两家动力电池行业巨头发起专利侵权诉讼，涉及电池防爆技术。

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(Summary description)根据《科创板日报》17日报道，宁德时代新能源科技股份有限公司（以下简称“宁德时代”）起诉江苏塔菲尔新能源科技股份有限公司（以下简称“塔菲尔”）专利侵权一案，福建省高级人民法院已经正式受理。宁德时代相关工作人员对外透露，涉案标的为1.2亿元，涉案专利是有关电池防爆的一项专利技术，对电池生产和使用的安全起到关键作用。

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两家动力电池行业巨头发起专利侵权诉讼，涉及电池防爆技术。

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根据《科创板日报》17日报道，宁德时代新能源科技股份有限公司（以下简称“宁德时代”）起诉江苏塔菲尔新能源科技股份有限公司（以下简称“塔菲尔”）专利侵权一案，福建省高级人民法院已经正式受理。宁德时代相关工作人员对外透露，涉案标的为1.2亿元，涉案专利是有关电池防爆的一项专利技术，对电池生产和使用的安全起到关键作用。

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宁德时代于2011年成立，是一家专注于新能源动力电池系统、储能系统研发、生产销售和提供新能源应用解决方案的企业。它是国内最大的动力电池厂商，装机量高达242.53MWh，市场占有率为43.8%。塔菲尔于2017年7月在南京注册成立，主营业务是锂离子动力电池和储能电池的研发、生产和销售。今年1月，塔菲尔以45.39MWh的装机量位居国内第八。塔菲尔的两个重要股东分别是具有南京市江宁区国资委和福建省国资委背景的两家投资公司，虽然成立时间不长，但是塔菲尔的发展速度十分抢眼。

从宁德时代公布的研发动态来看，宁德时代针对锂电池在充放电过程中产生大量气体的排放问题，设计了防爆片以避免电池受压变形甚至爆炸的情况出现。虽然防爆片可以最大限度保证使用者安全，但如果气压低于设计值时防爆片就提前爆开，会缩短电池的使用寿命。为了解决这一技术难题，宁德时代发明了一种保障电池使用安全和延长电池使用寿命的防爆技术，并申请了相关专利。

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通过专利检索发现，塔菲尔自2017年以来一共申请了346件专利，其中包括221件实用新型专利和125件发明专利，涉及电池结构和防爆技术的专利一共59件；宁德时代自2010年以来一共申请了3036件专利3377项，其中包括1919件实用新型专利、1103件发明专利和24件外观设计专利，已授权发明专利266件，宁德时代有关电池防爆技术的专利多达109件，可见两家公司都在优化电池的安全性能方面投入了大量的研发工作。宁德时代的研发时间更早、申请的专利更多，如果宁德时代掌握了电池安全性能的核心专利，必然会形成一定的优势。在这起专利侵权诉讼中，如果认定后起之秀——塔菲尔的侵权行为成立，会给塔菲尔的发展带来巨大的经济和市场损失。宁德时代在接受蓝鲸财经记者的采访时表示， “我们希望对方停止制造、销售和许诺销售侵害宁德时代专利权的电池产品，并赔偿相应损失。”该案件后期的进展如何，塔菲尔是否会对涉案专利提起专利无效请求，宁德时代作为上市公司，应该会对公众进一步披露。

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