From May 21st to 25th, the 3GPP working group of the International Mobile Communications Standardization Organization held the final meeting of the first phase of 5G standards development in Busan, South Korea. It is reported that this meeting will determine the 3GPP R15 standard. Full content, It is expected that at the plenary meeting held in the United States next month, 3GPP will announce the first phase of 5G standards.
It is reported that about 1,500 standard experts from the chipset, mobile phone and equipment suppliers, including Samsung, Qualcomm, and Verizon, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, KT and SK Telecom and other major mobile operators participated in the conference. Complete the first edition of the 5G standard.
Previously, 3GPP confirmed that 5G standardization was divided into two phases: The first phase initiated R15 as a 5G standard and was completed in June 2018. The second phase initiated R16 as a 5G standard and was completed in December 2019. The 3GPP will be held in the United States next month. At the meeting, the 5G first stage standard will be finalized.
Undoubtedly, the 5G era is getting closer and closer to us. 5G will not only bring about a new round of global mobile communications technology revolution and construction boom, but also include major technology companies including Qualcomm, Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson and Samsung. The new outlet, this 5G standard dispute is essentially a patent dispute.
Qualcomm has always been the overlord of the patent market. It is understood that Qualcomm has more than 130,000 patents and pending patent applications worldwide.
In the 2G era, Qualcomm has many standard-essential patents, especially CDMA. Since then, many 3G technologies have also been developed on the basis of CDMA. 3G technologies include CDMA2000, WCDMA, and TD-SCDMA. Among them, CDMA2000 consists of Qualcomm. leading.
In the 4G era, it is FDD-LTE and TD-LTE. According to some information from the high-pass monopoly case, Qualcomm can still charge 3.5% of the patent fee for TD-LTE technology.
In November last year, Qualcomm also announced a 5G patent fee plan in a high-profile manner. Globally, 5G mobile phones using Qualcomm's mobile network core patents must pay royalties in accordance with the following terms:
1, using Qualcomm's core patents, and only support 5G mobile phones, will charge 2.275% of the patent fee;
2. Using Qualcomm's core patents, and supporting 3G/4G/5G handsets, will receive 3.25% of the patent fee;
3. Use Qualcomm's core patent plus non-core patents, and only support 5G mobile phones, will charge 4% of the patent fee;
4. The use of Qualcomm's core patent plus non-core patents, and support for 3G/4G/5G handsets, will charge 5% of the patent fee.
According to this standard, domestic mobile phone manufacturers must pay 97.5~150 yuan to Gaotong for every handset that sells for 3,000 yuan.
The above terms are consistent with Qualcomm’s more than 150 license agreements for 3G/4G brand mobile phones signed since 2015. However, in future negotiations, Qualcomm will provide follow-up versions of 4G and the first 5G releases, which will not be added here. The type of royalties applicable under the type of agreement.
It is worth mentioning that previously, standards including 5G communication data codes and control codes have been established. Among the three standards, Huawei lost its dominant position by a single vote, only to obtain the control code standard, long code and short The code standard was won by Qualcomm.
In fact, in addition to Qualcomm, other manufacturers have already begun to deploy 5G and apply for corresponding patents. ZTE claims that in the 5G field, ZTE has accumulated more than 1,500 cumulative patent applications and has repeatedly achieved technological breakthroughs. The first Pre5G Massive MIMO base station is already in China. , Japan realizes large-scale commercial use; Samsung claims that Samsung is a leader in 5G. As of this month, with 1,254 patents, Samsung Electronics ranked No. 3 in the list of 3GPP member companies that filed 5G standard patents with European Telecommunication Standardization Organization (ETSI). One; Huawei released the first 3GPP standard 5G commercial chips and terminals at the beginning of the year and implemented multiple 5G deployments at home and abroad. 2. Calls and street power started patent warfare Core technology into a shared charging treasure moat;
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In response to the first-instance verdict of calling for technology to sued street-level patent infringement cases recently, Street Power finally responded on May 28th.
According to the verdict of the first instance verdict, the street power infringed on two patents for incoming and outgoing technology (Patent No. ZL201520847953.1, entitled “Mobile Power Rental Equipment and Charging Clamping Devices”); Patent No. ZL201520103318.2, entitled 'Acquired Charging' The device's utility model patent was established, ordered street power to stop the infringement, and compensate the caller for a total of 2 million yuan.
As for the outcome of the first-instance judgment, Street Power, in replying to the "Daily Economic News" reporter's statement, held that the facts found in the court of first instance were biased and that the above-mentioned erroneous determination was being corrected through judicial procedures. This incident will not affect the normal operation of street-electricity cooperative merchants. Business, will not harm the interests of cooperative merchants.
