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More Chinese patent battles likely upcoming for Apple as local companies max out on patent filings

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<p>Apple’s record as the <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2014/02/10/apple-speaks-out-against-patent-trolls-after-facing-a-record-92-lawsuits-in-three-years/" target="_blank">biggest target[/url] in the world for patent claims doesn’t look likely to change any time soon. The <a href="http://www.wsj.com/article_email/china-smartphone-makers-enlisting-patents-in-fight-for-market-dominance-1466428889-lMyQjAxMTI2NzIwMTcyMjE1Wj" target="_blank">WSJ[/url] reports that three Chinese companies top the rankings for the most international patent filings: Huawei, Qualcomm and ZTE.</p>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Last year, Huawei, the world’s third-largest smartphone maker and the leader in the telecommunications-equipment market, was the largest filer of international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which makes it easier for companies to file patents in multiple countries [

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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Patents are also playing a role in the harsher mobile landscape Apple and Samsung are navigating in China, where regulators increasingly insist that foreign companies play by Beijing’s rules.</span></p>

<p>We recently got a very stark view of what ‘Beijing’s rules’ means when it comes to patent battles …</p>
<p> <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/27/apple-patent-huawei-china/#more-436997" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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