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Nokia fends off lawsuit in Eastern District of Texas targeting its network infrastructure: three patents not infringed
Read more: Nokia fends off lawsuit in Eastern District of Texas targeting its network infrastructure: three patents not infringedNokia has an active patent licensing program and has to enforce if license agreements cannot be concluded otherwise, but also finds itself on the receiving end of patent assertions.
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UPC infringement filings: Munich leading in October, Hamburg post-vacation-season; The Hague growing fastest in UPC Year 2
Read more: UPC infringement filings: Munich leading in October, Hamburg post-vacation-season; The Hague growing fastest in UPC Year 2This morning the Unified Patent Court (UPC) released its case load figures (November 5, 2024 UPC news item), as it does on a monthly basis. ip fray focuses on infringement lawsuits as the single most relevant metric and would like to share a few observations. Monthly filings picking up again A total of 67 infringement…
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ip fray podcast on alternative dispute resolution for standard-essential patents: speakers from WIPO, (formerly) ETSI and Bird&Bird
Read more: ip fray podcast on alternative dispute resolution for standard-essential patents: speakers from WIPO, (formerly) ETSI and Bird&BirdAfter the recent flurry of standard-essential patent (SEP) news, which also involved a half-dozen of noteworthy settlements (November 1, 2024 ip fray article), ip fray‘s founder had the opportunity to discuss alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for SEPs with three distinguished guests. In alphabetical order of first name: In approximately 50 minutes, the panel discussed what…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): new injunctions, new cases, settlements, first FRAND decision on horizon, guidance on corporate officer defendants
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): new injunctions, new cases, settlements, first FRAND decision on horizon, guidance on corporate officer defendantsThis is a roundup of what happened in the Unified Patent Court during the last week of October 2024.
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Here’s all that happened during the SEPtacular seven-day period from October 25 to 31, 2024: in case you lost track or wish to relive it
Read more: Here’s all that happened during the SEPtacular seven-day period from October 25 to 31, 2024: in case you lost track or wish to relive itThis is a roundup article summarizing the busiest seven-day period in the history of the standard-essential patent (SEP) ecosystem. ip fray was first to write (on this website and/or on LinkedIn) about almost everyone of those items. Let’s start with two tables of content (hierarchical and chronological) containing clickable links. Hierarchical overview Chronological list Friday…
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XPENG becomes first Chinese automaker to be sued in Europe’s Unified Patent Court: ArcelorMittal asserting patent on coated steel strips
Read more: XPENG becomes first Chinese automaker to be sued in Europe’s Unified Patent Court: ArcelorMittal asserting patent on coated steel stripsXPENG is the first Chinese car maker to have been sued in the Unified Patent Court. The plaintiff is Luxembourg-HQ’d steel giant ArcelorMittal.
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Munich appeals court rejects German approach to standard-essential patents, tends to pave way for next ECJ ruling on FRAND
Read more: Munich appeals court rejects German approach to standard-essential patents, tends to pave way for next ECJ ruling on FRANDThe Munich appeals court rejects a FRAND framework under which practically every implementer of a standard gets enjoined, often over petty behavioral details.