BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (BOE) is a publicly traded Chinese electronics component manufacturer headquartered in Beijing. Founded in 1993, the company trades on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and is a subsidiary of Beijing Electronics Holdings Co., Ltd. As a major global technology firm, BOE reported revenues of approximately CN¥174.5 billion in 2023 and employs over 90,000 people.
BOE is one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductor display panels, including LCD, OLED, and flexible displays. The company states that one in every four display products worldwide is manufactured by them. Its core products are used in a wide range of consumer and commercial electronics, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, monitors, televisions, and automotive displays. Beyond its primary display business, BOE has expanded its operations to include IoT (Internet of Things) innovation, sensors and solutions, MLED (Mini and Micro LED) products, and a smart medicine and engineering division that develops digital health services.
The company is an active operating company that asserts its patent portfolio. The provided litigation data shows BOE as a plaintiff in one tracked case and not as a defendant, indicating an assertive intellectual property strategy rather than a defensive posture. This is consistent with its status as a major technology developer; in 2023, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ranked BOE 5th globally for the number of international patent applications published.
The single tracked case is an action filed by BOE against a direct competitor, Samsung Display Co Ltd, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This case highlights the competitive landscape in the high-stakes global display technology market, where industry leaders frequently engage in intellectual property disputes to protect their innovations and market position.