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UPC Roundup (1 week): one more injunction and a bunch of new cases, including Michelin v. Goodyear (approximately 100 years after U.S. dispute)
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): one more injunction and a bunch of new cases, including Michelin v. Goodyear (approximately 100 years after U.S. dispute)This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our March 8, 2025 UPC Roundup. Not much to report on, but we prefer to keep the weekly rhythm. 1. Hurom v. NUC injunction; clarification on jurisdiction for infringement that occurred or started prior to start of…
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Samsung countersuing ZTE in UPC: two filings from end of February have become discoverable
Read more: Samsung countersuing ZTE in UPC: two filings from end of February have become discoverableContext: Before ZTE brought any standard-essential patent (SEP) infringement action against Samsung, the latter fired the first shot by bringing a FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) action in the UK, followed by a SEP-related antitrust case in Frankfurt, Germany as well as a U.S. antitrust and contract lawsuit (March 3, 2025 ip fray article).…
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Another Avanci licensor sues China’s BYD in Germany over cellular standard-essential patents: Japan’s IP Bridge
Read more: Another Avanci licensor sues China’s BYD in Germany over cellular standard-essential patents: Japan’s IP BridgeJapanese patent licensing firm IP Bridge is now suing Chinese automaker BYD in Germany. One of the patents has already been asserted against various car makers and brought about settlements.
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Via LA’s Heath Hoglund in Clause 8 interview: early licensee involvement is a sign of future patent pool success
Read more: Via LA’s Heath Hoglund in Clause 8 interview: early licensee involvement is a sign of future patent pool success“I have little sympathy for the implementers who complain about not having influence on the outcome if they didn’t participate in the first place,” Via LA President Heath Hoglund tells Eli Mazour.
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UK judge finds old license is no get-out-of-jail-free card for Lenovo; meanwhile, Ericsson declines to extend interim license after appellate ruling
Read more: UK judge finds old license is no get-out-of-jail-free card for Lenovo; meanwhile, Ericsson declines to extend interim license after appellate rulingMr Justice Meade of the High Court of Justice for England & Wales has decided on the interpretation of a 2011 Motorola-Ericsson patent license. On key questions he agrees with ALJ Elliot of the USITC.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA upholds preliminary injunction with clarification on competitive harm; more AASIs; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA upholds preliminary injunction with clarification on competitive harm; more AASIs; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our March 1, 2025 UPC Roundup, which include several interesting decisions at both the Court of Appeal (CoA) and the Court of First Instance (CFI). 1. CoA upholds provisional measures in Syngenta v. Sumi Agro, clarifies competitive…
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Ericsson faces Monday deadline by UK appeals court to (promise to) grant interim license to Lenovo — but is appealing LJ Arnold’s errors and fallacies
Read more: Ericsson faces Monday deadline by UK appeals court to (promise to) grant interim license to Lenovo — but is appealing LJ Arnold’s errors and fallaciesThe England & Wales Court of Appeal said in an order that Ericsson will be deemed in breach of its ETSI FRAND obligation unless it grant Lenovos an interim license, or promises to do so if its Supreme Court appeal fails.
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‘I fail to understand why Licensing Negotiation Groups are needed’: Avanci, Ericsson question why LNGs should intervene in SEP licensing
Read more: ‘I fail to understand why Licensing Negotiation Groups are needed’: Avanci, Ericsson question why LNGs should intervene in SEP licensingUta Schneider, Vice President of Global Government Affairs at Avanci, and Patrick Hofkens, Head of IPR Policy at Ericsson, clashed with fellow panellists at a conference in Warsaw today following a European Commission suggestion to introduce LNG-specific framework.
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