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1, Qualcomm sky-high fines have been remitted to Taiwan, hope January 21 pay off;
Set micro-mesh news, following the 2017 Qualcomm Taiwan Fair will punish NT2.44 billion (about 5 billion yuan), the proposed extension of payment, apply for suspension of enforcement, administrative litigation and other relief measures. Shows that Taiwan Fair said that Qualcomm has been gradually remitted funds to Taiwan, if the intellectual property court did not rule to stop execution, Qualcomm must pay the fine on January 21.
According to the report, Peng Shaojin, vice chairman of the Fair Trade Commission, said in an interview that after the fair was announced on October 11 last year, the fair punishes Qualcomm, the sanctions book was delivered to Qualcomm on October 23rd. According to the regulations, if the punished institution is not satisfied, Month filed administrative litigation.
However, after Qualcomm received the Disposal Certificate, Qualcomm applied for a late payment of delay payment in early November last year. Fairly, it will first apply for a large amount of remittances from the Central Bank to the Central Bank, and Qualcomm has certain operational procedures to allow Qualcomm to pay fine Extended to January 21 this year.
Fair will point out that Qualcomm Fair to apply for a delay payment, but also on November 10, 2017 to apply for intellectual property court to stop the implementation of the penalty, the Intellectual Property Court on December 11 both parties defense.
It is noteworthy that Peng Shaojin pointed out that Qualcomm hurried to the deadline by December 22 last year, filed an administrative lawsuit to the court, the first trial is usually a preparatory process takes a long time, the fair will not yet received the court summons or prosecution Shape of the book.
2, Andrews are not allowed to imitate Apple to apply for a patent bangs;
Set micro-network news, (Luo Ming / text) Andrews imitate apples, apples imitate Nokia, seems to have become the consensus of the smart phone industry, Nokia spent wireless charging for several years, Apple used last year, Apple spent a year Fingerprint identification, Andrews use the second year, Apple's iPhone X used bangs, according to the law of imitation, this year, Andrews are expected to use the bangs of the apple, but Apple said to the Android no.
According to the new patent released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple has already acquired the iPhone X patent, which means that other manufacturers have infringed Apple's patents if they come up with a full screen mobile phone with the same bangs.
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Apple waving a patent of the stick forbids the Android to imitate own unique bangs, this may be anxious mobile phone manufacturers, then as one of the 'international manufacturers' green factory OPPO stood out, showed his own patent Big stick
A patent application by the OPPO appeared network, from the patent documents, OPPO this application is similar with the Apple iPhone X display screen. In other words, OPPO is also likely in the future Step Apple's' Followed 'for mobile phones using this design.
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It is not yet clear whether Apple's American bangs can be generic in China. If not, other vendors may follow the example of OPPO to apply for bangs and patents in other countries. By the time you hold a mobile phone, you may ask others. American or Chinese ', I saw another person replied:' No, it is German ', that do not mention the picture more joy.
3, you know? Apple is developing AR / VR glasses with near-eye display;
A comprehensive micro-network coverage, the European Patent Office announced the latest Apple patent applications, the patent revealed the Apple team is developing with near-eye display (near-eye display) AR and virtual reality (VR) glasses.
According to the patent document, Apple's near-eye display can display images close to the user's glasses. The display may be an LCD panel or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel. Each of the glasses has a set of optical systems on each side. The built-in processor , Digital signal processor, baseband components, application specific chips (ASICs), flash memory, and the like.
According to foreign media reports, the team developing this plan, there may be six main engineers, mainly Apple's own team.In addition, Apple acquired German startup Metaio in 2015, it is fancy this enterprise research and development AR technology. This shows that the glasses are also developed by the company.
In fact, Apple has been active in the layout of AR glasses.According to "Financial Times" earlier reports, Apple tested a variety of prototype AR glasses with intelligent function, Apple computer vision (computer vision) technology, can support AR and autonomous system (autonomous) systems.
In October 2017, Cook said the difficulty in developing AR glasses is immature, saying: 'But I can tell you that there is no technology that can be implemented in high quality today ... The required display technology ... This presents a huge challenge. The field of view, the quality of the display itself is not yet mature.
