an invalidation attempt.

22 February 2023

Nokia strikes blow to Oppo with Brazilian injunction

Latin America’s largest country is playing an increasingly prominent role in SEP/FRAND disputes

17 February 2023

Inside the IP strategy of Chinese EV startup Xpeng Motors

IP director Woods Zhao discusses using patents to drive the company’s business

14 February 2023

Oppo joins Via Licensing’s AAC patent pool

The smartphone manufacturer becomes the audio codec pool’s second-largest licensee from China, behind long-time member Xiaomi

08 February 2023

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