1. Consumers are unfair to Apple! Initiated a class action lawsuit alleging that Qualcomm violated antitrust laws;
According to foreign media reports, some Apple consumers stated in an indictment on Thursday that Qualcomm should not rely on the power of US government agencies to crowd out Intel and prevent it from competing for orders with Apple’s smart phone chips.
It is reported that consumers in this class action lawsuit accused Qualcomm of violating the anti-monopoly law and hoped that San Francisco district court judge Lucy Koh would block the company from applying for any import ban that might prevent Apple from using Intel chips.
Microblog reported that at the end of last year, Qualcomm filed an application with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), hoping to ban the use of Intel modems for iPhone imports into the United States. Affected handsets include iPhone X, 8/8 Plus, 7/7 Plus.
The lawsuit commenced trials on June 15, 2018. ITC officials stated in the trial that Apple infringed Qualcomm’s patents on battery energy-saving technologies. It can be seen that the situation in this case is leaning toward the high-pass party.
It is reported that ITC's preliminary ruling on whether the power patent is infringement is expected to be made in mid-September, and the entire litigation process for Qualcomm and Apple will continue until January next year.
Returning to Apple's case against Qualcomm, the consumers said that as a plaintiff in this case, Intel is just preparing to challenge Qualcomm’s illegal monopoly position, and the import ban will cause the project to die. In addition, this will also Containment is due to the fact that Qualcomm’s anti-competitive behavior has been hit by market competition.
The plaintiff in this case believes that Intel is just preparing to challenge Qualcomm’s illegal monopoly position, and the import ban will cause the plan to die. In addition, this move will also curb market competition that was originally hit because of Qualcomm’s anti-competitive behavior.
It is worth mentioning that the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also filed a lawsuit before accusing Qualcomm of abusing its patents and market position against its competitors, especially in the area of Apple devices.
Qualcomm denies that there is a monopoly, the company also believes that they should be compensated for the development of mobile device technology.
2. Ministry of Commerce: In 2017, China paid 7.13 billion U.S. dollars for the use of intellectual property;
People's Daily Online, Beijing, June 28 (Zhujiang) The State Council Information Office today held a press conference on the status of the White Paper on China and the World Trade Organization. Wang Shouwen, Deputy Minister of Commerce and deputy representative of international trade negotiations, introduced the conference today. The white paper of China and the World Trade Organization was formally released. In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization. The 17 years since its entry into the WTO has been a continuous improvement of the Chinese people’s living standards and rapid economic development for 17 years. It is also the accelerating integration of economic and trade interests between China and the rest of the world. 17 years.
In response to a reporter's question on 'China became the biggest beneficiary of the multilateral trading system, and other members suffer from it', Wang Shouwen pointed out that China’s market just in its WTO accession accounted for only 2% of its total exports to the United States. %. The eleventh largest market can be said to be insignificant. Last year China had become the third largest export market for the United States. The United States exports to China already accounted for 8% of U.S. exports, nearly $150 billion.
Taking the intellectual property that people are concerned about as an example, in 2001, China’s payment of intellectual property to the world was only US$1.9 billion. However, by 2017, the royalty paid by China to the United States would be US$7.13 billion. From these figures, it can be seen that China’s accession to the WTO has brought opportunities for US exports.
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reporter:
I would like to ask Minister Wang, some people think that after joining the WTO, China has become the biggest beneficiary of the multilateral trading system, and other members have suffered a loss. What do you think about this? Thank you.
Wang Shuwen:
After China’s accession to the WTO, China opened up our commodity market, China opened up our goods market, and opened up our investment market. These open markets have been brought to the world’s trading partners, both developed and developing. There are great opportunities. It can be said that China’s accession to the WTO has created a mutually beneficial and mutually beneficial opportunity for China’s trading partners and opportunities for common development. As an example, the United States is a very important trading partner of China in 2001. The U.S. export to China is only 26 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for only 2% of all U.S. exports. China is the U.S.’s eleventh largest export market. When China first joined the WTO, China’s market accounted for only To its 2% of total exports, the 11th largest market can be said to be insignificant. Last year China had become the third largest export market for the United States, and US exports to China already accounted for 8% of U.S. exports, nearly US$150 billion. 3. China's accession to the WTO has brought opportunities for US exports.
Let's compare again. From 2008 to 2017, the US’s exports of goods to China increased by 86%, which increased by 86% over the past decade, but the US’s exports to other world markets only increased by 21% over the same period. In terms of services, 2007 By 2016, the U.S. exports of services to China have tripled over the past decade. However, exports to other market services have only increased by 50%. In terms of services, China has also brought tremendous opportunities to the United States.
As another example, as the Chinese market is open, more and more US-funded enterprises are starting businesses in China, investing in China, and developing in China. In 2001, US-funded enterprises sold only 36 million yuan in the Chinese market, to 2016. In the year, American companies sold $600 billion in the Chinese market. This $600 billion brought much benefit to American companies. This is America's profit.
Another example is the intellectual property rights that everyone cares about. In 2001, China paid only $1.9 billion in intellectual property fees to the world, but by 2017, China’s intellectual property fees paid to the United States were $7.13 billion. From these figures, we can see that China's accession to the WTO has brought opportunities to the United States.
China's accession to the WTO has also brought opportunities to many developing countries. There are many examples. I will not say it. I will provide you with a representative number. After China's accession to the WTO, we have the least developed diplomatic relations with China. The country has given 97% of its tariff lines tariff-free treatment. China has become the largest export market for LDCs and accounts for 20% of the exports of these LDCs. So China’s accession to the WTO has brought developing countries in these areas. Great opportunity.
