1. HTC big knife cut to domestic mobile phones: In addition to Jin Li and Meizu, this patent was partially validated;
The same patent, in just six months, was twice invalidated, but failed to get what it wanted.
Recently, in response to a request for invalidation by HTC holding a patent 'mobile device' (patent number: 2013100325155), the National Intellectual Property Layout Patent Reexamination Board (hereinafter referred to as the 'Patent Review Board') believes that all the invalid reasons of the requester are Not established, therefore, continue to maintain the 'valid' review decision for the patent in the scope of specific rights.
In response to the patent, Jinli Mobile, which was temporarily in trouble due to financial problems, had previously filed a request for invalidation with the Patent Reexamination Board, but failed to do so. All the invalid reasons submitted by Jin Li were not established.
Then, what is the mystery of this long-running 'patent'? In addition to Jin Li, which domestic mobile phone manufacturer is HTC still suing?
Patent involved: a technology related to smartphone antennas
Involved in the 'mobile device' (patent number: 2013100325155) submitted by HTC on January 28, 2013, and authorized on December 7, 2016.
From the application time, HTC had a certain influence in the smart phone market at that time, and its technical strategy or design plan did not rule out being borrowed or emulated by other smart phone manufacturers.
Related information shows that the patent provides a smart phone antenna structure technical solution, including: a dielectric substrate, a metal layer, a metal casing, a non-conductor spacer, at least one connector, and a feed member. The metal layer is disposed on the dielectric substrate. And comprising an upper part and a main part, wherein the slot is formed between the upper part and the main part. The metal case is substantially hollow and has a gap, wherein the gap is substantially aligned with the slot of the metal layer. The connecting piece is coupled to the metal The upper member of the layer is connected to the metal casing. The feed member is coupled to the upper member of the metal layer or to the metal casing. The feed member, the upper portion of the metal layer, the connecting member, and the metal casing form an antenna structure.
Obviously, from the technical solution, the patent mainly involves the structural design of the smart phone, especially the layout of the antenna structure, etc., and the layout of the antenna structure is reasonable or not, which directly affects the aesthetics and call stability of the smart phone.
Jinli counterattack: HTC’s patents involved were partially invalidated
On May 22, 2017, Jin Li filed an invalidation request against the patent review committee on the above-mentioned patent. On August 25, 2017, the Patent Reexamination Board held an oral hearing. During the period, on June 30, 2017, HTC submitted the right. Request to modify the replacement page.
After trial, the Patent Reexamination Board held that all the reasons for invalidation submitted by Gionee were not established.
On October 17, 2017, the Patent Reexamination Board made a review decision, and maintained the patent on the basis of the claims submitted by HTC on June 30, 2017, which is equivalent to declaring that the patent part is valid and partially invalid.
To put it simply, because Gionee filed a patent invalidation request, forcing HTC to adjust the scope of the claim, the patent that HTC was suing was not completely abolished.
However, because the Patent Reexamination Board maintains the validity of the patent based on the rights adjusted by HTC, this leads to the risk of losing the case in the corresponding patent infringement case.
It is worth noting that, due to the current financial difficulties in the emergence of Jinli's financial problems, if there is sufficient liquidity in the case of losing the claim, there is still a certain unknown.
More than Jin Li: The Meizu mobile phone was also sued by HTC.
According to Jin Li’s request for invalidation, HTC should file a lawsuit against the court in April 2017 for alleged patent infringement.
In fact, at the same time, HTC sued patent infringement and Meizu mobile phone.
Of course, whether HTC is a Meizu who is suing the same patent, there is still some uncertainty.
However, for the same patent in question, on January 19, 2018, a person named 'Huo Jing' also filed a request for invalidation with the Patent Reexamination Board.
On July 17, 2018, in response to Hou Jing’s request for invalidation of patents held by HTC, the Patent Reexamination Board held that all invalid reasons were not established and accordingly made a review decision, submitted on June 30, 2017 by HTC. The patent is valid on the basis of claims.
To put it simply, for the same patent of HTC, Jin Li and Hou Jing have jointly filed invalidation requests twice, but they all failed.
On the one hand, this shows that the quality of the patents held by HTC is good. On the other hand, this also means that Jin Li and Meizu have a high probability of losing the corresponding patent infringement case. Li Junhui
2. The company 囤 hundreds of 'patents' in the name of litigation specifically extorts the proposed company;
In recent years, the proposed IPO (initial public offering) companies have received domestic and foreign counterparts and competitors' patent litigation concerning the main business products during the sprint of the listing. Arbitration matters have occurred from time to time. Many IPO companies are in front of the 'patent'. Today, this has become a means of extortion by lawless elements.
On July 21st, the cricket journalist learned from the Shanghai police that the Shanghai Public Security Bureau's Economic Investigation Corps and the Pudong Branch recently cracked down on extortion cases that affected the listing of enterprises and illegally requested huge amounts of money. The case has now entered the review and prosecution. Stage. The police revealed that this was the first case in Shanghai that was cracked down by IP litigation in the course of corporate IPO.
