Small I robot sued Apple siri patent infringement again, claiming 10 billion yuan!

SmallI robotEstablished inIn 2001,The subject of industrial and commercial registration is Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd,Yesa familyArtificial Intelligence Technology Company, focusing on core artificial intelligence technologies such as multilingual natural language processing, deep semantic interaction, speech recognition and machine learning.On August 3, the little I robot announced in its microblog that it hadFormally filed a lawsuit with the Shanghai Higher People's Court, demanding that Apple stopSiri (intelligent assistant) patent infringement, including but not limited to, requiring Apple to stop manufacturing, using, promising to sell, selling, and importing products that infringe ZL 200410053749.9 invention patent rights, and temporarily calculate the claim amount of 10 billion yuan (RMB).

It is reported that this is not the first patent dispute between the two sides, as earlyJune 21, 2012, small I robotInShanghai First Intermediate People's CourtRight.AppleLiftUnbinged patonThe patent involved isZL200410053749.9。In response, Apple'sOn November 19, an application was filed with the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office, requesting to declare the small I robot.Abovethe patent is invalid;On September 3, 2013, the Patent Reexamination Board made a decision to maintain the validity of the above patent rights; AppleCompanyRefuses to accept the review decision, brings an administrative lawsuit to the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, requesting the cancellation of the review decision;On July 8, 2014, the court ruled in accordance with the law to maintain the review decision; AppleCompanyAppeal to Beijing Higher People's CourtBeijing High CourtThe decision to revoke the decision of the Patent Reexamination Board is revised, and the patent right of the invention involved in the case is required to be re-examined.;SmallI robot refused to accept the judgment of the second instance and applied to the Supreme People's Court for a retrial.,On June 28, 2020, the Supreme People's Court issued an administrative judgment confirming the validity of the patent right of the small I robot ZL 200410053749.9 in a final judgment procedure.

For a new round of litigation,SmallI robotNo further details were revealed. SmallYuan Hui, founder, chairman and CEO of iRobot, said: "As a technology practitioner, I have great respect for Apple, whose products and services bring a lot of value and experience to the world. However, consumers pay for every Apple product they buy. In turn, Apple has to respect innovation, use our patents, and pay us a reasonable fee." As can be seen,SmallI robotThe ultimate goal is not to prohibit Apple from selling related products, but to obtain reasonable patent fees. Involved patent applicationInIn 2004,InAuthorized in 2009. AppleCompany inAcquired Siri.Inc in 2010, inFirst launched on December 6, 2011.carried.SiriSystem of Products,Got a good market response. The intelligent voice industry is a technology-oriented emerging industry,Agreement to relating to information,Market size of China's intelligent voice industry in 2018For4.86 billion yuan,2021WillBreakthroughThe market size of 10 billion yuan. Small I robotProposedCompensation amount of 10 billion yuanIt is not clear its specific basis for calculation, but the trial of the case must be a long and widely concerned process..