China has transitioned from a major importer of intellectual property to a major creator of it, with the pursuit of IP work shifting from quantity to quality. China has now become the first country worldwide to hold over 5 million valid domestic invention patents, with its PCT international patent a

1. 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

Recently, 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

On 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

The 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,