2021年，中国专利授权量居榜首，在29个领域排名第一；美专局拒绝了OpenAI加快注册“GPT”商标的上诉请求

编辑制作：China IP 国际部

录音：蒋琳娟

Overview

一周概览

Focus

1. China ranks first in 2021 new patent grants, topping in 29 fields

2021年，中国专利授权量居榜首，在29个领域排名第一

2. Patent filings up 13.6% in India in FY22

印度22财年专利申请量增长13.6%

3. US Supreme Court rejects computer scientist's lawsuit over AI-generated inventions

美国最高法院驳回计算机科学家对生成式人工智能发明的诉讼案

4. USPTO denies Open AI’s appealing request to speed up trademarking “GPT”

美专局拒绝了OpenAI加快注册“GPT”商标的上诉请求

IP Practice

5. Mercedes sued Lenovo for infringing its three-pointed star trademark

奔驰起诉联想侵犯其三叉星商标

6. Hermes settles Skechers patent lawsuit over shoe soles

爱马仕与斯凯奇就鞋底专利纠纷达成和解

7. UK blocks Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal over cloud gaming concerns

英国阻止微软以690亿美元收购动视暴雪

8. Triller to pay Sony Music $4.5 million in US music rights case

Triller将支付索尼450万美元以解决音乐版权

Case Analysis

9. People's Procuratorate of Zhenjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone v. Zhenjiang Huaye Automotive Products Co., Ltd. et al.

涉“3M口罩”销售假冒注册商标的商品罪案

Focus

1

China ranks first in 2021 new patent grants, topping in 29 fields

2021年，中国专利授权量居榜首，在29个领域排名第一

Visual Capitalist recently summarizes the 2021 WIPO data that showcases which countries were granted the most new patents, along with their sector categorizations. According to the chart, out of 1,608,375 patent grants in 2021, 88% were issued to applicants from just 6 countries. China tops the chart with 607,758, accounting for 38%. In terms of sectors, China topped the chart in 29 out of 36 total fields including computer technology, electrical machinery, and digital communication. The United States came in second with 286,205 granted patents by origin. The U.S. also topped four fields of its own: medical technology, engines and turbines, basic communication processes, and unknown (for inventions that can’t be assigned to a specific field). Not far behind is Japan with 256,890 granted patents. It dominated the other nations in the fields of semiconductors, optics, as well as furniture and games, cementing its well-earned reputation of technological innovation.

Visual Capitalist近日总结了世界知识产权组织2021年专利授权的相关数据，其中显示了2021年获得最多专利授权的国家排名，以及根据行业分类的排名。数据显示，2021年共授权了1,608,375项专利，其中87%属于中、美、日、韩、德、法6个国家。中国以607,758项专利授权位居榜首，占比38%。就行业领域排名而言，36个领域中，中国在29个领域排名第一，包括计算机技术、电力机械及数字通信等。美国以286,205项专利位居第二。美国在4个领域中排名第一，包括医疗技术、发动机和涡轮机、基本的通信过程以及一个未命名领域（无法分配到特定领域的发明）。日本位居第三，拥有256,890项授权专利。日本在半导体、光学、家具和游戏领域占据主导地位，巩固了其在技术创新方面的良好声誉。

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Patent filings up 13.6% in India in FY22

印度22财年专利申请量增长13.6%

India witnessed a significant increase in patent filings in FY22 with a 13.6 percent growth rate (year-on-year), the highest annual increase in the last decade, a report showed on Wednesday. Further, the year witnessed a rise in the share of domestic filings to 44.4 percent of total patents filed, compared to 41.6 percent in FY2021. Out of the 584,000 patents filed in India between FY2010 and FY2022, as many as 266,000 were from the technology domain, and 160,000 of these technology patents were from emerging technologies like AI, IoT, big data, cybersecurity and Blockchain. Of the total patents filed in the telecommunications sector, around 2.4 percent were related to emerging areas such as 5G and 6G.

周三的一份报告显示，印度22财年专利申请数量大幅增长，同比增长13.6%，是过去10年来的最高增幅。此外，22财年印度国内申请专利总数的比例为44.4%，而2021财年为41.6%。在2010财年至2022财年期间在印度提交的58.4万项专利中，多达26.6万项来自技术领域，其中16万项技术专利来自人工智能、物联网、大数据、网络安全和区块链等新兴技术。此外，在电信领域申请的所有专利中，约有2.4%与5G和6G等新兴领域有关。

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US Supreme Court rejects computer scientist's lawsuit over AI-generated inventions

美国最高法院驳回计算机科学家对生成式人工智能发明的诉讼案

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by computer scientist Stephen Thaler to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to issue patents for inventions his artificial intelligence system created. The justices turned away Thaler's appeal of a lower court's ruling that patents can be issued only to human inventors and that his AI system could not be considered the legal creator of two inventions that he has said it generated. Thaler told the Supreme Court that AI is being used to innovate in fields ranging from medicine to energy, and that rejecting AI-generated patents curtails American patent system's ability to optimally stimulate innovation and technological progress. Thaler has also challenged the U.S. Copyright Office's decision to deny copyright protection for art his AI created.

