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ARTICLE · 13 AUGUST 2026

Supreme Procuratorate Releases Typical Case: Patent Litigation Abused To Disrupt Competitor's IPO

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has released five landmark cases addressing malicious intellectual property litigation, with particular focus on a utility model patent dispute between Foshan Company A and Wuxi Company B. The case demonstrates how strategic patent litigation can be weaponized to disrupt a competitor's IPO process, and establishes important precedents for identifying and punishing bad-faith intellectual property claims that harm legitimate business interests and judicial integrity.

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China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has released five typical cases concerning the punishment of malicious intellectual property litigation, covering utility model patents, design patents, trademark rights, and unfair competition across multiple intellectual property domains.

Among these, the case of Foshan Company A v. Wuxi Company B regarding utility model patent infringement was selected as one of the typical examples.

Basic Facts

Wuxi Company B is primarily engaged in the R&D, manufacturing, and sales of automated material handling system equipment, including metering and batching systems, with applications across chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries. The company holds over 100 patents and software copyrights, and is officially recognized as a high-tech enterprise and a "little giant" specialized and sophisticated enterprise in Jiangsu Province. Foshan Company A operates in the new energy equipment manufacturing and chemical new material equipment sectors.

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