However, apparently Apple is working hard to develop viable high-tech eyewear, and while Cook is diluting Apple's popularity in developing AR glasses, he has made it clear that Apple is not the type of 'big talk' about what it has developed Business'.
4, patent · Review - 2017 stock market;
Unknowingly walked through 2017, looking back, this patent 'beautiful scenery': artificial intelligence, blockchain, smart car, flexible screen and other innovative technologies developed thriving patent; air war, 5G standards, The merger of both parties involved many patents. The patent portfolio securitization, the national defense patent 'Mian Mian Min' and the heavy remediation 'black agent' are frequent policies of relevant government departments to promote the development of the patent business.
At the beginning of 2018, the magazine launched a special plan to review the hot topics in the field of patents in 2017, hoping to bring readers the thinking and inspiration.
Artificial intelligence: usher in big development
Nowadays, many products in people's lives have been given the title of 'smart', such as smart home and smart wearable products.Industry, domestic and foreign technology giants have all laid out artificial intelligence, and start-ups are flourishing all over the world, , In the field of artificial intelligence and the various segments of the industry make a difference.
Artificial intelligence is not an industry, but a brand-new world entered by mankind through technology development, when a company is less likely to be dominating, it is an inevitable result that all walks of life should create an ecology together.For example, Google's advantage lies in the informatization of data Integration, Intel is more focused on modular solutions.And these focused businesses, in order to get a breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence, we must expand their business areas.
The development of artificial intelligence in our country benefits from the development of the Internet industry, especially in the fields of e-commerce and mobile payment, etc. It should be noted that artificial intelligence is based on big data and algorithms, while China's big data Level of data storage is still lagging behind the countries in Europe and the United States, China's database structure and management capabilities compared with foreign countries there is still a big gap between the underlying artificial intelligence technology are mostly mastered in the hands of foreign companies.
Although foreign enterprises occupy the core technical advantages in the field of artificial intelligence, thanks to the huge market, the enterprises and products in our country have witnessed rapid development in practical application.At present, the speech interaction and image recognition are the rapid development of artificial intelligence in our country Two technical areas.
Artificial intelligence technology itself, like Android, has taken an open source strategy.Industry experts believe that these underlying technologies are generally in the hands of the industry giants, the number of patents does not appear sharp fluctuations.However, when the practical application of artificial intelligence , There will be massive growth in the number of related patent applications, for example, when artificial intelligence is combined with different industries such as education, healthcare, entertainment, travel, home, etc., when different algorithms are combined to create new technical effects and artificial intelligence applications The number of patents will be explosive growth.
The all-round development of artificial intelligence has brought unprecedented opportunities to enterprises in the world's scientific and technological frontiers. According to the report of CB Insights, a market research firm, nearly 140 AI start-ups were acquired from 2011 to 2016, In the first quarter, there were more than 30 mergers and acquisitions cases, doubling the same period in 2016. Among them, Google was the most active in the AI acquisitions. In addition, companies such as Microsoft and Amazon were fiercely contending for patent applications in artificial intelligence .
In this regard, experts said that science and technology giant in order to snatch talent, expand business areas, layout business ecology, acquisition of artificial intelligence business is an inevitable choice.China's artificial intelligence field start-up companies take this technology revolution express train, you also need to do Good patent layout, 'fully armed' to meet the arrival of artificial intelligence.
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Many entrepreneurs often say: 'Our market is not doing well, the patent first wait.' In fact, this is a typical strategic mistake.A technology company's most important value is reflected in its core technology and patents, In the field of artificial intelligence, do not pay attention to the patent layout is tantamount to 'streaking.' China's related enterprises in this field also need to make the patent layout, keep up with the global trend of development of artificial intelligence. (Intellectual Property reporter Chen Jie)
Smart cars: build a new ecology
In 2017, four Alfamba smart-driving buses were commissioned on the open road in Shenzhen, attracting widespread attention. For a time, autonomous driving technology has once again become the hot topic of discussion. In fact, in recent years, the development of smart cars has become global The consensus of the automotive industry, the global patent applications for smart cars is rapidly increasing, many car companies in the field of automatic driving technology accumulated deep, many technology giants and Internet companies also car technology into the industry.