本周一，美国最高法院拒绝审理计算机科学家Stephen Thale对美国专利商标局拒绝为其人工智能系统创造的发明颁发专利的质疑。最高院法官驳回了Thaler对下级法院裁决的上诉，该裁决认为专利只能颁发给人类发明者，Thaler的人工智能系统不能被认为他所说的两项发明的合法创造者。Thaler向最高法院表示，人工智能正在被用于从医学到能源等领域的创新，拒绝人工智能产生的专利削弱了美国专利制度以最佳方式刺激创新和技术进步的能力。Thaler 还对美国版权局拒绝为其人工智能创造的艺术提供版权保护的决定提出质疑。

4

USPTO denies Open AI’s appealing request to speed up trademarking “GPT”

美专局拒绝了OpenAI加快注册“GPT”商标的上诉请求

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied Open AI’s appealing request to speed up the process of trademarking “GPT”  just last week, according to news released by Gizmodo. In December 2022, OpenAI applied to register a number of trademarks such as “GPT” and “ChatGPT” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Another application for “GPT-4” followed in March 2023. The company has also submitted an application to expedite the procedure due to the ever-increasing number of GPT-named AI apps. However, the USPTO rejected the application as OpenAI's attorneys were unable to provide evidence to justify the need for expediting the procedure.

据Gizmodo报道，美国专利商标局上周拒绝了OpenAI要求加快“GPT”商标注册程序的上诉请求。2022年12月，OpenAI向美国专利和商标局（USPTO）申请注册一系列商标，包括“GPT”和“ChatGPT”。今年3月，OpenAI又提出了“GPT-4”的注册申请。由于以“GPT”命名的人工智能应用程序数量不断激增，OpenAI还提交了一份加快程序的申请。然而，USPTO拒绝了该申请，因为OpenAI的律师无法提供证据来证明加快程序的必要性。

IP Practice

5

Mercedes sued Lenovo for infringing its three-pointed star trademark

奔驰起诉联想侵犯其三叉星商标

Mercedes-Benz Group AG filed a federal trademark lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina last Tuesday against Lenovo Inc., alleging unlicensed usage of the three-pointed star in Lenovo' s Legion series of personal computers. Mercedes calls the Legion logo "confusingly similar" to its logo, as both feature a three-pronged star enclosed in a circle. According to court documents, this is detrimental to Mercedes because the two products travel in the "channels of commerce that overlap," referencing Mercedes' usage licenses with e-sports and gaming companies. Mercedes said it "seeks injunctive and monetary relief for trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition."

上周二，梅赛德斯-奔驰集团在北卡罗来纳州东区联邦地区法院对联想提起商标诉讼，指控联想未经许可在其Legion系列电脑中使用三叉星的标志。梅赛德斯称Legion系列电脑的标志与梅赛德斯的标志相似，易引起混淆，因为都是圆圈环绕三叉星。根据法庭文件，这对梅赛德斯造成了损害，因为这两种产品的商业渠道有重叠，指梅赛德斯向电子竞技和游戏公司授权了使用许可证。梅赛德斯表示，针对联想的商标侵权、商标淡化及不公平竞争行为，梅赛德斯要求获得金钱赔偿并对联想下达禁令。

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Hermes settles Skechers patent lawsuit over shoe soles

爱马仕与斯凯奇就鞋底专利纠纷达成和解

French luxury fashion house Hermès International SCA has settled a lawsuit brought by Skechers USA Inc that claimed Hermès sneakers infringed Skechers' patent rights, according to a Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court. The filing said the two sides signed a confidential settlement agreement on Monday. California-based Skechers sued Hermès last year, alleging its Eclair and Envol sneakers infringe two Skechers design patents covering the undulating "Massage Fit" soles in its "Go Walk" walking shoes. Skechers said the soles of Hermès' shoes were "substantially the same" as its soles and requested an unspecified amount of money damages. Skechers has also sued Fila, Reebok, Steve Madden and other shoemakers in the past for infringing "Go Walk" design patents, in cases that later settled.

