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Global automotive SEP development disputes resolution: embracing cooperation, bridging differences, and reaching consensus
2025-12-301. Trends and industry insights in automotive SEP licensingThere have been multiple patent lawsuits targeting Chinese automakers this year. In early 2025, licensors within the Avanci platform (including Sol IP and IP Bridge) filed a lawsuit against BYD. Additionally, Nokia initiated legal proceeding -
The number of invention patents and utility model patents granted in China respectively decreased year-on-year by 11.37% and 26.38% from January to October 2025
2025-12-30Recently, the CNIPA released the October 2025 monthly statistical report on intellectual property examination, registration, and records. Compared with the period from January to October 2024, the number of invention patent grants from January to October 2025 decreased by 11.37% year-on-year, utilit -
China retained the lead in global patent filings in 2024, with 1.8 million applications
2025-12-30On December 12 local time, the WIPO released its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators report which noted that the number of global patent applications and design applications continued to rise in 2024. After two years of slowdown, global trademark applications appeared signs of recovery, in -
China globally leads in 6G patent applications with listed companies seizing technology high ground
2025-12-30The China Internet Development Report 2025 were officially released at the World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit. The Report shows that as the end of June 2025, Chinas 6G patent applications accounted for approximately 40.3% of the global total, ranking first in the world. At the same time, -
China becomes first nation with over 4M domestic invention patents
2025-12-30According to the newly released "Research Report on the Integration Capabilities of Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation in Chinese Cities", China’s scale of research results commercialization continues to expand, with the transaction amount of technology contracts maintaining double-d