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Nokia signs 5G patent deal with China's Vivo resolving pending years-long patent dispute between the parties
2025-05-08Amid a patent dispute in the technology industry, Nokia signs a 5G patent cross-license agreement with vivo, bringing an end to the pending dispute between the two parties over 5G patent technology. This agreement makes substantial progress in cooperation between the two major technology giants in i -
Brief report on main statistical data on intellectual property rights in January 2024
2025-05-081. PatentIn January 2024, the number of authorized invention patents in China was 73,000, the number of authorized utility model patents was 148,000, and the number of authorized design patents was 45,000.As of the end of January 2024, the number of valid invention patents in China was 5.043 million -
Interpretation(1)of amended Patent Examination Guidelines 2023 on the newly added system of incorporation by reference
2025-05-081. provisions relevant to acceptanceIt clarifies the acceptance procedures for applicants to submit missing claims or descriptions (utility model drawings) by citing prior applicationdocuments, including the conditions, and timing for applicants to submit declarations of incorporation by reference, -
Patent data of Beijing in 2023
2025-05-08In 2023, the patent authorizations of Beijing were 193,973, a year-on-year decrease of 4.31%, of which 107,875 were invention authorizations, up 22.41% year-on-year. As of December 2023, there were 574,323 valid invention patents, a year-on-year increase of 20.20%, and the number of invention patent -
Statistical analysis of China’s automobile patent data in 2023
2025-05-081. In 2023, the number of Chinas automobile patent disclosures has been in the trend of negative growth for the first time in the past 5 years, the number of invention patent authorizations continues to grow, and the quality of patents improves significantly.The number of automobile patent disclosur