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Erich Spangenberg is back in the patent monetization business — and intrigued by the UPC opportunity
Read more: Erich Spangenberg is back in the patent monetization business — and intrigued by the UPC opportunityOne of the most well-known patent monetizers considers the Unified Patent Court a tremendous opportunity for right holders.
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Ruling on Tesla’s appeal of dismissal of UK FRAND case against Avanci unlikely before January
Read more: Ruling on Tesla’s appeal of dismissal of UK FRAND case against Avanci unlikely before JanuaryTesla wants a UK FRAND determination concerning the Avanci 5G patent pool, whose rates have been accepted by the industry at large.
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Adeia strikes streaming deal with Amazon: major U.S. patent licensing firm is known for active enforcement
Read more: Adeia strikes streaming deal with Amazon: major U.S. patent licensing firm is known for active enforcementWhile Adeia and Amazon are embroiled in multimedia patent litigation with other parties, they have signed a license agreement with each other.
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Unified Patent Court has become world’s most important forum for preliminary injunctions over patents: high growth, high win rate
Read more: Unified Patent Court has become world’s most important forum for preliminary injunctions over patents: high growth, high win rateThe fastest-growing segment of Unified Patent Court actions is preliminary injunctive relief. And the win rate is high.
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ip fray welcomes Olivia Sophie Rafferty and (separately) launches IP Dealmaking Opportunities page for litfin, insurance, patent transfers
Read more: ip fray welcomes Olivia Sophie Rafferty and (separately) launches IP Dealmaking Opportunities page for litfin, insurance, patent transfersip fray welcomes Olivia Rafferty, a journalist with significant experience in both IP and competition matters. In separate news, we have set up an IP Dealmaking page to outline our services in that regard.
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ITC judge rejects Lenovo’s most important defense against Ericsson: 2011 license agreement doesn’t cover current Motorola phones
Read more: ITC judge rejects Lenovo’s most important defense against Ericsson: 2011 license agreement doesn’t cover current Motorola phonesAdministrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot has rejected Lenovo’s license-based defense according to which its Motorola devices were allegedly still covered by a 2011 license agreement.
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ITC staff: HEVC SEPs are not FRAND-encumbered like cellular ones; Ericsson merely had to negotiate with Lenovo
Read more: ITC staff: HEVC SEPs are not FRAND-encumbered like cellular ones; Ericsson merely had to negotiate with LenovoThe Office of Unfair Import Investigations of the United States International Trade Commission has taken a fairly permissive position on the enforcement of video codec SEPs.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): appealability of single-judge orders, requests for judicial notice and other procedural questions
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): appealability of single-judge orders, requests for judicial notice and other procedural questionsThis week (since the previous roundup) has not been particularly eventful in the Unified Patent Court (UPC), but some decisions are worth reading and some developments worth watching. 1. Can a procedural order (here, security-related) be entirely unappealable? (link to LinkedIn post) The UPC’s Court of Appeal (CoA) has previously told appellants that certain orders…


