Remember the days of low damages for IP infringement in China? They are soon to be over! Not only is China one of the world’s largest consumer markets, it may also become a world leader in patent litigation soon. In addition, do you know that the courts in East China’s Zhejiang Province have emerged as the “Eastern District of Texas” of China – the preferred venue where Chinese patent holders bring patent infringement lawsuits against Non-Chinese companies?
This article provides practice tips for US companies doing business in China
through case studies of two recent patent litigations: one resulted in a $48.5 million (USD) judgment against Schneider Electric for infringing a Chinese patent owned by CHINT, a Zhejiang company, and the other resulted in a $7.4 million (USD) judgment against Samsung for infringing a Chinese patent owned by Holley Communications, also a Zhejiang company.
(To Be Continued)
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