In a rather unexpected twist of events that’s causing a buzz in this community, Nikon has filed a suit against Chinese lens manufacturer Viltrox with the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court. The case, numbered (2025) Hu73 Zhi Min Chu No. 182, involves a royalty dispute over a patent in a period of provisional protection, which essentially […]
As I posted in another thread, Viltrox have been making Z-mount lenses since 2021 and have 25 Z-mount lenses on their site. I find it hard to believe that Nikon has only just discovered that Viltrox has been making Z-mount lenses without a license agreement.
