DJI Patent Challenged By A Suspected Textron "Straw Man" In China

A patent of SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd, entitled "a flight mission processing method, device, and system", is under invalid challenge, according to an announcement released by the CNIPA on January 2.

The claimant for invalidation is a natural person named "Wang Lin", a suspected "straw man" hired by DJI's American rival Textron Inc considering that DJI's major current patent disputes are with Textron in both China and US, said Chinese IP analysts.

In April 2023, Textron won $278.9 million in a US patent dispute with DJI, hitting a new patent infringement compensation record for Chinese companies involved in US disputes.

The two sides then escalated their lawsuits in both China and the US.