On December 6, 2024, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Draft Guidelines for Patent Applications for Artificial Intelligence-Related Inventions (人工智能相关发明专利申请指引(征求意见稿)). The Guidelines detail the type of Artificial Intelligence (AI) related patent applications; identification of inventors; subject matter eligibility; disclosure requirements; inventiveness examination; and ethical issues. Excerpts follow. The full text is available here (Chinese only). Comments are due before December 13, 2024.
Category: Patents
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases Anti-monopoly Guidelines in the Field of Standard Essential Patents
On November 8, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) (标准必要专利反垄断指引). Per Article 1 of the Guidelines, the purpose of the Guidelines is to “prevent and stop the abuse of standard essential patents to exclude or restrict competition, protect fair competition in the market, encourage innovation, improve economic efficiency, and safeguard consumer interests and social public interests.” The Guidelines follow up on a draft for comment from SAMR issued on …
Beijing Intellectual Property Court Releases “Analysis of Patent Granting and Confirmation Cases 2014-2024” With 58 Typical Cases
On October 28, 2024, the Beijing Intellectual Property (IP) Court released the “Analysis of Patent Granting and Confirmation Cases 2014-2024” (专利授权确权审判案析(2014-2024)) providing summaries of 58 typical cases of administrative patentability and invalidation. The Beijing IP Court has sole jurisdiction over administrative litigation against the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and has heard over 10,000 administrative patent cases over the past decade. The Analysis includes “20 guiding principles for case analysis… in a bid to enhance the predictability of judicial …
CALB Sues CATL for Over 1 Billion RMB in Ongoing China EV Battery Patent Wars
China Aviation Lithium Battery (CALB) Group Co., Ltd. , the seventh largest supplier of electric vehicle batteries in the world announced on October 18, 2024 that it had sued Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and vehicle manufacturers for infringement of 4 Chinese patents for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. CATL requested 1.007 billion RMB and injunctions. CATL is the world’s largest supplier of (EV) batteries.