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UPC’s Court of Appeal: damages claims can be brought in UPC based on national court ruling on merits; damages may predate UPC start
Read more: UPC’s Court of Appeal: damages claims can be brought in UPC based on national court ruling on merits; damages may predate UPC startThe UPC’s Court of Appeal has made a decision that is of major precedential relevance in two damages-related respects.
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New UPC decision shows Big Tech can’t always switch language of proceedings to English: ParTec v. Nvidia will be key precedent if upheld on appeal
Read more: New UPC decision shows Big Tech can’t always switch language of proceedings to English: ParTec v. Nvidia will be key precedent if upheld on appealContext: Many Unified Patent Court (UPC) litigators were profoundly concerned when the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturned two parallel decisions to maintain German as the language of proceedings for licensing firm Ona Patents’ infringement actions against Apple and Google (item 4 of this September 25, 2024 ip fray article). While ip fray was not prepared…
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Amazon’s ploy to derail ITC proceedings, and update on Amazon’s and Lenovo’s efforts to overturn or narrow Nokia’s and Ericsson’s preliminary wins
Read more: Amazon’s ploy to derail ITC proceedings, and update on Amazon’s and Lenovo’s efforts to overturn or narrow Nokia’s and Ericsson’s preliminary winsThe ITC has finalized its decision in one Ericsson-Lenovo case while it has not decided on the exact scope of its review in another. Amazon is hoping to overturn or narrow Nokia’s win.
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Access Advance launches video distribution patent pool
Read more: Access Advance launches video distribution patent poolThe new program covers internet streaming, offering the HEVC, VVC, AV1, and VP9 video codecs in a single license, and resolves the increasingly “hot” issue of video codec licensing in the video streaming market, CEO Peter Moller told ip fray.
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UPC’s Vienna LD hands down its first injunction: Chinese manufacturer’s traffic signal infringe Austrian innovator’s patent, must be recalled and destroyed
Read more: UPC’s Vienna LD hands down its first injunction: Chinese manufacturer’s traffic signal infringe Austrian innovator’s patent, must be recalled and destroyedContext: Unified Patent Court (UPC) infringement litigation is still heavily concentrated in the four German Local Divisions (LDs), followed by the Hague LD (January 7, 2025 ip fray article). But some plaintiffs have achieved good results by bringing cases in other venues. What’s new: Today the UPC’s Vienna LD, which had previously (late 2023) adjudicated…
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Europe has “one foot in the morgue”: Nokia and Ericsson to hold EU innovation summit today, call on withdrawal of “harmful” SEP regulation
Read more: Europe has “one foot in the morgue”: Nokia and Ericsson to hold EU innovation summit today, call on withdrawal of “harmful” SEP regulationThe event marks the first time Nokia and Ericsson have come together to organize and drive an initiative like this, which will highlight how Europe’s tech sector has “one foot in the morgue”, lagging those of China and the U.S., as well as how reforms such as the 5G Security Toolbox are “critical” for economic…
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Avago (Broadcom) actually won the UPC’s first-ever anti-antisuit injunction, paved the way for the Huawei v. Netgear AASI that came down two days later
Read more: Avago (Broadcom) actually won the UPC’s first-ever anti-antisuit injunction, paved the way for the Huawei v. Netgear AASI that came down two days laterNot only three but even four attempts to derail German (in two cases also UPC) patent enfrocement actions through U.S. antisuit injunctions have failed in recent years.
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BREAKING: Qualcomm settles with China’s Transsion (Africa’s smartphone market leader): Indian patent lawsuit withdrawn
Read more: BREAKING: Qualcomm settles with China’s Transsion (Africa’s smartphone market leader): Indian patent lawsuit withdrawnA Qualcomm v. Transsion lawsuit was withdrawn in India, suggesting a settlement. Transsion is a Chinese company whose various brands collectively have indisputable leadership in the African smartphone market.