In the field of smart car technology, autonomous driving technology and car couplet technology are two major branches of technology.In recent years, the global patent applications for smart cars have shown a steady upward trend and have entered a period of rapid development since 2011. The basic trend of China and the global development In line with the regional perspective, China, the United States, Japan, Germany, and South Korea are the major sources of technology for smart vehicles in the world and are also the key areas for the layout of smart cars.
As a well-deserved leader in the field of smart cars, Google has already started patent deployment.On the one hand, Google has taken a patent-balanced layout strategy, patents covering a wide range of technologies, both route planning guidelines, positioning technology, location services, consulting services and other vehicles Technology, obstacle detection, driving mode switching, lane detection and other automatic driving technology, has formed a tight core and peripheral patent layout.On the other hand, Google has taken the leveraging of the layout strategy, not only based on their own in the third generation of no Patented driving force technology, multi-level cooperation with the upstream and downstream of the industry chain, to strengthen their own autopilot technology, but also with the Audi, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Bosch and NVIDIA jointly formed the Open Car Alliance.In addition, Google is also active Undertake horizontal cooperation in the development path of car networking with 'Android Auto' vehicle system as the carrier and map data as the core.
It is understood that at present, China's field of automatic driving technology research and development are mainly focused on 'stability, line maintenance, cruise' 'different types of vehicle joint control' 'road condition detection' and so on, Chery Automobile, Zhejiang Geely Holding, Jilin University, Baidu, Beiqi Foton ranked top in the number of patent applications in the car networking, technology research and development focus on traffic control, program control, navigation, digital information transmission equipment, etc., of which Southeast University, Chery Automobile, State Grid, Chang'an Automobile, Chinese Academy of Sciences Top patent applications.
Many traditional automobile giants in China relied on the patent advantages accumulated over the years and started various forms of patent operation.In addition to the frequently used patent licenses, in recent years, auto patent mergers and acquisitions have been active in the automobile industry. Many car companies spend huge amounts of money on corporate mergers and acquisitions, Is the sword of each other's patents.In addition, the formation and accession to the patent fund or patent alliance, open the patent, but also a lot of automotive giants new choice of patent operations.
Industry experts believe that at present, the automobile manufacturing industry chain is from a vertical single structure into a network of collaborative innovation.Traditional car prices in the field of automatic driving technology has accumulated deep, Internet companies car technology into the industry, strong explosive, smart car industry ecology Is building.While vehicle manufacturers rely on data accumulation and channel advantages, still occupy the leading position, but at the same time, Internet companies are accelerating the reconstruction of industrial ecology, a new industry-led.
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In the face of the reconstruction of ecological environment and competition pattern of auto industry, relevant car companies in China also need to seize the patent high ground, patent the innovation achievements, combine the patent rights, and patent Leveraged layout By accurately deploying patents on the key nodes of the smart car industry, companies can control their patents and control the technology chain and eventually achieve the leverage effect of controlling the industrial chain (IPR reporter Chen Jie)
Blockchain: all parties busy 'enclosure'
A few years ago, I heard that there were not many people who used the blockchain technology, and few were able to understand their digital currency relationship with bitcoin, etc. But by 2017, blockchain technology has gone from behind the scenes Before becoming a wave of technology sweeping the Internet has aroused widespread concern of government departments, financial institutions and Internet companies.
In 2017, the People's Bank of China formally established the Digital Currency Research Institute and actively explored the technology of blockchain. The China Blockchain Research and Application Center (Shanghai) was formally inaugurated to accelerate the practical application and development of blockchain technology in China. The industrial and Ministry of Information Industry released the first blockchain standard "blockchain reference architecture"; Tencent released the blockchain white paper, designed to create a win-win blockchain ecosystem.The reason why blockchain technology so popular, thanks to its Distributed high redundancy storage, timing data and can not be tampered with and fake, to the center of credit and so on.
Some experts pointed out that as more and more start-ups and financial institutions began to test the commercial use of blockchain technology, the patent gradually became a problem that must be considered.
