澳大利亚将制定更严格法律以监管人工智能；Avnet在反垄断诉讼中胜诉获赔2.68亿美元；艾拉伦起诉辉瑞和莫德纳侵犯其新冠疫苗专利
编辑制作：China IP 国际部
录音：蒋琳娟
Overview
一周概览
Focus
1. China-France PPH pilot program launched on June 1
中法专利审查高速路（PPH）试点将于6月1日启动
2. Australia says tougher laws needed on artificial intelligence
澳大利亚将制定更严格的法律以监管人工智能
3. China regulator fines two pharma firms 320 million yuan for monopolistic behaviour
中国市场监管总局对两家药企处以3.2亿元反垄断罚款！
4. Huawei leads the pack in patent filings in China over the past five years
华为在中国的专利申请量连续五年排名第一
IP Practice
5. Avnet wins $268 million antitrust trial verdict
Avnet在反垄断诉讼中胜诉！获赔2.68亿美元！
6. Cox Media, other broadcasters to pay $48 mln to end price-fixing claims
考克斯等广播公司将支付4800万美元以解决反垄断诉讼
7. Pfizer, Moderna hit with new Alnylam patent lawsuits over COVID-19 vaccines
艾拉伦起诉辉瑞和莫德纳侵犯其新冠疫苗专利
8. Gap settles Patagonia trademark lawsuit over 'iconic' pocket design
Gap与Patagonia 就翻盖口袋设计商标纠纷达成和解
Case Analysis
9. Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Qiniu Information Technology Co., Ltd.
涉爱奇艺“网络刷量”不正当竞争纠纷案
Focus
1
China-France PPH pilot program launched on June 1
中法专利审查高速路（PPH）试点将于6月1日启动
According to news released by China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) , the China-France Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program was launched with a duration of five years from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2028. PPH is a fast channel for patent examination between different countries or regions, and accelerates patent examination through cooperation among patent offices. Since the first PPH pilot program was launched in November 2011, CNIPA has established PPH cooperation with patent offices in 31 countries and regions.
据国家知识产权局（CNIPA）5月30日消息，中法专利审查高速路（PPH）试点项目于2023年6月1日正式启动，为期五年，至2028年5月31日止。PPH是不同国家或地区间的专利快速审查通道，通过专利审查机构之间的工作共享加快专利审查进程。自2011年11月启动首项PPH试点至今，国家知识产权局已经先后与31个国家或地区的专利审查机构建立了PPH合作。
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Australia says tougher laws needed on artificial intelligence
澳大利亚将制定更严格的法律以监管人工智能
Australia said on Thursday it planned to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) including a potential ban on deep fakes and realistic-looking but false content, amid concerns the technology could be misused. The move comes on the heels of a meeting of top AI executives earlier this week when they raised the "risk of extinction from AI" and urged policymakers to equate it to risks posed by pandemics and nuclear war. According to the report, Australia was among the first countries to regulate AI, unveiling an ethics framework in 2018.
澳大利亚周四表示，计划对人工智能进行监管，包括可能禁止深度造假和看似真实但虚假的内容，因为人们担心人工智能技术可能会被滥用。人工智能高管本周早些时候举行了一次会议，当时他们提高了“人工智能带来的灭绝风险”，并敦促政策制定者如同重视疫情和核战争一样来重视人工智能带来的风险。据报道，澳大利亚是第一批监管人工智能的国家，并于2018年公布了一个道德相关框架。
3
China regulator fines two pharma firms 320 million yuan for monopolistic behaviour
中国市场监管总局对两家药企处以3.2亿元反垄断罚款！
On May 28, China's market regulator said it had fined two pharmaceutical companies 320 million yuan for entering into a monopolistic deal and abusing dominant market position. The State Administration of Market Regulation fined Grand Pharmaceutical 136 million yuan and confiscated 149 million yuan of "illegal revenue" and fined Wuhan Healcare Pharmaceuticals 4.13 million yuan and confiscated slightly over 30 million yuan of its revenue.
5月28日，市场监管总局宣布，远大医药与武汉汇海医药达成并实施垄断协议、滥用市场支配地位，决定对两公司处以3.2亿的罚款。据报道，市场监管总局没收远大医药违法所得1.49亿元并对其处以1.36亿元罚款。对武汉汇海，市场监管总局没收其违法所得3092.48万元并处以412.68万元的罚款。
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Huawei leads the pack in patent filings in China over the past five years
华为在中国的专利申请量连续五年排名第一
According to data from IP Pilot, Huawei has consistently filed for the most patents in China over a five-year span. Other companies that led the way in patent filings include State Grid, Gree Electric, components provider BOE Technology, and OPPO. In 2022, Huawei filed 8,440 applications, while State Grid Corp trailed shortly behind with 8,385 applications. In terms of fields, Huawei’s most prolific industry was electronic communications, as the company filed 56,637 applications in that market between 2018 and 2022, just over 54% of its overall number. State Grid’s most active area was electrical machinery, apparatus, and energy, within which it filed 24,375 patent applications, which is 37% of its total.
根据IP Pilot的数据，华为在中国申请的专利在过去五年内始终排名第一。其他在专利申请中处于领先地位的公司包括国家电网、格力电气、京东方和OPPO等。2022年，华为提交了8440份专利申请，而国家电网则以8385份专利申请紧随其后。领域方面，华为专利申请量最多的是在电子通信领域。2018年至2022年，华为在电子通信领域提交了56637份专利申请，约占其申请总量的54%。国家电网最活跃的领域是电机、设备和能源，国家电网在该领域提交了24375项专利申请，占其总量的37%。
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Avnet wins $268 million antitrust trial verdict
Avnet在反垄断诉讼中胜诉！获赔2.68亿美元！
Last week, a San Francisco federal jury awarded nearly $268 million in damages to electronic components distributor Avnet Inc. In its lawsuit, Avnet accused leading technology manufacturer Nippon Chemi-Con Corp of artificially inflating prices as part of a global price-fixing conspiracy. Phoenix-based Avnet, among the country's largest distributors of connectors and semiconductors, had alleged that from 2001 to 2014 it was overcharged for capacitor components widely found in electronic devices including household appliances, mobile phones, and personal computers.