Regarding the infringing patents, Street Power stated that it had initiated a request for invalidation of seven controversial patents held by an incoming call to the State Intellectual Property Office, of which four had been found invalid and one was rejected by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court. The remaining two were One of the 'sink-in' patents is equivalent to VCD's ability to accept CD-ROMs and ATM cards, and Street View believes that this is not a core patent, and in the invalidation procedure, it is highly likely that the State Intellectual Property Office will invalidate the decision. It is highly probable that an item will be found invalid in administrative proceedings. Any request to call on these two patents will be rejected.
Calling Technology also sent a report to the reporter. Among the materials, some people in the industry believe that 'calling technology' has placed intellectual property protection at the forefront of the company's development since its inception, and the two patents involved are also share-taking. Basic patent for charging equipment. '
In the outside world, sharing charging treasure is a low threshold industry. So, what is the core competitiveness of shared charging treasure companies? The mainstream opinion in the industry believes that the focus is on financial power, supply force, scene power and technology, patents More is the moat. With the increasing awareness of intellectual property rights protection of domestic companies, enterprises pay more attention to the layout of patents and rights protection, and patents will become the 'nuclear weapons' of shared charging treasures.
In fact, the 'patent warfare' is not uncommon in the shared charging treasure industry. For example, call technology, one of the protagonists of this case, has filed charges against Yunchong Bar, Friends Power Technology and other shared charging treasure companies, including Yunchong Bar. The company was found to have infringed upon 2 patents of technology and stopped the infringement, and indemnified the calling technology by 400,000 yuan. Youdian Technology was ordered to immediately stop manufacturing, sales, promised sales, and used the infringing product that infringed the plaintiff's call technology and destroyed it. The use of infringing products, and compensation for the plaintiff's call for scientific and technological losses and reasonable rights protection costs total 400,000 yuan.
The sharing charging treasure is a heavy asset industry. Once the patent infringement case is found to be unsuccessful, the products invested in the previous period need to be removed from the market. This means that the loss of the patent case will not only result in a heavy investment in the previous period, but also a market share. Due to the further reduction of the product's shelves, it also gives competitors access to these blank businesses.
Judging from the current situation, the impact of patent litigation on companies is enormous. 'Yunjunba once belonged to the first camp, but due to previous patent infringement lawsuits, it missed a wave of winds in 2017 and eventually fell to The second echelon. ' Calling Technology Partners, CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) Ren Mu had previously said in an interview with the reporter of "Daily Economic News".
However, due to the Beijing Intellectual Property Court's judgment that the first-instance judgment was not yet effective, and given that Street Power has appealed to the Beijing Higher People's Court in court, it will not be known whether the case will ultimately affect street power. news 3. Apple's new patent exposure: Does MacBook fit with iPad?
What happens if the MacBook uses the same 2-in-1 design as the Surface Book series?
In fact, as early as the first two years (2013) of the launch of the Surface Book, Apple developed a hinge for the connection of the screen and base for MacBook laptops, and submitted a related patent application in 2017.
This week the European Patent Office issued a supplement to Apple's new patent explaining in more detail how this new flexible hinge design can be used on MacBooks.
According to the patent document, this hinge is called "Living Hinge" by Apple. This design allows the MacBook casing or a part of it to be made of a single rigid material. Apple further explained this hinge design:
The cover of the notebook can be made of a rigid material that has a small portion of flexible material at the midpoint. The flexible portion allows the rigid material to fold and bend while supporting the chassis on which the display and keyboard touchpad are located. The interior of the rigid shell can house various electronic components.
This hinge design can not only increase the flexibility of the notebook, but also make the production process more efficient, because the entire shell can be made of the same material.
Seeing the patent description of Apple, it is easy to think of the Surface Book introduced by Microsoft in 2015. The Surface Book adopts a "dynamic fulcrum hinge" design, which can realize the reverse folding of the screen, or separate the screen. Take off your tablet.
Ralf Groene, creative director of Surface, once introduced the source of inspiration for this hinge design. He hoped that this product would look like a book, and later it was born with the idea that the screen could be removed individually. So the outline of the Surface Book is basically Formed:
A laptop with Surface DNA can be folded back like a book and can be used like a tablet.
The hinge design was born to realize this assumption application, because the base of a typical notebook computer must be heavier than the screen to maintain the overall balance. When the screen is to be operated like a tablet computer alone, the screen is The weight of the base will be very close, so a hinge connecting the two is needed to maintain balance.