According to the latest research results of the Intellectual Property Center of China Information and Communication Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as "ICT Institute"), in recent years, many investment projects both at home and abroad are focusing on the technology of blockchain. Block patent applications on the blockchain continue to grow rapidly. As of 2017 In August, the number of patent applications and utility model patents in the blockchain globally reached more than 1,200, with 995 after the same-family patent was merged. The main applicants were concentrated in the United States, China, Japan, etc. The industry generally believes that blockchain Technical patent applications in the future will continue to show rapid growth.
At the same time, with the continuous development of blockchain technology and the continuous accumulation of patent applications, domestic and foreign innovators have begun to try to apply this technology to different scenarios, such as negotiable instruments and private equity transactions, as well as the Internet of things, e-government And other non-financial organic integration.
With the continuous expansion of the application scenarios of the blockchain, the multi-step involvement of the industrial chain and the continuous accumulation of patent reserves, it will inevitably lead to intensified market competition.Experts believe that according to the existing patent layout trends and market development, China and In the United States, where potential blockchain patent lawsuits occur, experts advise that the open-source technology in the area of blockchain does not mean that there is no need for patent protection. At present, many leading open source companies actively promote open source while on the move Submitted a large number of Blockchain patent applications, related businesses in China should also layout blockchain patents as soon as possible in order to occupy a place in the future competition (IPR reporter Hu Shuyang)
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In recent years, the hot development of blockchain technology has gradually become the mainstream of innovative technologies in the field of finance, etc. Exploration of a series of applications around the technology such as internet of things and smart medical services is also in full swing.At present, more and more enterprises and individuals Starting to submit patent applications related to the blockchain, many enterprise giants are also staking their names on the application of the blockchain scene.In this case, the main body of innovation in China needs to further enhance the awareness of risk prevention of intellectual property and guard against the patent dispute. IPR reporter Hu Shuyang)
Flexible screen: to create 'good body'
As the smart phone 'face', human-computer interaction window, the importance of mobile phone screen is self-evident.Nowadays, equipped with flexible screen has become the trend of the development of smart phones.
Compared with the traditional LCD, OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen with wide viewing angle, low power consumption, high contrast, high reaction rate, colorful and many other advantages, in addition, it also has thin thickness and bendable. At present, the curved screen and the folding screen made by using this feature are being further developed.
Samsung launched the world's first curved screen phone, the Galaxy Round, in 2013 with a slightly recessed screen and the machine was also designed as a sunken shape. In 2015, Samsung continued to work on curved screen phones , The launch of the Samsung S6 Edge once enhance the 'smart value' of the entire smartphone industry. Domestic handset manufacturers such as vivo, Huawei and Xiaomi also started to enter the market.
In addition, 'black technology' plus the folding screen mobile phone has come into reality: It is revealed that Samsung will be officially released in early 2018 a sense of full-fledged folding screen mobile phone Galaxy X. ZTE has been officially released in New York in the United States in 2017 Folding smart phone ZTE secret Axon M, the machine is equipped with two screens, and at the same time has two forms: the normal form of two independent operation of the screen, expand to get a big screen.
In the field of flexible screen, Samsung can be described as the champion.From 2007 to 2017, Samsung's screen in the field of cumulative production has exceeded 1 billion, accounting for 39% of the current smart phone market share of the market must open up the patent As early as 2012, Samsung and LG started a patent contest, LG first sued Samsung's five products, including the Galaxy S series of smart phones and Galaxy Tab Tablet PC infringement of their OLED patent; then , Samsung filed another lawsuit against LG Corp. demanding that the court ruled that the latter would invalidate the seven patents surrounding the OLED panel technology and, finally, both handshake after 11 months.
