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Good for NPEs and litigation funders: UPC Munich LD denies requests to order U.S.-based licensing firm to provide security for litigation costs
Read more: Good for NPEs and litigation funders: UPC Munich LD denies requests to order U.S.-based licensing firm to provide security for litigation costsThe Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division denied a request by Volkswagen, its Audi subsidiary and Texas Instruments that a license firm be ordered to provide security for litigation expenses.
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WiLAN subsidiary IPA Technologies obtains $242M verdict against Microsoft over patent related to Apple’s Siri voice assistant
Read more: WiLAN subsidiary IPA Technologies obtains $242M verdict against Microsoft over patent related to Apple’s Siri voice assistantA lawsuit filed in the Delaware in early 2018 against Microsoft over six patents resulted in a verdict over just one of those patents, but amounting to $242 million.
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UPC’s Paris Central Division: standstill clause goes to admissibility of revocation claim, not to jurisdiction
Read more: UPC’s Paris Central Division: standstill clause goes to admissibility of revocation claim, not to jurisdictionThe Unified Patent Court’s Paris Central Division has rejected a preliminary objection against a revocation action, holding that a standstill agreement may result in an inadmissibility finding, but not in a lack of jurisdiction.
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Volvo, Polestar take Avanci 5G license, taking total number of 5G-licensed car brands to 27
Read more: Volvo, Polestar take Avanci 5G license, taking total number of 5G-licensed car brands to 27Avanci today announced the addition of Volvo and Polestar to its 5G vehicle licensing program, taking the number of licensed brands to 27.
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Federal Circuit upholds ITC holding on domestic industry in cases where products don’t each practice all patents-in-suit
Read more: Federal Circuit upholds ITC holding on domestic industry in cases where products don’t each practice all patents-in-suitThe Federal Circuit today affirmed a USTIC decision according to which economic data must be available for separate groups of products if not all of them practice all patents-in-suit.
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UPC Mannheim LD sticks to German practice of severing claims against non-EU defendants to avoid delays due to service of process
Read more: UPC Mannheim LD sticks to German practice of severing claims against non-EU defendants to avoid delays due to service of processThe UPC’s Mannheim Local Division has split up each of three Panasonic v. Xiaomi actions before it into three separate cases so as not to be held up by service of process outside the EU.
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UPC’s Paris LD: intervenor can’t bring nullity counterclaim if defendant doesn’t; clarifies hurdle for language change
Read more: UPC’s Paris LD: intervenor can’t bring nullity counterclaim if defendant doesn’t; clarifies hurdle for language changeThe UPC’s Paris Local Division today clarified that an intervenor faces the same deadline for a nullity counterclaim as the defendant. And the hurdle for changing the language of proceedings is high.



