The problem isn't so much China but the patent system as a whole, everywhere.
The hurdle for what's patentable is way too low. Any little thing can be patented and weaponized. Plus, the bureaucrats in charge are too incompetent to recognize obvious prior art.
Another great recent example one can use is the Nintendo v. Pocketpair (developer of Pal World) where Nintendo was not only able to start a patent based lawsuit based on patents that were filed after Pal World came out, Nintendo apparently was able to expand/change said patents after they were already registered mid lawsuit.
This is a serious problem in my field. Stuff gets patented all the time that would not be out of reach for an average high school student to think of. They puff it up to make it sound new and innovative, and somehow that works.
The problem isn't so much China but the patent system as a whole, everywhere.
The hurdle for what's patentable is way too low. Any little thing can be patented and weaponized. Plus, the bureaucrats in charge are too incompetent to recognize obvious prior art.
Another great recent example one can use is the Nintendo v. Pocketpair (developer of Pal World) where Nintendo was not only able to start a patent based lawsuit based on patents that were filed after Pal World came out, Nintendo apparently was able to expand/change said patents after they were already registered mid lawsuit.
This is a serious problem in my field. Stuff gets patented all the time that would not be out of reach for an average high school student to think of. They puff it up to make it sound new and innovative, and somehow that works.