China's top court overturns patent-related antitrust ruling in construction dispute
By MLex Staff ( October 16, 2026, 07:10 GMT | Insight) -- China's Supreme People's Court has overturned a lower court ruling that found four defendants liable for abusing market dominance in a dispute involving patented construction technology. The top court found that the patent was not essential to implementing a provincial design standard and adopted the defendants' argument for defining the relevant market based on competing waterfront-protection products rather than patent licensing, according to lawyers involved in the case.China's Supreme People's Court has overturned a lower court ruling that found four defendants liable for abusing market dominance in a dispute involving patented technology used in waterfront construction projects....
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