May. 13 at 5:31 PM
$AIXI The infringment case seemed to just be waiting on the outcome of patent validity Chatgpt quick readThe best public description from is:
there was a patent validity/administrative track
and a separate patent infringement/civil damages track
What happened is that the infringement case was effectively paused or affected while Apple continued attacking the validity of patent ZL200410053749.9.
Then, according to Xiao-I’s 2024 disclosure:
the Shanghai High People’s Court accepted the infringement matter,
Apple’s non-infringement declaratory action and Xiao-I’s infringement claim were handled together procedurally,
and the trial phase concluded July 31, 2024.
So the infringement issues were not literally “merged into” the validity case, but:
the cases became procedurally connected,
and validity rulings heavily influenced the infringement proceedings.
Think of it like this:
Track 1 — Validity
Questions:
Is the patent valid?
Should it be invalidated?
