Organisation: Contemporary Amperex Technology

Revealed: The IAM Asia Elite of 2024

Our annual list of the region’s best in the business now boasts 93 organisations, with Japanese companies scooping the most spots

06 June 2024

Top Chinese EV battery maker wins patent battle but war with rival set to continue

CATL bags injunction and compensation from first instance court but opponent CALB poised to appeal

28 February 2023

Battery giant may struggle to flip the script on Chinese intellectual property

How IP and commercial competition plays out in the critical sector will tell us much about the future of globalised tech supply chains

16 April 2022

World’s top EV battery maker seeks patent injunction against rival in China

CATL, which supplies Tesla and other top electric vehicle brands, is using both patent and unfair competition litigation to fend off rivals and brain drain

12 April 2022

Top electric vehicle battery maker claims Chinese patent litigation victory against upstart

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited earns multi-million dollar damage award based on a Chinese utility model patent

01 September 2021

What’s behind the new patent litigation offensive from China’s top EV battery maker

Poached customers and trade secret worries underpin CATL’s patent suits against a domestic Chinese competitor

06 August 2021

Leading Chinese EV battery maker goes on patent attack against upstart rival

CATL sees injunction opportunity as competition among domestic players heats up

30 July 2021

Six takeaways from the $1.8 billion finale to the LG Energy Solutions - SK Innovation IP dispute

As political wrangling and potential for commercial fallout mounted, the two Korean battery suppliers reached an eleventh-hour settlement deal yesterday

12 April 2021

China’s IP world is set for a big shift to auto

Huawei, ZTE and other leading domestic high-tech players are moving in and they will help shape the landscape for transactions, litigation and licensing

20 March 2021

Inside the patent holdings of the companies at the cutting edge of battery technology

LG Chem, Toyota, Samsung SDI and Panasonic lead in the predominant area of lithium-ion, but solid-state is still ripe for disruption

26 February 2021

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