上周，美国旧金山联邦法院陪审团判给电子元件分销商Avnet公司近2.68亿美元的赔偿。Avnet指控领先的技术制造商日本化工公司人为操纵抬高全球价格。总部位于凤凰城的Avnet是美国最大的连接器和半导体分销商之一。Avnet声称，2001年至2014年，其在家用电器、移动电话和个人电脑等电子设备中广泛使用的电容器组件被收取了过高的费用。
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Cox Media, other broadcasters to pay $48 mln to end price-fixing claims
考克斯等广播公司将支付4800万美元以解决反垄断诉讼
According to news on May 30, Cox Media Group LLC, Fox Corp and CBS Corp have agreed to pay a combined $48 million to resolve civil antitrust claims in U.S. Court that accuse them of a conspiracy to artificially fix the prices of advertising on broadcast television. Cox has agreed to pay $37 million to settle class-action claims brought on behalf of an advertising company and a small heating and cooling business, the plaintiffs' lawyers said in a filing on Friday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Fox will pay $6 million, and CBS will pay $5 million, the court filing showed.
5月30日消息，考克斯媒体集团、福克斯公司和哥伦比亚广播公司同意支付总计4800万美元，以解决针对它们的民事反垄断诉讼，该诉讼指控几家公司人为操纵广播电视广告的价格。
原告律师在周五提交给伊利诺伊州北区联邦地区法院的一份文件中表示，考克斯已同意支付3,700万美元，以解决代表一家广告公司和一家小型供暖和制冷公司提起的集体诉讼。福克斯将支付600万美元，哥伦比亚广播公司将支付500万美元。
7
Pfizer, Moderna hit with new Alnylam patent lawsuits over COVID-19 vaccines
艾拉伦起诉辉瑞和莫德纳侵犯其新冠疫苗专利
Biotech company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc filed new lawsuits last Friday against Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc in Delaware federal court, again claiming that the companies' COVID-19 vaccines infringe its patents. The new lawsuits mark the third time Alnylam has sued Pfizer and Moderna in Delaware for allegedly violating its patent rights in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology, which the vaccines use to deliver genetic material into the body. Alnylam is again seeking an unspecified share of royalties from the companies' vaccine sales. Pfizer earned $37.8 billion from sales of its COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty last year, while Moderna made $18.4 billion from its vaccine Spikevax.
艾拉伦生物制药公司上周五在特拉华州联邦法院对辉瑞公司和莫德纳公司提起了新的诉讼，再次指控这两家公司的COVID-19疫苗侵犯了其专利。据报道，这是艾拉伦第三次在特拉华起诉辉瑞和莫德纳，指控两公司侵犯其脂质纳米颗粒（LNP）技术的专利，COVID-19疫苗利用该技术将遗传物质注入体内。艾拉伦要求从这两家公司的疫苗销售中获得一笔未指明数额的专利使用费。辉瑞去年通过COVID-19疫苗的销售获得了378亿美元，而Moderna通过疫苗获得了184亿美元。
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Gap settles Patagonia trademark lawsuit over 'iconic' pocket design
Gap与Patagonia 就翻盖口袋设计商标纠纷达成和解
According to news on June 1, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia Inc has settled its lawsuit accusing Gap Inc of illegally copying the "iconic" snapped flap pocket that the company has long featured on its fleece outerwear. The settlement terms were not disclosed. In a complaint filed in November 2022 in San Francisco federal court, Patagonia said Gap willfully and deliberately sold fleece jackets that mimic its flap pocket and rectangular "P-6" logo without permission. The outfitter alleged the jackets were intended to confuse shoppers. Gap denied the claims and argued that Patagonia had waited too long to bring the lawsuit. Gap also filed a counterclaim asking a judge to rule that the design of Patagonia’s Snap-T pullover fleece is not legally protected.
6月1日消息，高端户外服装零售商Patagonia已经就与Gap达成和解。此前Patagonia指控Gap非法复制其用于羊毛外套的“标志性”翻盖口袋设计。双方并未批露和解协议。根据Patagonia 2021年11月向旧金山联邦法院提交的起诉书，Patagonia 声称，Gap未经允许，故意销售模仿其带有翻盖口袋设计和矩形“P-6”标志的羊毛夹克。Patagonia表示，这些夹克是为了迷惑消费者。Gap否认了这些指控，并辩称，Patagonia 等了太久才提起诉讼。Gap还提出了反诉，要求法官裁定Patagonia 的Snap-T套头衫羊毛的设计不受法律保护。
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Case Analysis
9
Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Qiniu Information Technology Co., Ltd.
The acts of technical means to create fictitious access point clicks of internet audiovisual works operated by others, and of "traffic booster" to fakely increase traffic and thereby obtain improper benefits have polluted the network access data and hindered the commercial data information collection of the operators, misled the business judgment of others based on the network products or services, and can be identified as acts that have constituted unfair competition.
利用技术手段对他人运营的网络视听作品虚拟访问点击、“刷量”虚增流量并以此获取不当利益，污染了运营方网络访问数据，妨碍运营方商业数据信息采集，误导他人基于网络产品或服务的商业判断，可以认定该行为构成不正当竞争。
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