Record Amount Of Damages Requested In Chinese Patent Case

A patent infringement dispute between two Chinese companies has seen a total amount of RMB 1 billion (about US$ 150 million) damages requested, a record for a Chinese patent infringement case.

In December 2018, Jiangsu General Protecht Technology ("General Protecht" or "GP"), a leader in circuit breakers and many other electrical devices, filed patent infringement lawsuits with the Nanjing Intermediate People's Court, located in eastern China's Jiangsu province, against the Bull Group ("Bull") based on one invention patent and one utility model patent. GP alleges that nearly 200 Bull products infringe the two patents, which are related to safety features for electrical sockets and strips.