Flexible screen industry chain is divided into upstream raw materials, mid-panel and module assembly and downstream display applications, including the upstream material manufacturing industry chain technology is the core, there is a high patent barriers, the relevant technology mainly in the hands of Japanese and Korean enterprises. , Related companies are accelerating OLED patent layout.As of the end of 2016, the global OLED applications in the field has reached 86,000 pieces of patent applications, the top 15 patent applicants include 11 Japanese companies, 2 South Korean companies and 2 Chinese enterprises.Japanese companies occupy an absolute advantage, South Korea's two companies Samsung and LG companies occupy the top two rankings, the application volume were 8300 pieces and 5200 pieces respectively.And our country only ocean King and BOE both companies ranked in the 4th and 14th, respectively, which shows that Chinese enterprises are stepping up their research and development in this field, but there is still a certain gap compared with Japanese and Korean enterprises.
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Although China's OLED industry started late, the industrial chain is still not perfect, the upstream links are relatively weak, but domestic enterprises are accelerating the pace of technology catch-up, such as BOE is about to mass production of flexible screen, China Star Optoelectronics, Tianma Microelectronics and other domestic enterprises are also Facing the great opportunity of flexible screen development, relevant domestic enterprises should not neglect the layout of patents and should hold patents to win more market competition while breaking through technical barriers and building capacity. (Intellectual Property Rights Reporter Chen Jie)
5G standard: Prepare 'forage'
5G technology has not yet been commercially available, patent licensing fees related companies have been released in advance.In 2017, the Swedish communications giant Ericsson announced its 5G patent licensing fee, which is the first public communication 5G patent license fee.At present, the world's major Communications vendors are jointly promoting the formation of the next generation of communications technology standards, the official 5G is expected to be commercially available by 2020 or so.
It is understood that, for high-end handheld devices, Ericsson 5G patent license fee set at 5 US dollars each; for low-end handheld devices, patent licensing fees as low as 2.5 US dollars each. 'We hope that by setting a reasonable open price, To provide reference to holders and businesses of other patents. "The official responsible for Ericsson said the patent licensing price was set based on two main factors: on the one hand, Ericsson follows the FRAND terms (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory ); On the other hand consider the identity of Ericsson as one of the standard essential patent developers.
This news came out, aroused widespread concern in the industry.Many people are asking, 4G network in the ascendant, and now the development of 5G technology patent license fee, is not too early? Industry experts believe that, in fact, not too early. Patent licensing negotiations generally take a long time, although the 5G until 2020 or so will be commercially available, but the relevant telecommunications companies have to negotiate with the major mobile phone manufacturers in advance licensing negotiations before the telecommunications companies naturally have to develop a more perfect Program.
Now, in the 5G technology standard formulation process, the corresponding technical programs are gradually forming.Huawei, ZTE and other companies to actively participate in the formulation of 5G international technical standards of the news is now more shows that the strength of China's telecommunications enterprises.In addition, Qualcomm , Apple and other enterprises have also been in the field of 5G layout, trying to seize the market opportunities in the new generation of mobile communications technology, the relevant patent layout of enterprises are also steadily advancing.
It is noteworthy that, Ericsson announced in the program, set a fixed patent license fee, which is different from the previous price based on the license price model.It is reported that Ericsson had received in the 3G patent Permission fee is the standard machine price of 1%.
Experts believe that now, Ericsson launched a fixed price license fee scheme, the corresponding handset manufacturers, its acceptability may be relatively higher, but also conducive to Ericsson as soon as possible and the relevant manufacturers to reach a patent license cooperation.Of course, each The patent royalty rate model favored by manufacturers may be slightly different, and the fixed-rate model thrown by Ericsson is bound to have some impact on other manufacturers that hold the patents necessary for the 5G-related standards. However, as each enterprise's technology varies from 5G The relevant standards in the proportion of different, the final fee charged also need to see the respective firms bargaining power.
Although Ericsson earlier patented the 'blockade' of millet in India, for now, the target of Ericsson's main target for the 5G patent licensing program should be large-sized enterprises such as Apple and Samsung, etc. In the era of 5G, Relevant enterprises in China also need to deploy early 5G development strategy to avoid patent risk.
