China's Top Court Finds Patent Lawsuits Against Unitree Robotics Malicious

China's Supreme People's Court ruled that Luweimei Company's patent lawsuits against Unitree Robotics over Go2 and A2 robot dogs constituted malicious litigation. Luweimei obtained an "Electronic Dog" patent five days before suing, seeking RMB500 initially, then RMB80 million on appeal, then reverting to RMB500. The court rejected infringement claims after China's patent authority invalidated the patent. Unitree's counterclaim succeeded, with Luweimei ordered to pay RMB80,000 in legal costs and RMB3,700 in court fees.