After two years of bitter fighting, the patent battle between Xinjiang and Synergy Drone finally won.

    2017Year3month,Synergy DroneIn the United States, DJI took DJI to a U.S. court, accusing DJI of infringing on its five patents. PlaintiffSynergy DroneIt is believed that the "headless mode" used by Dajiang's products infringes the company's patent right. The "headless mode" means that no matter how the UAV flies, it takes the direction of the remote controller as the direction. This function has been widely used in the field of UAV, especially multi-rotor UAV, which is a common function in the field of UAV. Among the five patents involved in the lawsuit, four of them have changed hands many times. The main technical solution is "headless mode", a remote control flight mode based on the remote control rather than the direction of the aircraft.

After being charged, DJI, in addition to responding directly to the regional court, also2017Year11Month22In the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Patent Trail and Appeal Board, PTAB)5The patents involved in the case put forward a number of bilateral review procedures (Inter Parties Review, IPR）。IPRIt is a procedure used to challenge the patent right of an granted patent. AccordingUSPTOThe published data show that in2017-2018years,IPRThe filing rate is60%-65%, but DJI proposed5OneIPRAll were filed. Recently, this5The patent involved142All claims are declared invalid. In this patent war, Dajiang achieved a phased victory.

When it comes to drones, many people's impressions of drones still remain in sophisticated military products, such as "Global Hawk", "Predator", "Shadow" and so on. At that time, the software and hardware theory and practical technology of drones are completely sophisticated products, which deter many companies that want to show their skills in the civilian field. With the open source of flight control core code and the development of hardware industry chains such as sensors, processors and batteries, many companies have begun to get involved in the UAV field. The DJI UAV is undoubtedly a leader in the field of consumer and commercial drones. According to statistics, DJI's global share in the consumer market is about72%It also has a high market share in the United States. It is no wonder that many competitors are even non-implementing entities (NPE) will point the finger at Xinjiang, and patents in these high-tech fields have always been a good weapon to crack down on opponents and boost their morale. In addition to what is mentioned in the textSynergy DroneDJI has also encountered other patent disputes in the US market.2018Year9Month4On the same day, the "early warning" published on the website of the US Department of Commerce showed that the United StatesAutel Robotics(Channel Intelligence) to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) filed an application accusing DJI's products of infringing its patent rights and requesting the United States to initiate337Investigate and issue limited exclusion and prohibition orders.2019Year2In January, Dajiang was once againNPEThe organization is eyeing a family calledDareltechThe U.S. technology company sued Dajiang in the United States on the grounds that Dajiang infringed its patent rights. And this homeDareltechThe company has previously sued Xiaomi in the United States for infringing its patent rights in selfie sticks.

Shorts2For more than a year, DJI has encountered many patent disputes in the U.S. market, and this timeSynergy DroneThe patent war has undoubtedly boosted the morale of Xinjiang in the patent war. In2019Year5month and6At the end of the month, after a year and a half of multiple rounds of replies and claims revision,PTABsuccessively announced that those involved in the case5The decision to invalidate all patents, including.66The claim that the item is modified during the invalidation process. Dajiang's victory in the invalidation of this patent is like drawing money from the bottom of the pan, givingSynergy DroneThe company hit hard. At the same time, it also shows the ability of Xinjiang to deal with patent disputes flexibly in the face of patent infringement litigation.

DJI has always focused on the accumulation of intellectual property rights in2019Chinese enterprise patents issued in500In the strong list, Dajiang ranked No.4. Although the number of patents is less than the top companies, DJI attaches great importance to the global layout of intellectual property rights, and it pays more attention to the continuous, all-round and global protection of innovation achievements through the global layout of patents of the same family. Of course, this is also related to the market characteristics of DJI. Nowadays, in the consumer market, DJI is in a leading position in the global market share. As a leader in this field, it must protect its leading scientific and technological achievements and prevent others from infringing by laying out patents in the global market.

Dajiang's patent war this time has also set an example for many domestic enterprises that want to go to sea. When facing patent disputes from competitors or even patent hooligans, companies should continue to accumulate experience and actively respond. At the same time, they must strengthen their awareness of independent innovation and patent protection, and when appropriate, adopt patent invalidation or even counterclaims to fight back. In addition, enterprises also need to advance the relevant products.FTOSearch, in the product project to launch to the market before, real-time attention to the market patent dynamics, timely preparation.