Chinese courts have repeatedly issued “anti-suit injunctions” on behalf of groups like Huawei, Xiaomi, ZTE and Oppo to block non-China firms from enforcing IP rights in other jurisdictions

China remained at the top of the rankings with 69,540 filings, a mere 0.9% increase over 2020 following a 16% jump that year over 2019

Financial assistance for licensing should be reduced every year until cancelled by 2025, according to China's patent registration office

Intellectual Ventures alleges automakers infringed on more than 10 patents, including ones for short-distance communications