1. Cowell Technology defends patent rights and claims that Strowell is mainly selling products;
Original title: Cowell Technology defends patent rights and sells products mainly, and the latter's nearly half of sales are affected.
Following the patent infringement lawsuit initiated in 2017 for Steve SC5035 model products, Coway Technology's patent rights protection in China continues. Haowei Technology believes that in addition to the SC5035 model chips, there are still a number of products that are suspected of infringement. On March 23, 2018, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court officially accepted the follow-up patent infringement case filed by Haowei Technology.
Howe Technology Resues Prosecutions
It is understood that OmniVision Technologies, Inc. ("Hao Wei Technology" or "OminiVison") once again initiated an intellectual property infringement lawsuit against Jiangsu Starway Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. ("Sitway" or "SmartSens") for alleged violations. The products involved in patent rights include many major sales products of Stoneway.
Haowei Technology stated that after professional comparison, four chip products, such as SC2035, SC2135, SC2235 and SC2238, fell into the patent protection scope of ZL200510078777.0. Therefore, it was required that Starway stop manufacturing, sales and promised sales of related products. Such acts. The Shanghai Intellectual Property Court formally accepted the case on March 23, case number (2018) Shanghai 730 people early 276.
According to informed sources in the industry, the four chips involved in the lawsuit are Steve's resolution 2M series products, which are mainly used in security monitoring and other image acquisition equipment applications. They belong to Steve's major product series, which are roughly estimated and accounted for. Twee currently has nearly half of its sales.
As early as October and November 2017, Howe Technology has sued the SCV35 SC model chips for infringement of two patent rights, and two lawsuits have not yet been heard after the admissibility of the lawsuit.
Product technology development Many new product launches
Following the release of the new infrared technology of Nighthawk NyxelTM in October last year, Howe Technology has continued its efforts in technical research and development. The award-winning Nighthawk NyxelTM technology has been applied to a variety of products one after another. Following the release of the first 0.9 at the beginning of the year After the micro-pixel sensor, a new generation of 0.8 micron sensors will be available; In-vehicle applications, Cowell also started to provide the most mature and effective system solution to reduce LED strobe in the automotive market, effectively overcome the signal recognition barrier caused by LED flicker.
This system solution conforms to the ASIL-B functional safety standard, satisfies the most demanding requirements of the automotive industry ADAS, and is ideal for high-end rear-view cameras, advanced 360-degree wrap-around cameras and automotive ADAS systems. In medical imaging, Cowell's micro-camera cube chip also set a precedent for disposable medical endoscopes. Currently, the product is being appraised for the Guinness Book of Records' world's smallest commercial sensor.
It is worth noting that in January, Howe Technology jointly released the industry's first active stereoscopic 3D camera solution for smart phones, helping manufacturers to easily implement advanced 3D imaging in the design of new generation smartphones. According to TrendForce's investigation and analysis , Light and shadow on the mobile device 3D sensor module market output value or there will be a jump growth, the market size is initially expected to quickly exceed 10 billion US dollars within 5 years.
Coway Technology International stated that face recognition is expected to become one of the main characteristics of the next generation of smart phones. The realization of this function requires the development of a complete camera software and hardware system. The development process of the camera system is not only very complicated, but also costly. Coway's active stereoscopic 3D camera solution will help customers reduce initial investment and shorten time to market.
Affected by lawsuits Downstream companies stop purchasing
In the related issues of innovation and intellectual property in the two sessions this year, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council clearly pointed out in the government work report that it is necessary to 'treat all kinds of infringements seriously according to law, and to correct and correct the cases of property rights disputes in accordance with the law. To strengthen intellectual property protection, The punitive damages system of infringement is implemented. 'With the increasing participation of China in the international market, our country’s patent protection is continuously strengthened, and we are trying to cooperate with the national innovation-driven development strategy from the judicial level. ' Industry analysts also stressed that technology The iterative cycle is continuously shortened, which determines that technological innovation and technology occupation are the fundamental competitiveness of high-tech enterprises in the industry and market share.
