Xiaomi has lost a lawsuit instituted against it by Gree Electric bordering on patent infringement on the Xiaomi MIJIA electric fan. The lawsuit was instituted in 2021 and marked a dent in the relationship between the two companies.
Gree Electric, via its official Weibo account, stated that the lawsuit was in response to the case of the MIJIA electric fan BPTS01DM infringed on Gree’s patent rights. The Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court ruled that Xiaomi’s actions constituted infringement and ordered that Gree should be compensated for its economic losses. The compensation sum was 1.85 million yuan ($254,260). According to the ruling, Xiaomi is to stop any further production and sale of the MIJIA electric fan.
Gree Electric has warned that all infringing entities related to the judgment must abide by the terms of the judgment. It says any departure from the terms and continued selling of the Xiaomi MIJIA electric fan will be met by legal action. It says it has put all measures in place to safeguard the company’s legitimate rights and interests. The actual product was discovered to the the Xiaomi MIJIA DC Inverter Tower Fan. The model is a floor-standing tower fan. It is however unclear what components of the Inverter Tower fan infringed on Gree Electric’s fan. Xiaomi has yet to issue an official statement on the court judgment.
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