South Korean shipbuilder DSME has won a patent case against a Chinese rival, it said.

The Yonhap news agency reported the yard as saying the row related to its HiVAR-FGSS LNG fuel technology.

It registered a patent in China in 2013.

DSME said a filing by a Chinese shipbuilder with the patent office SIPO to nullify it was dismissed.

Last month, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries won a patent case against DSME.

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