Therefore, all technology companies attach great importance to self-protection of intellectual property rights. Due to the influence of the industry atmosphere, it is expected that the opportunity will be missed in the era of great changes. The legitimate claims of product patents from the upstream and downstream participants in the domestic industry are also rising.
It is understood that after the initiation of the related patent infringement lawsuit, Siteway's SC5035 model products are no longer listed in the company’s external website product introduction. There are also downstream equipment manufacturers that have said that they have stopped purchasing the SC5035 model chips. Set Micronet
2. The United States ITC issued a 337 final ruling on the production enterprises of China-related access control systems;
Recently, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an announcement stating that part of the 337 investigation of the access control system and its related components (Inv. No.337-TA-1016) was finalized, and found that the company involved in the case had infringement, issued a prohibition order, and Termination of investigation of the case, the companies involved include Hong Kong Crestron Industries and Yiteng Technology (Wuxi) two Chinese companies.
The survey was conducted in July 2016. The Chamberlain Group of the United States submitted a 337 investigation filing to the US ITC and alleged violations of Certain Access Control Systems And Components Thereof for export/import/sale of the United States. Its patent rights require the United States ITC to issue general exclusion orders (or limited exclusion orders) and prohibitions.
The involved patents US7161319, US7196611 and US7339336, which were searched in the incoPat, found that the patents involved were all valid and did not apply for a patent layout in mainland China.
August 3, 2016, the US ITC voted to launch formally opened 337 investigations, Hong Kong Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. (Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.) and Easton Science and Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. (Et Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd 5.) The five companies in the company were designated as responders. The products involved were door openers such as garage door openers or door openers.
May 31, 2017, the US ITC investigation related to the termination of the patent US7196611; US7161319 patent infringing October 23, made and there is no infringement of the patent US7339336 preliminary ruling (Order No. 36).
On March 23, 2018, the United States ITC made part of the 337 investigation of the final ruling: It was found that the company involved in the case was infringed and involved claims 1-4, 7-12, 15 and 16 of patent US7161319.
3.MicroLED renews! LG applications microLED screen trademark;
The topic of microLED screens has continued to be new, and perhaps this will be the next revolution in the field of smart devices. Apple is developing such screens in secret in California, and Samsung has also released microLED screen televisions.
As a screen maker, LG, although its own mobile phone is not doing much, but it is the screen provider for most mobile phone manufacturers, naturally will not miss this outlet.
A few days ago, LG submitted to the EU three applications for new trademarks, namely XμLED, SμLED and XLμLED.
From the perspective of the trademark application information, these trademarks are mainly used in smart phones, laptops, tablet computers, and wearable devices. Obviously, LG is not satisfied with the application of microLED technology on smart phones.
It is understood that LG has basically given up its competition on OLED screens. From the perspective of the next-generation flagship it exposed before, LG has already turned to MLCD+ technology. With the advancement of technology, we believe that the screen of our smart devices will not only be more Clear, power consumption can also be effectively resolved. Andrews China
4.Samsung has no commercial plan after acquiring two UAV patents in the U.S.
According to informed sources, Samsung Electronics Co. registered two UAV-related patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this month. This indication shows that the Korean technology giant may enter in the near future. This area.
It is reported that Samsung recently obtained patents related to drone design from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Not only Samsung, many technology companies are using artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technologies to accelerate the development of smart drones.
Industry watchers analyzed that although these patents do not indicate that Samsung will soon begin production of drones, they expect Samsung to accelerate the company’s research on drones at home and abroad.
However, Samsung has always claimed that they currently do not have drone-related business plans.
However, people in the industry believe that the company has always exerted its technical strength to enhance its competitiveness.
According to information released by LetsGo Digital in February, Samsung has obtained a new patent - a drone that can detect human faces, eyeballs, gestures and postures.
The drone includes a camera and an observation system that will have the transmission function. The observation system can track the motion of the user's eye, head, hand or finger in real time. The user can control the drone by moving the head, eyes and fingers. Flight speed and direction. Global Network