Strangled 1.6 million consecutively before listing
According to the Shanghai police, from March to July 2017, the suspects Li Liang and Sun Qiang learned that Company A was in the process of planning the initial issuance of shares, and then conspiring to use the company controlled by Li and Sun, to A. The company infringed on the patent right of Company A, and repeatedly filed a lawsuit maliciously and reported it to the CSRC. At the same time, Li Liang and Sun Qiang delayed the delay, affected and affected the listing, and forced Company A to sign the so-called 'patent. The implementation of the license 'protocol, authorized to use the patent for the name of extortion company A. In order to ensure the listing, company A accepted Li Liang, Sun Qiang's key points, and obtained all patents held or controlled by Company A for RMB 800,000. Authorization of patent application rights.
However, Company A’s nightmare has not ended. Shanghai police said that at the end of July 2017, Li Liang had for the purpose of further extortion, and had fabricated a license to another company under the name of Company A. Gao Chen, but the actual controller is still Li Liang. The fact of using it again, together with Sun Qiang, Gao Chen concealed the above truth, maliciously filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Company A in Beijing Intellectual Property Court, and instructed the suspect Gao Chen to China. The Securities Regulatory Commission reported the real name and disclosed that Company B had filed a patent infringement lawsuit with Company A. At the same time, Li Liang interviewed Company A. Company A was forced to reach a settlement with Company B and pay 800,000 yuan.
According to police investigations, Li Liang and others have stored six or seven hundred patents in their hands. After the appearance of a suitable listed company, they will extort money in the name of patent litigation. The police said that their company does not have any physical business, and most of the revenue comes from Litigation and 'reconciliation fees', and most of their patents imitate other brands, low technical content.
Although the criminals sued in the name of patent infringement, they never won the case in the final trial of the court. 'The policeman who handled the case, Shan Bin explained to the reporter that the purpose of the criminal gang is not to win the case, only to raise funds or to make the first public Key issues such as issuing shares and listing, extorting the company by means of patent infringement lawsuit.
Patent infringement is a 'life gate'
Patent infringement litigation directly affects the listing of enterprises. According to Article 30 of the Measures for the Administration of Initial Public Offerings and Listings issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the issuer may not have the following conditions that affect the sustainable profitability: 'The trademark used by the issuer , the risk of significant adverse changes in the acquisition or use of important assets or technologies such as patents, know-how and franchises'.
'Involving patent litigation, the plan for listing companies may be terminated, and the judicial cycle of intellectual property cases is very long, usually takes at least a year and a half. Criminals know that the company can't afford the key time of development, and the time to market is delayed. The loss is immeasurable, using this psychology and rules to extort blackmail. 'Single Bin said that there are also some companies and Li Liang and others insisted on the lawsuit until they won the case, but disrupted the listing plan.
According to Shan Bin, unlike normal patent dispute cases, Li Liang and others are not arguing for patent rights, but extortion. 'They are characterized by a lawsuit against the company, threats, threats, intimidation, etc. Businesses hand over property, which is consistent with the characteristics of extortion.'
Many companies encounter similar situations
According to the Shanghai police investigation, in addition to the company A was extorted by Li Liang and others before the listing, there are many companies in the country who have suffered the extortion of this criminal gang.
From 2015 to 2016, Li Liang also initiated a lawsuit against Company B in the name of more than a dozen patent infringements. In the case of knowing that there was no infringement, Company B considered that Li Liang sued the associated patents too much and the cost of responding was too high. Was forced to sign a settlement agreement with Li Liang, the payment settlement fee is 50,000 yuan.
From 2015 to 2017, Li Liang initiated more than 20 lawsuits in the name of multiple patent infringements during the financing phase of Company C, and filed complaints with several online shopping platforms, causing the products of the company to be removed. C Company knows In the absence of infringement, based on the fear of litigation affecting financing, he was forced to sign a settlement agreement with Li Liang, paying a settlement fee of 225,000 yuan.
In October 2017, Li Liang sued the Xiamen Intermediate People's Court in the name of three patent infringements (one of which was invalidated by the State Intellectual Property Office Review Committee at the time of prosecution) before listing on the main board of D Company Shenzhen Stock Market. The company reported the company's infringement of patent rights to the CSRC. D Company knew that there was no infringement, and based on the fear of the lawsuit affecting the listing, it signed a settlement agreement with it and was forced to pay 288,000 yuan.
The Shanghai police said that the case has now entered the stage of review and prosecution. The public security organs will continue to pay close attention to such acts that disrupt the order of the capital market. The police prompt the majority of listed companies and listed companies. In case of such extortion, they can promptly report to the public security organs. Report.
