National Law Review
7/15/2026
The original headline is: "Shanghai High Court Rejects Xiaoi Robot's Patent Infringement Claims Against Apple's Siri"
Original: Apple Defeats $1.5 Billion Patent Infringement Claim Over Siri in Shanghai High People’s Court
Short summary
The Shanghai High People's Court ruled against Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology in a patent infringement suit claiming Apple's Siri violated a Chinese chatbot system patent, rejecting all claims including a damages demand of approximately RMB 5.1 billion. The court conducted black-box testing on iPhones and reviewed Apple's confidential technical materials, ultimately finding the infringement claims unsupported. The patent expired in August 2024.
- •Shanghai court rejected all patent infringement claims by Xiaoi against Apple over Siri
- •Damages demand was approximately RMB 5.1 billion (roughly USD 700 million)
- •Court used black-box testing and Apple's confidential technical materials to assess Siri's architecture
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