According to reports in Chinese local media, the U.S. technology company Apple has gained 40 design patents in China. Most of the 40 patents are reportedly related to the iPhone, and the rest cover Apple's design of iOS storage, MacBook Air, and its retail store design. It is said that 33 of the 40 design [...]
CommScope Initiates Technology Patent Lawsuits In Beijing
21 June 2011
U.S.-based CommScope Inc. has filed technology patent infringement lawsuits in China and begun legal proceedings in Brazil against Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd. and its affiliates. The legal actions by CommScope, through its Andrew LLC subsidiary, focuses on Comba's alleged infringement of the company's patents related to its remote electrical tilt technology for base station [...]
China's ZTE Sued For Patent Infringement In U.S.
15 December 2010
U.S. broadband service provider Novatel Wireless has sued its competitors Franklin Wireless and ZTE for infringing five patents related to its MiFi mobile hotspot equipment. According to local media reports, Novatel Wireless' MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot equipment can access to the Internet via the cellular data network. The MiFi line creates a personal cloud of [...]
Ericsson Sues Acer, D-Link For Wireless Patent Infringement
22 September 2010
According to reports in Taiwanese local media, Ericsson has sued companies, including D-Link, Acer and Netgear, in Texas, U.S., for infringement of wireless products. The reports state that the prosecuted businesses in Ericsson's lawsuit include D-Link's parent company; D-Link's subsidiary in America; Acer's parent company; Acer's subsidiary in America; Netgear; and Gateway, which has been [...]
China's Huawei Accused Of Trade Secret Theft By Motorola
26 July 2010
Motorola has raised a lawsuit against the Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei in the United States, accusing the Chinese company of trade secret theft. Motorola claimed that during a certain period in the 1990s, many of its former employees offered detailed information about Motorola's networking structure technologies, including seamless mobile solutions, to Huawei. In an [...]
Egypt Will Ban Chinese Shanzai Mobile Phones
28 June 2010
Following India's recent block of Chinese-made shanzai mobile phones without an International Mobile Equipment Identity number in 2009, the Egyptian government has recently announced similar measures against these mobile phones.
The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Egypt has approved a ban, stating that it will block anonymous users and Chinese-made mobile phones with the same IMEIs.
The [...]
Founder To Promote Copyright Pricing Standards For E-books In China
16 March 2010
According to Fang Zhonghua, senior vice president of Founder Group, the company is currently promoting the establishment of the format standards and the copyright pricing standards for Chinese e-books.
Fang told local Chinese media that without genuine content and by only relying on the model of selling equipment and downloading pirated contents will finally lead to [...]
Chinese Shanzhai Mobile Manufacturers Will Move Production To India
23 February 2010
China's "shanzhai" mobile phone manufacturers are planning to bring their production facilities to India to gain recognition of India's huge mobile phone market and obtain legal status for their products in India.
The word "shanzhai" or "shanzai", literally meaning "remote village" in Cantonese, has become a popular name for Chinese fakes and the slang now refers [...]


