Recently, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court rendered Administrative Judgment (2022) Jing 73 Xing Chu No. 1072 in the administrative dispute over utility model patent invalidation involving Qingdao a Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (plaintiff), the National Intellectual Property Administration (defendant), and Shandong Hanrui Metallurgical Equipment Co., Ltd. (third party). The judgment upheld the examination decision made by the National Intellectual Property Administration declaring all patents of Qingdao a Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. invalid.

Previously, a Shandong conveying equipment Co., Ltd. and Qingdao a Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. initiated infringement lawsuits against Hanrui based on seven utility model patents and one invention patent. Hanrui filed invalidation requests with the National Intellectual Property Administration against these eight patents respectively, among which six utility model patents were invalidated and the corresponding infringement lawsuits were dismissed. Although the only invention patent was maintained valid by the National Intellectual Property Administration, the decision maintaining its validity has been revoked by an administrative judgment. A total of seven administrative lawsuits were filed in the above eight related invalidation cases, and Administrative Judgment No. 1072 is the sixth administrative lawsuit that Hanrui has won. Beijing Tangsong Yongxin Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd. was entrusted by Hanrui to act as its agent in the invalidation cases, and Beijing Caihe Law Firm was entrusted by Hanrui to act as its litigation agent in the above administrative litigation cases.