In the end, the Surface Book uses aluminum hinges, while the body uses magnesium, which is lighter than aluminum. The appearance of this hinge is a bit like a scroll, probably the book-like notebook of Ralf Groene.
However, the application scenario of this two-in-one design may not be too many in daily life. When Afan was mentioned in the evaluation of Sueface Book 2, it was mainly used in the case of Surface Book 2's two-in-one spin-off function. There are two:
It's easy to watch movies on a small table on a long-haul plane. The office needs to hold the screen separately when communicating with each other face-to-face.
It can be seen that these two scenarios are not very high frequency for many people, and they cannot solve the big pain points. They are regarded as a icing on the cake.
What would be different if Apple were to adopt a similar design on the MacBook? Was there a large iPad on the MacBook? Rumors of this kind have also been reported several times in the past few years, but Apple CEO Cooke was interviewed in 2015. It was made clear that it would not launch a hybrid product between Macbook and iPad. He was convinced that "consumers do not need such a hybrid product of Mac and iPad."
Although it may take a long time for Apple to land from patents to products, it may not even be practically used in the end. However, Apple has continued to improve this hinge design since 2013, and it can be seen that Apple has expectations for this design.
Picture from: Pinterest, Partition Map from: Patently Apple Love Fan 4. Ant gold suits Jiang Guofei: The number of patents in the blockchain field in the world last year was NO.1;
According to the report of Binews, Jiang Guofei, vice president of Ant Financial Services, attended the 2018 Expo International Financial Technology Industry Summit. When talking about the blockchain, in the blockchain world, data is production data, the algorithm is productivity, and the blockchain Is changing the production relationship. Jiang Guofei revealed that Ant Financial spent a lot of energy in the past two years on the application and landing of blockchain technology. 'The Ant Financial Group had the largest number of patents in the field of blockchain in the world last year.' Sina Finance
5. In the top 20 global AI patents, do you guess there are several Chinese companies on the list?
'The world's top 20 in the field of artificial intelligence patents, there is no Chinese company. ' In the recent round of the 2018 World Smart Conference Smart Technology Industry Development CXO Forum round table session, Beijing Liu artificial intelligence patent industry innovation center Liu Hanlun, then the introduction of words Deep thinking. He from the perspective of intellectual property rights, to the domestic artificial intelligence companies to a field of 'pulse'.
Liu Hanlun introduced that some time ago, an international organization surveyed the world’s top 24 artificial intelligence chip companies. Seven of these companies are Chinese enterprises.
'We divided these companies into Chinese companies and foreign companies and compared them. We have made a rough count of the number of patents owned by these companies. 'Liu Hanlun explained that the number of patents here refers to all patents owned by the company, not artificial intelligence patents. However, this can represent the degree of emphasis on intellectual property of an AI chip company or its intellectual property strength.
The research findings are thought-provoking. Liu Hanlun said that 17 foreign artificial intelligence chip companies have 400,000 patents worldwide. The domestic 7 artificial intelligence chip companies have a total of 55,000 patents. Compared with the former, there are obvious gap.
Of the seven domestic manufacturers of artificial intelligence chips, the number of patents is at the forefront of Huawei and Taiwan’s MediaTek. If the two companies were to be removed, the result was in “Liu Hanlun’s words” and it was 'horrible'.
According to the application status of artificial intelligence patents, we can also see the development trend of artificial intelligence in the future.
Liu Hanlun analyzed that from the perspective of patent applications, the competition in the field of artificial intelligence in the future is mainly between China and the United States. In terms of the number of patents, there is a gap between China and the United States, which is not yet a big gap. Even more worrying is that Many basic patents in the field of artificial intelligence are held in the hands of American companies. On the one hand, since the US artificial intelligence technology started earlier than China, so many basic core patents are mastered. On the other hand, Chinese artificial intelligence companies tend to use research and development. The application of the application has more patents and the basic core patent has become a short board. This is not a minor concern for the development of the domestic artificial intelligence industry.
There is also a worrying point. Compared with European and American artificial intelligence companies globally deploying patents, more than 90% of the patents applied by Chinese artificial intelligence enterprises are domestic patents. 'This means that the future of Chinese artificial intelligence products is After leaving the country, there may be a situation of 'streaking' in terms of intellectual property protection. 'Liu Hanlun said.