International organizations have a calculation. Since 2002, China’s economic growth has contributed an average of 30% to the world economy. Because China’s imports have grown very rapidly, from 2001 to 2017, China’s cargo import growth averaged 13.5%. The world's import growth rate is twice. During the same period, China's service trade imports grew by an average of 16.7%, which is 2.7 times the world average. China's huge market opening has made great contributions to the world economy.
Returning to your question, saying that only China will profit, others will suffer, which is totally inconsistent with the facts. In fact, there is not a single WTO member because the economy has deteriorated or suffered a loss after China’s accession to the WTO. There is no such situation. In China After joining the WTO, another 24 economies joined the WTO, and they also gained opportunities from China's huge market.
China continues to firmly support the multilateral trading system and take the path of openness, mutual benefit, and win-win progress. We also look forward to working with all WTO members to continuously improve the reform of the multilateral trading system that advances with the times, and promote economic globalization toward a Open, inclusive, Pratt & Whitney, Balance, Development in the direction of mutual benefit.
3. Facebook's new patent is scary: Use mobile phones to monitor whether users watch ads;
This patent is related to the ability to monitor Facebook users and silently triggered microphones. Facebook applied for this patent in December 2016 and the patent was announced on June 14 this year. The patent description specifically mentions Facebook’s largest source of income, advertising. Describes how a device that installs a specific application uses the 'Activation Module' to turn on the microphone and listen to advertisements in normal homes.
A special microphone-triggered scene is described in the patent. Although the company mentioned that high-frequency sounds are part of the ambient sound collection process, these sounds do not activate the recording function of the intended Facebook application. This means that the patent Does not require your phone microphone to keep on.
Facebook's patent shows that smartphones and other 'client devices' are connected to 'home broadcast devices' via Bluetooth or other protocols. Based on patents, this may include signing in to a Facebook account on a specific set-top box, or simply identifying the connection automatically. To some broadcast devices on the same local network without any additional Facebook login information. However, the patent does not explicitly describe any specific scenarios.
After determining that the phone is close to the broadcasting device, the application in the patent will 'activate the client device to perform operations such as recording ambient sounds'. The activated microphone will listen to the 'environmental sound signature associated with the sponsor's content'.
Subsequently, the application analyzes the recorded ambient sound and searches for 'audio characteristics'. In the patent, it is described as 'high-frequency modulation sound'. This kind of sound that the human ear cannot hear can be short-lived or it can be persistent. The purpose is to determine whether the broadcast audience is listening to all or part of the content of the advertisement and pass this information back to Facebook. The patent illustrates how the application informs Facebook that TV viewers skipped advertisements by installing interception tools.
4. Apple Net Red engineers talk about AR/VR patents: Prevent motion sickness and improve ride comfort;
According to foreign media reports, Apple engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober has been involved in Apple's virtual reality project, which involves 'using VR devices as vehicle-mounted entertainment devices for self-driving vehicles.'
According to foreign media reports, Apple engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober has been involved in Apple's virtual reality project, which involves 'using VR devices as vehicle-mounted entertainment devices for self-driving vehicles.'
Rober talked about two of the Apple patents 'Immersive Visual Display' and 'Augmented Virtual Display', which were filed in 2016 and describe the virtual reality system. Or for passengers of autonomous vehicles. Mark Rober is the main patent inventor in the patent list.
Both patents mention that VR head-mounted devices may mitigate the motion sickness of self-driving vehicles. One of the patents suggests replacing the real environment with a virtual environment that covers visual cues. The physical motions experienced by the passengers match the virtual content, simulating the real target of the external environment in the visual image.
Another patent proposes a virtual reality system designed to reduce motion sickness and perhaps improve user productivity. During autonomous driving, the user in the car can complete his work without the symptoms of motion sickness.
Apple has deployed its autopilot software in Lexus' SUV test vehicle, which is currently testing autonomous driving software. It is said that Apple has deployed the technology to its employees' park feeders.
It is not yet clear whether Apple plans to apply VR technology to Rober's pick-up trucks or future autonomous vehicle projects, but unfortunately, many of Apple's patents have never been deployed in its products.
5.IBM, Microsoft and Samsung lead the network security patent, and China is catching up quickly
New research shows that IBM holds the largest network security patent portfolio, with a patent family breaking through 2,500. Followed by Microsoft and Samsung; Canon, Intel and Google are also among the best in the field, and the full list includes many of the world's leading Patent holder.
However, the focus of this new analysis may be the development of Chinese companies in the field of cybersecurity. Nine of the top 25 companies are from China. The study by Minesoft and Patinformatics shows that mobile phone manufacturer Oppo has more than 1,000 patents. The family, ranked first among Chinese companies. Then Tencent, Lenovo and Alibaba. China focused on developing strengths in this field and passed the first law on cybersecurity at the national level last year.
According to the study and the number of submissions in its own country, large Chinese companies also tend to submit large numbers of applications in the US, reflecting their determination to become global giants in the field. However, the study also shows intellectual property protection. The importance of the fast-growing Chinese market, Qualcomm submitted nearly 60% of invention patents in China.
The following is a complete list of the top ten cybersecurity patent holders.
During the course of the study, Minesoft and Patinformatics analyzed over 97,000 patent families submitted in six major jurisdictions in the US, China and Japan over a 10-year period. Of these patent families, more than 48,000 patents and 220,000 patents were granted. Application.
In view of the large number of applications, the continuous development of large Chinese companies and the importance of improving cybersecurity in many countries, long-term patent activities will inevitably increase in the future.
So far, trading activity has been relatively flat. Finjan's trading volume has stayed ahead, including a $65 million deal with Symantec after a lengthy court action. The IP listed company has been taking over IBM's patents. The largest company, with its outstanding performance in selling patent assets, IBM is expected to become a larger supplier in the secondary market. GlobeBMG