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At present, Ericsson announced the patent license fee is not high, and according to a fixed price patent licensing fee program is conducive to its cooperation with equipment manufacturers faster cooperation.With the foreign companies licensing Chinese mobile phone manufacturers' ambitions 'Increasingly, China's relevant enterprises need to prepare early to reduce the patent risk (IPR reporter Li Junlin)
'Double pass' mergers and acquisitions: the outcome is hard to decide
In 2017, the uproar Broadcom M & A case attracted wide attention from all walks of life. In November 2017, Broadcom made an offer to Qualcomm to acquire Qualcomm for $ 70 a share, each of which will include $ 60 in cash and $ 10 in Broadcom Broadcom shares. In addition, the deal will also include Broadcom's willingness to continue Qualcomm's $ 38 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors, which was later rejected by Qualcomm Inc. Qualcomm announced that Broadcom's proposed acquisition seriously underrated Qualcomm's Value, its board members unanimously rejected the Broadcom unilateral offer, but Broadcom did not give up, saying 'the offer is still valid.'
It is understood that Broadcom, founded in 1991, is the world's leading semiconductor company for wireline and wireless communications with more than 2,600 U.S. patents and more than 1,200 other national patents as well as more than 7,450 patent applications that address voice, video, data and Multimedia wired and wireless transmission, with an annual income of more than 2.5 billion US dollars. Founded in 1985, Qualcomm also has the strength as one of the world's largest mobile phone chip maker, Qualcomm announced a large number of 3G and 4G mobile communications related patents.Reportedly, Qualcomm has more than 3,900 U.S. patents and patent applications for CDMA and related technologies and has licensed CDMA patents to more than 130 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Qualcomm's clear refusal, basically consistent with many industry experts guess before.Dalian Polytechnic University Intellectual Property Dean Tao Xinliang said that taking into account Qualcomm in the field of semiconductor chips almost 'dominate the world' situation, coupled with Broadcom itself in the field Is also a pivotal position within the United States and can easily lead to the over-concentration of operators and easily lead to the abuse of market dominance over the illegal monopoly. According to the United States or other countries on the prevention, control and prohibition of excessive operators Concentrated anti-trust norms, Broadcom's desire to acquire Qualcomm this time is likely to 'stillborn', or abandoned midway, the probability of success smaller.
In fact, the industry has always been worried that the merger may have a huge impact on the chip industry.Experts believe that if Broadcom perseverance, the successful acquisition of Qualcomm, not only in communications semiconductor chip market caused by the overwhelming 'new Broadcom' Monopoly advantage, but also in supporting the telecommunications semiconductor chip industry and its intellectual property market heights, the achievements of the 'New Broadcom' absolute high ground and deterrence, competition in the international communications chip industry will have a 'Broadcom' a dominant Of the non-competitive situation and the situation.Chinese mobile phone companies on the huge demand for communications semiconductor chips, but also from the original subject mainly to Qualcomm, and then transformed into mainly dominated by has been more concentrated, more advantages and may be more monopoly 'New Broadcom '.
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Although this high-pass expressly rejected Broadcom's M & A offer, Broadcom is likely to take other measures to seek acquisition space, so for both parties this may be a long-term game process.The author believes that China's telecommunications companies should be in accordance with the established Policies to develop chip technology, strengthen technology research and development, the accumulation of patent strength, after all, rely on external resources supply situation can not be long. (IPR reporter Li Junlin)
Air conditioning battle: 'Baotuan' go Quartet
In 2017, the market for air conditioners could be described as disputes. First Gree filed patent lawsuits against Oakes Air Conditioners and Guangdong Midea. Subsequently, Gree filed another patent infringement and again sued Oakes Air Conditioners and Guangzhou Jingdong Trading Co., Ltd. to Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court , And claim 40 million yuan.
In recent years, the rapid development in the field of air-conditioning, attracted many domestic enterprises fight each other.In this regard, China University of Political Science and Law Intellectual Property Research Center, said Li Junhui, a special researcher on the one hand is due to China's home appliance industry is facing technological innovation and transformation and upgrading of the industry are Create a variety of intelligent products, highlighting the 'Internet +' features, high patent claims there is no lack of show 'patent muscle' factors, through litigation to show their own technology research and development capabilities; the other hand, with the domestic intellectual property protection of the environment Continuous improvement, the industry continues to call for mention