(The criminal suspects Li Liang, Sun Qiang, Gao Chen and others are all pseudonyms)
3. The latest patent indicates that Microsoft is still in the R&D control center, and it is expected that Windows 10 RS5 will go online;
As early as 2017 in Microsoft's blog post, Microsoft unexpectedly showed the Control Center on the Windows 10 platform; we recently saw the change in the recently updated Screen Sketch. According to the latest Windows patent from the well-known Windows breaking person Walking Cat. Microsoft is still developing a control center internally and is expected to go live in the RedStone 5 branch release.
At present, the icon of the Action Center is similar to the message bubble. In addition to viewing the system, the push notification of the application, after the point is opened, the conventional shortcut operations such as WiFi, Bluetooth, brightness, VPN, etc. are integrated below. .
According to the screenshots exposed in the previous Screen Sketch application, Microsoft will have a 'gear' icon on the taskbar in the lower right corner, which allows users to access the system settings more quickly. Includes all settings, network, connection, project, VPN. Wait for a level menu, below there are tablet mode, positioning function, Quiet Hours, power saving mode, night mode, mobile hotspot, WiFi and flight mode, etc., there is brightness adjustment at the bottom.
In the latest patent description, it is written: A way of moving the interface control (including visual graphics): Through the graphical user interface of the computer display, this interface control will first appear on the surface of the graphical user interface. Through the computer equipment Coupling operation, the user moves the interface control to the second interface surface.
4. IBM uses patented watermarking technology to protect the ownership of the AI model;
Numbers such as photos and videos are often stolen, which is why many creators use watermarking methods to make it easier to claim ownership in the event of theft. Another little-known digital asset that can be stolen is artificial intelligence (AI). Models, which were developed by researchers after months or even years of effort.
IBM is working on a technology that allows AI researchers to add 'watermarks' to these models. The technology is currently being patented. IBM said it demonstrated a watermark model developed using Deep Neural Networks (DNN) at the AsiaCCS '18 conference. Prove that it is very powerful. Therefore, it is now patenting the concept, which details the remote verification mechanism for determining the ownership of the DNN model using simple API calls.
The company explained that it developed three watermark generation algorithms, including embedding meaningful content along with the original training data as a watermark into the protected DNN, and embedding unrelated data samples as watermarks into the protected DNN. And embedding noise as a watermark in a protected DNN. IBM says that watermarked DNN models can trigger unexpected but controlled responses when using multiple data sets such as MNIST for internal testing.
On the other hand, IBM's patent-pending technology is not affected by watermark removal techniques, such as parameter adjustment and pruning. However, the watermark framework cannot protect the DNN model from being intercepted by predictive APIs, and attackers can exploit query access and confidentiality in the results. The tension between the parameters of the machine learning model is learned. However, this attack is only valid in the practice of traditional machine learning algorithms with fewer model parameters (such as decision trees and logistic regression). IBM has indicated that it is currently Consider using a watermark framework internally and will explore how to make it available to customers. cnbeta
5. The two manufacturers suspected of infringing the lighting product patents were seized by Shenzhen Customs
According to the news, on July 2, 2018, Shenzhen Customs seized suspected infringing products from two manufacturers in Jiangxi and Dongguan, because these products were suspected of infringing the patent rights of Shenzhen Jiabitai Intelligent Lighting Co., Ltd. lighting products.
According to the news, on July 2, 2018, Shenzhen Customs seized suspected infringing products from two manufacturers in Jiangxi and Dongguan, because these products were suspected of infringing the patent rights of Shenzhen Jiabitai Intelligent Lighting Co., Ltd. lighting products.
It is reported that the two manufacturers infringed on the 'Bluetooth Bulb' utility model patent owned by Shenzhen Jiabitai Intelligent Lighting Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Ant Antbing Technology Co., Ltd. (Patent No.: ZL. 201620514941. 1; No.: P2018- 64477) (Customs declaration number: 513120180318280766), 'A Bluetooth panel light' utility model patent (patent number: ZL. 201620504681. X; record number: P2018-64550) (Customs declaration number: 521320180638156378).
At present, the right holder Shenzhen Jiabitai Intelligent Lighting Co., Ltd. has entrusted professional lawyers to carry out relevant legal rights protection.
Shenzhen Customs detains notice of suspected infringing goods
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According to the data, Shenzhen Jiabitai Intelligent Lighting Co., Ltd. was established in 2005. It is a joint venture national high-tech enterprise, focusing on wireless intelligent communication modules, LED lighting products research and development, production, sales, providing total solutions: Cloud + APP+ intelligent module + software, focusing on intelligent lighting, smart sensors, intelligent electrician and other fields, proficient in WIFI, Zigbee, Bluetooth, RF and interconnection protocols. With autonomous core algorithms, has stored hundreds of well-functioning software. International technology and management team, can provide a variety of personalized intelligent solutions and good system architecture and software, hardware and other services.
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