It seems that in recent years, although the development trend of Chinese artificial intelligence companies is fierce, it is still necessary to continue to develop and upgrade to really 'cattle'. Science and Technology Daily
6.The number of patents is stable and quality is improving;
The 2017 National Patent Status Report released recently shows that in 2017, the overall patent strength of the country has been steadily improved, and new progress has been made in each work. This report adds the 'Number of patents deviation index' indicator and guides regional patents. The increase in the number of applications remains within a reasonable range, and on the basis of maintaining a stable number of patents, the quality of patent creation will be comprehensively improved, thereby promoting the formation of higher quality, more efficient and more sustainable development in the region.
'Evaluating each province's patent strength is an effective means to promote regional innovation quality, motivation, and efficiency change, and it helps to promote the deep integration of innovation chain, industry chain, capital chain, and policy chain in space, thus promoting higher regional formation. Quality, More Efficient, More Sustainable Development. ' Lei Shuyun, Director of the Patent Administration Department of the State Intellectual Property Office said.
Patent level continues to increase
All provinces, municipalities, and municipalities have established a correct understanding of their own patent levels, and they have been able to search for problems in a timely manner to provide reference for their targeted policies, thus improving the overall level of patent undertakings in all regions.
Patent strength refers to the sum of patent capabilities supporting economic and social development. The "Report" is based on the patent strength index system and objective data, and is guided by the high-quality development of the regional economy and society, and comprehensively promotes the patent strength for economic and social development. Objective evaluation. 'In these years, we have continuously improved the content of the index system to highlight the focus of the patent work of the year and the characteristics of the era of economic and social development. ' Han Xiucheng, director of the Intellectual Property Development Research Center of the State Intellectual Property Office said.
The “Report” shows that in 2017, Guangdong, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Sichuan, Shanghai, Fujian, Anhui, and Hubei ranked the top ten in the country’s overall patent strength. Guangdong, Beijing, and Jiangsu ranked in the overall patent strength of the eastern region. In the top 3, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan ranks in the top 3 in the central and northeast, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Shaanxi rank the top 3 in the western region.
"The "Report" is not ranked for ranking, but rather through rankings and changes, to better find achievements and shortcomings in the development of patent undertakings in various regions. 'In Lei Yunyun's view, the "Report" can make provinces The districts and cities correctly understand the position of their own patents in China, find shortages in time, and provide reference for targeted policies to promote the balanced development of the national patent undertaking; on the other hand, they can scientifically analyze the various components of the development of the patent undertaking. Improve the comprehensive level of patent businesses in all regions.
'This ranking reflects the obvious difference in geographical distribution of China's patent strength. ' Han Xiucheng believes that 7 of the top 10 provinces and districts and cities are located in the eastern part of China, which also shows that the patent undertaking is closely related to economic and social development.
At the same time, due to the strengthening of patent application capacity, the ranks of Fujian, Sichuan, and Hubei increased faster in 2016 than in 2016. Take Sichuan as an example. In the past year, a series of innovations around the use of intellectual property were Implemented here: In response to the low patent conversion rate in universities and other scientific research institutes, the Sichuan Provincial Intellectual Property Office has successively issued documents such as the Pilot Program for Reform of Titles of Ownership of Science and Technology Achievements under the Mixed Occupancy System. Since the implementation of the New Deal, it has divided more than 200 patents for service inventions. In the area of patent pledge financing, Sichuan Province introduced financial products such as 'Tianfu Zhilai Loan', and established a '1+1+3+N' intellectual property operating fund contributory linkage system. The scale of funds raised reached 1.13 billion yuan. Further improved the compensation mechanism for intellectual property pledge financing.
Quality orientation is more clear
Intensive implementation of patent quality improvement projects in all regions, establishment of innovation and development decision-making mechanism for patent navigation areas, and promotion of deep integration of intellectual property and regional high-quality development
The “Report” highlights the quality orientation of the development of the patent undertaking. Through the establishment of a regional patent quality index, it evaluates the strength of patent quality in each region, and guides regions to pay more attention to the improvement of patent quality and foster high-value patents.
'The regional patent quality index includes the regional patent technology level, regional patent application quality, regional patent economic efficiency, three first-level indicators. The provinces, districts, and cities ranked top in the Patent Quality Index are all three areas where the indicators score more comprehensive and balanced. ' Han Xiucheng said.
Take Beijing as an example. Of the three secondary indicators set under the regional patent technology level indicator, Beijing holds 40,000 patents for inventions, and the number of highly cited patents ranks first in the country. PCT ranks for international patent applications. Second in the country, it shows higher regional patent technology level and higher patent application quality.