根据周三提交给曼哈顿联邦法院的一份文件，法国奢侈品牌爱马仕国际已经与斯凯奇美国公司达成了和解。此前，斯凯奇提起诉讼，声称爱马仕运动鞋侵犯了斯凯奇的专利。根据该文件，双方于周一签署了一份机密和解协议。总部位于加州的斯凯奇去年起诉爱马仕，指控爱马仕的Eclair和Envol运动鞋侵犯了斯凯奇的两项设计专利，两项专利涉及其“Go Walk”健步鞋的波浪形“按摩健身”鞋底。斯凯奇表示，爱马仕的鞋底与其鞋底基本相同，斯凯奇要求获得数额不详的赔偿。据悉，斯凯奇还曾起诉Fila、锐步、Steve Madden等公司，指控这些公司侵犯其“Go Walk”设计专利，后来均达成了和解。

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UK blocks Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal over cloud gaming concerns

英国阻止微软以690亿美元收购动视暴雪

Britain will block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud gaming, dealing an unexpected blow to the biggest-ever deal in gaming. The country's antitrust regulator said on Wednesday that Microsoft's commitment to offer access to Activision's "Call of Duty" franchise to leading cloud gaming platforms would not effectively remedy its concerns. Microsoft's president Brad Smith said in a statement the company remained fully committed to the acquisition and would appeal the decision, while Activision said it would "work aggressively" with Microsoft to reverse it. According to the report, Europe will decide on the Activision deal by May 22. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is also seeking to block it.

英国将阻止微软以690亿美元收购《使命召唤》游戏制造商动视暴雪的交易，原因是担心该交易将扼杀云游戏领域的竞争。据悉。该决定对这笔游戏领域史上最大的并购交易来说是一个意想不到的致命打击。英国反垄断监管机构周三表示，微软承诺向领先的云游戏平台提供动视《使命召唤》的授权，但这不能有效地缓解其担忧。微软总裁Brad Smith在一份声明中表示，微软仍将全力以赴完成收购，并将对该决定提出上诉，而动视则表示将与微软积极合作，扭转这一决定。此外，据报道，欧盟将在5月22日前做出决定，美国联邦贸易委员会也在试图阻止该交易。

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Triller to pay Sony Music $4.5 million in US music rights case

Triller将支付索尼450万美元以解决音乐版权

According to news on April 27, Triller Inc has agreed to pay Sony Music Entertainment more than $4.5 million to resolve claims that Triller breached an agreement covering its use of musicians' songs on the platform, according to a Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court. Sony Music said Triller admitted to liability and would pay the amount it owed under their contract plus interest. The label asked the court for a final judgment on the claim immediately, citing concerns about Triller's ability to pay. " Sony Music sued Los Angeles-based Triller last August, claiming it had not made any payments since that March under a 2016 content-distribution agreement.

根据周三提交给曼哈顿联邦法院的一份文件，Triller公司已同意支付索尼音乐娱乐公司超过450万美元，以解决索尼对Triller违反协议的指控，该协议涉及Triller在其平台上使用音乐家的歌曲。索尼音乐表示，Triller承认了责任，并将根据合同支付所欠的金额和利息。索尼音乐要求法院立即对该索赔作出最终判决，并对Triller的支付能力表示担忧。去年8月，索尼音乐起诉了总部位于洛杉矶的Triller，声称索尼与Triller在2016年达成了内容发行协议，但自去年3月以来，Triller没有根据协议支付过任何款项。

Case Analysis

9

This case is one related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The court comprehensively took into consideration the circumstances, nature and harmful consequences of the offense and crime of each defendant, sentenced the several defendants to substantial punishments, and found that they had constituted crimes as organizations and sentenced them to fines, which has vigorously stricken the illegal and criminal acts of selling counterfeit masks of registered trademarks and seriously disrupting the normal order of pandemic prevention and control and social order, safeguarded the overall situation of pandemic prevention and control, economic and social development and people's health, and achieved good social and legal effect.

本案系涉疫情案件。法院结合各被告人的违法犯罪情节、性质及危害后果等因素，对多名被告人判处实刑，并认定构成单位犯罪、判处罚金，有力打击了售卖假冒注册商标的口罩、严重破坏正常防疫秩序和社会秩序的违法犯罪行为，保障了疫情防控、经济社会发展和人民群众健康生活的大局，取得较好的社会效果和法律效果。

This case was selected as one of the "Top Ten Typical Cases of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of Jiangsu Courts in 2020".

本案入选“2020年江苏法院知识产权司法保护十大典型案例”。

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