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Latest Munich SEP injunction shows failure of 2021 patent “reform”: Federal Patent Court of Germany didn’t keep six-month target
Read more: Latest Munich SEP injunction shows failure of 2021 patent “reform”: Federal Patent Court of Germany didn’t keep six-month targetThe six-month target for Germany’s Federal Patent Court to provide preliminary opinions on nullity actions was not kept in the Atlas Global v. TP-Link case in which the Munich court entered an injunction this month.
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Lenovo loses UK preliminary injunction bid against Ericsson
Read more: Lenovo loses UK preliminary injunction bid against EricssonMrs Justice Bacon of the High Court of Justice for England & Wales declined to grant Lenovo antisuit relief against Ericsson’s Brazilian and Colombian preliminary injunctions “by the backdoor.”
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In UK proceedings, Lenovo incredibly claims it’s entitled to higher patent royalties from Ericsson than the other way round
Read more: In UK proceedings, Lenovo incredibly claims it’s entitled to higher patent royalties from Ericsson than the other way roundAs an indirect by-product of today’s Lenovo v. Ericsson preliminary injunction hearing in London, it became known that Lenovo now claims that it will be the net licensor when all is said and done.
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New SEP injunction, new standard for security amount: German case law exacerbates as if judges were begging for political intervention
Read more: New SEP injunction, new standard for security amount: German case law exacerbates as if judges were begging for political interventionThe standard-essential patent enforcement situation in Germany becomes ever less sustainable as injunction after injunction comes down and defendants’ rights are severely compromised.
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UPC’s Paris LD orders licensing firm to give security, doesn’t accept insurance and requires EU (not U.S.) bank guarantee
Read more: UPC’s Paris LD orders licensing firm to give security, doesn’t accept insurance and requires EU (not U.S.) bank guaranteeAnother Unified Patent Court decision on the need to provide security for litigation expenses came down today.
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Federal Circuit revives patent case against Nokia, Cisco, Adva: assignment clause under employment contract deemed ambiguous
Read more: Federal Circuit revives patent case against Nokia, Cisco, Adva: assignment clause under employment contract deemed ambiguousThe majority of a Federal Circuit panel took a rather inventor-friendly position on an assignment clause in an employment agreement.
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Federal Circuit denies fee-shifting with respect to PTAB IPR despite infringement case being exceptionally weak
Read more: Federal Circuit denies fee-shifting with respect to PTAB IPR despite infringement case being exceptionally weakTwo Federal Circuit judges decided (but a district judge sitting by designation disagreed) that challenging a patent-in-suit in the PTAB, even if the IPR petition is brought after an infringement complaint, cannot give rise to fee-shifting.
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Only two FRAND defenses have succeeded in Germany in 70 months, and only one in 47 months — but agenda-driven paper falsely lists two more
Read more: Only two FRAND defenses have succeeded in Germany in 70 months, and only one in 47 months — but agenda-driven paper falsely lists two moreA so-called “empirical analysis” of German SEP case law is not only misguided in some fundamental respects that distort the picture, but also falsely counts successful FRAND defenses that weren’t.
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