For Guangdong, the number of its PCT international patent applications was 26,830, ranking first in the country, demonstrating the region’s overseas patent layout and awareness and ability to apply for patents abroad. Pledges and licenses under regional patent economic indicators In the record amount index, Guangdong has exceeded 10 billion yuan, ranking first in the country. It is a manifestation of the degree of contribution of regional patents to the economy, highlighting the economic benefits of high-quality patents.
In addition, the “Report” added the “number of patents deviation index” indicator, stressing that the increase in the number of patent applications for inventions should be commensurate with the speed of economic growth and the level of scientific and technological innovation, guide the growth of patent applications in all regions to remain within a reasonable range, and keep the number of patents stable. Based on the comprehensive improvement of the quality of patent creation.
'However, the phenomenon of unilateral pursuit of patents in some provinces still exists in varying degrees. The degree of matching between patents, science and technology, industries, and enterprises needs to be further improved. ' Lei Yunyun said that this is mainly reflected in R&D expenditures, and patented products after R&D personnel's input. The output density is low, and the scale, structure, coverage and sustainability of corporate patents need to be improved. There is a certain degree of deviation between the output value of the leading industries in the region and the layout of patents. The coincidence between the orientation of emerging industries and the trend of actual patent activities is relatively low.
In response, she suggested that all regions need to strengthen quality orientation, conduct in-depth implementation of the patent quality improvement project, establish a decision-making mechanism for innovation and development in the patent navigation area, and guide the number and layout structure of patent applications and urban economic development level, industrial development needs, and scientific and technological innovation capabilities. Matching, promote the deep integration of intellectual property and regional high-quality development, improve regional intellectual property governance capacity and governance.
Strong provincial pilot breakthrough
The pilot provinces in which the province was built have achieved relatively mature experiences in some areas and links, and the role of intellectual property rights in supporting industrial economic development and other aspects has been increasingly strengthened.
In 2017, the pilot project of the province with strong intellectual property rights showed a full force and a good situation to promote in depth. The “Report” shows that Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, and Shanghai have made new progress in the key links of creation, protection, and utilization, giving full play to the leadership. Strong province pilot demonstration role. Strong support provinces in pilot provinces, Fujian and Chongqing have significant improvements in patent protection, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, and Shaanxi have outstanding performance in patent applications. Jiangxi, Gansu, Guangxi and other strong features Provincial pilot provinces have made remarkable progress in patent creation.
Lei Yunyun said that in the past two years since the implementation of the pilot project for building a strong province, the pilot sites have accelerated research and actively explored. They have achieved relatively mature experiences in some fields and links, and the role of intellectual property rights in supporting industrial economic development and other aspects has been increasingly strengthened. .
In Shanghai, Shanghai International Intellectual Property Institute, Shanghai Intellectual Property Exchange Center and other functional platforms were established one after another. Caohejing National Intellectual Property Service Industry Cluster Development Demonstration Zone was completed, with IPR appraisal, pledge financing, and patent insurance as pilot projects. Hand, The work pattern for enhancing the ability of innovative entities to use intellectual property has been established; In Fujian, the public security authorities in the province cracked 513 cases of all types of infringement and counterfeiting crimes, and 2057 cases of administrative enforcement of patents, intellectual property credit system and rights protection assistance system. Initially completed; In Henan, patent quality improvement, patent navigation, and IPR strong schools and other projects have been implemented in depth, adding momentum to the strengthening of intellectual property creation capabilities, and the establishment of the first Henan Patent Award has improved patent quality and efficiency.” Catalyst'.
'At the same time, all provinces, districts and cities have adopted special studies and detailed implementation plans in terms of organizational guarantees, policy implementation, and supporting measures. ' Han Xiucheng said that Jiangsu Province has formulated five-year development plan for intellectual property talents and pilot work for regional layouts. Advancing programs, major economic and scientific activities, intellectual property appraisal methods and other series of policy documents; Sichuan, relying on the entire innovation, free trade zones and other experimental functional carriers, comprehensively carry out the pilot projects of strong provinces, and play an exemplary role in the country.
Although the grades are gratifying, we must clearly see that provinces have insufficient investment in resources, weak law enforcement power, and ineffective market performance. “ Han Xiucheng stated that the investment data for special funds monitored from the patent strength status report In view of this, in 10 provinces, the investment in intellectual property funds in 2017 was less than 50 million yuan, compared to 7 in the province where the investment in intellectual property funds fell in 2016. The 2017 special fund for intellectual property work and 2016 regional fiscal expenditure The provinces where the ratios were all higher than 0.1% were only Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan and Guangdong. Economic Daily