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UPC CD Milan rejects “straw man” objection in a revocation action, rules every legal person is “concerned” party
Read more: UPC CD Milan rejects “straw man” objection in a revocation action, rules every legal person is “concerned” partyThe UPC’s CD Milan rejected a “straw man”objection to a seminars company’s revocation action against Bellissa HAAS’s garden edging patent, holding that legal persons cannot act privately and are therefore, as a rule, always “concerned” under Art. 47(6) UPCA.
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Opinion: Access Advance’s view on the UK Supreme Court’s Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decisionÂ
Read more: Opinion: Access Advance’s view on the UK Supreme Court’s Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decisionÂThe UK Supreme Court’s decision in Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci recognizes, as have courts around the world, that patent pools which are procompetitive are efficient, market-driven mechanisms that drive rapid and widespread adoption of standardized technology, enabling better consumer experience while ensuring interoperability. Indeed, that widely accepted truth is an important driver of the UK Supreme Court’s…
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FTC urges Fourth Circuit to reject Amgen plea to shield Roche patent acquisition: deal “threatens to upend” long-settled antitrust framework
Read more: FTC urges Fourth Circuit to reject Amgen plea to shield Roche patent acquisition: deal “threatens to upend” long-settled antitrust frameworkThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief in an antitrust case between CareFirst and Amgen, urging the Fourth Circuit to reject Amgen’s bid to shield its acquisition of pending patent applications from antitrust scrutiny, as such procurements violate the Sherman Act and are not immunized by the Noerr-Pennington doctrine.
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Valtrus Innovations expands data center-focused campaign with multiple district court complaints asserting former HPE patents
Read more: Valtrus Innovations expands data center-focused campaign with multiple district court complaints asserting former HPE patentsMeanwhile, Starbucks’ declaratory judgment and anti-troll actions against Valtrus in Washington have been terminated.
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Canadian Solar, Maxeon settle U.S. patent dispute
Read more: Canadian Solar, Maxeon settle U.S. patent disputeThe Eastern District of Texas has dismissed Maxeon’s suit against Canadian Solar with prejudice, while the Federal Circuit has vacated the relevant portion of a PTAB decision relating to Maxeon’s remaining claim, resolving the case in Canadian Solar’s favor.
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Zoom gets dialed in to Delaware suit as PulseLink files additional complaint over patents acquired from Avaya
Read more: Zoom gets dialed in to Delaware suit as PulseLink files additional complaint over patents acquired from AvayaIt’s the second complaint that PAE PulseLink Systems LLC has filed against Zoom, following one in the Eastern District of Texas earlier this year.
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Munich court consolidates FRAND framework for SEP licensing disputes
Read more: Munich court consolidates FRAND framework for SEP licensing disputesThe Munich I Regional Court’s new FRAND guidelines consolidate the 7th Civil Chamber’s approach to licensing willingness, implementer conduct and substantive review of SEP-holder offers into a single roadmap for future disputes.
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Huawei, Nokia and others share why Brazil is becoming a bigger part of their global patent strategies
Read more: Huawei, Nokia and others share why Brazil is becoming a bigger part of their global patent strategiesJudges, experts, and attorneys shared their perspectives during Licks Attorneys’ ICT Patent Litigation Seminar on Technical and Scientific Evidence 2026.


