What Microsoft's Recent Patent Invalidation Case In China Teaches Us About User Interface Patents

Each year the CNIPA publishes its Top Ten Patent Re-examination and Invalidation Cases for the previous year. These cases are meant to be guiding cases, showcasing exemplary real-world decisions that clarify certain aspects of the law.

Today we'll be sharing about one of the Top 10 Invalidation Cases in 2024 involving Microsoft (China) Co., Ltd. petitioning to invalidate a patent by Newman Infinite Inc. in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).

Case summary

• Case Number: 第 4W117583 号
• Decision Date: 06 May 2024
• Invention Title: Apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media for manipulating a user interface element (用于操纵用户界面元件的装置、方法和计算机可读存储介质)
• Appellant / Patentee: 纽曼无限公司 (Newman Infinite Inc)