Huawei, Ericsson sign agreement; Amazon hit with $500M lawsuit

On August 20, the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) group and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) collaboratively launched the ASEAN Intellectual Property (IP) Register. According to news on the official website of ASEAN, the ASEAN IP Register is a one-stop IP information portal that will incorporate up-to-date IP data from all ten ASEAN Member States maintained by WIPO. Through this IP Register, patent, trademark, and design inquiries for concerned parties can be simplified. According to WIPO statistics in 2022, ASEAN experienced an impressive growth in IP applications. Between 2012 and 2022, patent and industrial design applications soared by 70% and 80%, respectively.

8月20日，东盟宣布与世界知识产权组织（WIPO）合作推出了东盟知识产权注册系统。根据东盟官方网站的消息，东盟知识产权注册系统是一个一站式知识产权信息门户，将纳入世界知识产权组织维护的所有10个东盟成员国的最新知识产权数据。通过该知识产权注册系统，当事方的专利、商标和外观设计检索流程将得到简化。根据WIPO 2022年的统计数据，东盟的知识产权申请增速迅猛。2012年至2022年，该地区的专利和外观设计申请量分别飙升了70%和80%。

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has published a list of 21 newly-appointed technically qualified judges on its website. Up to now, the Court has 68 technically qualified judges. According to the list, nine of the newly-appointed judges are from Germany, four from France, three from Sweden and two from the Netherlands. Austria and Finland each has one judge appointed. The new judges appointed by the Administrative Committee are from multiple technical areas, with seven expert in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, eight expert in the fields of electronics and physics, and six expert in the field of mechanical engineering.

欧盟统一专利法院（UPC）近日在其官方网站上公布了新任命的21名具有技术资格的法官名单。至此，该机构目前具有技术资格的法官人数达68名。根据名单，在新任命的法官中，有9位法官来自德国，4位来自法国，3位来自瑞典，2位来自荷兰。来自奥地利和芬兰的法官则各有1位。新任命的法官还涉及多个技术领域。行政委员会任命了7名精通化学、制药和生物技术领域的新法官，8名精通电子学和物理学领域的法官，以及6名精通机械工程领域的法官。

Huawei and Ericsson have signed a long-term global patent cross-licensing agreement that covers patents essential to a wide range of standards such as 3GPP, ITU, IEEE, and IETF standards for 3G, 4G, and 5G cellular technologies, Huawei announced Friday on its official website. Huawei said that the agreement covers the companies' respective sales of network infrastructure and consumer devices, granting both parties global access to each other's patented, standardized technologies. "This agreement is the result of intensive discussions that ensured the interests of both patent holders and implementers are served fairly." said Alan Fan, Head of Huawei's Intellectual Property Department.

本周五，华为在其官网宣布，已经与爱立信宣布签订长期全球专利交叉许可协议，该协议包括3/4/5G蜂窝技术在内的覆盖了3GPP，ITU，IEEE，IETF等广泛的标准相关专利。华为表示，该协议覆盖了两家公司的通信网络基础设施和终端设备销售。根据协议，双方都许可对方在全球范围内使用自身持有的标准专利技术。华为知识产权部部长樊志勇表示，“这项协议是双方深入讨论的结果，确保了专利权利人和使用人的利益平衡。”

A work of art created by artificial intelligence without any human input cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law, a U.S. court in Washington, D.C., has ruled. Only works with human authors can receive copyrights, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said on Friday, affirming the Copyright Office's rejection of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his DABUS system. Thaler's attorney on Monday said that he and his client strongly disagree with the decision and will appeal.

美国华盛顿一家法院近日裁定，根据美国政府的法律，在没有任何人类输入内容的情况下，人工智能（AI）创作的艺术作品不受版权保护。美国联邦地区法官Beryl Howell上周五支持了美国版权局驳回计算机科学家Stephen Thaler代表其DABUS系统提出的申请的决定，表示只有与人类作者有合作的人工智能作品才能获得版权。Thaler的律师周一表示强烈反对这一决定，并将提出上诉。

On August 14, a seller of recycled ink cartridges sued Amazon for $500 million in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The suit, filed by Planet Green Cartridges, claims that Amazon facilitates the sale of China-made ink cartridges that are falsely listed as recycled products in violation of the Lanham Act and state consumer protection laws. According to the suit, the plaintiff presented Amazon with evidence regarding the sellers' false advertising but Amazon has not put an end to the allegedly deceptive practices.

8月14日，一家回收墨盒销售公司在加利福尼亚州中区联邦地区法院对亚马逊提起诉讼，要求亚马逊赔偿5亿美元。该诉讼由Planet Green Cartridges公司提起，指控亚马逊促进了一些中国制造的、被误列为可回收产品的墨盒的销售，违反了《兰哈姆法案》和国家消费者保护法。根据诉讼，Planet Green Cartridges向亚马逊提供了这些卖家进行虚假广告宣传的证据，但亚马逊并未制止这些欺骗行为。

Marlboro maker Altria Group said on Tuesday that its subsidiary e-cigarette firm NJOY has filed a complaint against rival Juul Labs with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking a ban on the import and sale of Juul products. NJOY said in its filings that Juul products infringe two of its e-vapor patents. NJOY also sued Juul in Delaware on Tuesday for infringing the same patents, seeking an unspecified amount of damages. The move escalates a dispute between the two e-cigarette makers after Juul filed a similar patent infringement case against NJOY at the ITC in June.

万宝路制造商奥驰亚集团周二表示，其电子烟子公司NJOY已在美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）对竞争对手Juul Labs提起诉讼，要求ITC禁止进口和销售Juul产品。NJOY在提交给法庭的相关文件中表示，Juul的产品侵犯了其两项电子烟专利。本周二，NJOY还就这两项专利在特拉华州对Juul提起诉讼，并要求赔偿金额不详的损失。该诉讼使两家电子烟制造商之间的纠纷进一步升级。2023年6月，Juul也在ITC向NJOY提起了类似的专利侵权诉讼。