In a decision published July 13, 2026, the IP Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court of China has issued a final ruling in (2022) 最高法知行终255号, upholding the validity of a diagnostic device patent owned by EDAN Diagnostics, Inc. against an invalidation challenge brought by Guangzhou Wan XX Biotechnology Co., Ltd. The decision offers guidance on how Chinese courts determine whether an invention’s “substantive content” was completed in China for purposes of the foreign-filing security review requirement under Article 20 of …
Category: Patents
Apple Defeats $1.5 Billion Patent Infringement Claim Over Siri in Shanghai High People’s Court
The Shanghai High People’s Court has ruled against Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (上海智臻智能网络科技股份有限公司) in a patent infringement action targeting three Apple entities, ending a dispute over whether Apple’s Siri voice assistant infringed a Chinese “chatbot system” patent. The judgment in Case No. (2020) 沪知民初7号 rejected all of Xiaoi’s claims, including a damages demand that, after adjustment, stood at approximately RMB 5.1 billion (on the order of USD 700 million based on the court’s own exchange-rate reference, though Xiaoi’s underlying …
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate Releases Typical Cases of Malicious Intellectual Property Litigation
On June 29, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) released typical cases punishing malicious intellectual property litigation (最高检发布5件检察机关惩治知识产权恶意诉讼典型案例). The release comprises five cases selected to illustrate procuratorial supervision of bad-faith IP enforcement actions across multiple areas of intellectual property law, including utility model patents, design patents, trademarks, and unfair competition.
CNIPA Conducting Rectification Campaign on Chinese-Origin “Irregular” Foreign Patent Applications?
As first reported by IPRlearn, the Research Office of Shihezi University in Xinjiang, China, posted a June 18, 2026 Notice on Prudently Regulating Overseas Patent Filings and Ceasing Patent Applications in Countries Without Substantive Examination Systems (关于审慎规范海外专利布局、停止在无实质审查制度国家申请专利的通知). In the Notice, the University stated “the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is conducting a special inspection and rectification campaign targeting overseas patent applications in countries without a substantive patent examination system. Organizations that illegally and excessively deploy such low-stability patents will be …