Chinese battery giant CATL takes CALB to court over alleged patent violation (updated)

CALB

17/01/2025 12:40

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       Jan 17 (Reuters) - China's battery maker CALB Group
 3931.HK  said on Friday Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL)
 300750.SZ  had sued the Hong Kong-listed peer for infringing a
patent on battery modules.
    CATL, the country's top electric vehicle battery maker, is
seeking compensation of 60 million yuan ($8.19 million) as part
of the lawsuit.
    "The patent involved in the litigation relates to battery
modules, and there is no infringement involved in the products
of the company," CALB said.
    CALB has also applied to the China National Intellectual
Property Administration to invalidate the patent involved, it
added.


($1 = 7.3289 Chinese yuan renminbi)

 (Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru; Editing by
Shinjini Ganguli and Vijay Kishore)
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