Xiao-I says court concludes trial in patent infringement lawsuit against aApple

Xiao-I Corporation (AIXI) provided an update on its VIE’s ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against Apple (AAPL). The lawsuit centers on the alleged infringement on Chinese invention patent ZL200410053749.9 owned by Shanghai Xiao-i Robot Technology. As a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with no material operations of its own, Xiao-I conducts a substantial majority of its operations through Shanghai Xiao-i, a variable interest entity, in China. On August 3, 2020, Shanghai Xiao-i filed a lawsuit with the Shanghai High People’s Court in China, against Apple Computer Trading, Apple, and Apple Computer Trading, demanding that Apple cease its infringement of Shanghai Xiao-i’s intelligent assistant patent by its Siri. On August 27, 2020, the Shanghai High Court formally accepted the Patent Infringement Case filed by Shanghai Xiao-i against Apple. On September 4, 2021, Shanghai Xiao-i filed a behavior preservation application with the Shanghai High Court, demanding Apple to immediately stop the patent infringement involving Siri, including but not limited to stopping the production, selling, offering to sell, importing or using of iPhone products that infringe Shanghai Xiao-i’s patent. On February 3, 2023, Apple filed a lawsuit against Shanghai Xiao-i with the Shanghai High Court, requesting confirmation that the iPhone SE, iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 series products equipped with Siri do not infringe on the patent rights of ZL200410053749.9 invention patent, and Shanghai Xiao-i to compensate the plaintiff for reasonable expenses. On January 29, 2024, the Shanghai High Court decided to merge the above two cases for trial. On March 27, 2023, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court notified that Apple Computer Trading had filed a patent administrative lawsuit against the defendant China National Intellectual Property Administration and the third person, Shanghai Xiao-i, regarding the 58271 and 58272 Review Decision of Request for Invalidation. On June 28, 2024, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court ruled against Apple, upholding the validity of Shanghai Xiao-i’s patent. This ruling validated Shanghai Xiao-i’s intellectual property and paved the way for the subsequent trial. On July 31, 2024, the Shanghai High Court officially concluded the Patent Infringement Case Trial, and Shanghai Xiao-i is now awaiting the verdict.