Traditionally, damage awards in Chinese IP lawsuits have been small, and the plaintiffs have usually been foreigners suing Chinese companies claiming infringement of IP rights.

传统上，中国知识产权诉讼的损害赔偿金额都很小，而且原告通常是外国公司，起诉中国公司侵犯知识产权。

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The company argues that the courts can't expand upon this by imposing excessive damage awards.

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