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Sun Patent Trust strikes settlement with vivo: UPC action withdrawn
Read more: Sun Patent Trust strikes settlement with vivo: UPC action withdrawnThis dispute involved the question of whether a SEP holder can bring a proactive FRAND determination claim and seek a UK-style injunction in the UPC. It won’t be answered in these proceedings.
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BREAKING: Celerity loses Texas trial against U.S. carriers over three patents: win for Nokia, Ericsson
Read more: BREAKING: Celerity loses Texas trial against U.S. carriers over three patents: win for Nokia, EricssonAT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile successfully defended themselves, with help from intervenors Nokia and Ericsson, against three Celerity patents.
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Lupin granted win against Vertex in Delaware over cystic fibrosis drug patents
Read more: Lupin granted win against Vertex in Delaware over cystic fibrosis drug patentsLupin’s generic version of Vertex’s cystic fibrosis treatment Kalydeco does not infringe the latter’s patents, Judge Stephanos Bibas of the Third Circuit has ruled.
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Access Advance issues call for patents for potential AV1, AV2 pool
Read more: Access Advance issues call for patents for potential AV1, AV2 poolAccess Advance is exploring the potential launch of a new patent pool for devices and software using AV1 and the newly released AV2 codec, inviting patent owners to join program formation talks.
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Huawei, HP ink global WiFi patent cross-license deal
Read more: Huawei, HP ink global WiFi patent cross-license dealHuawei and HP have announced the signing of a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement, which was reached amicably and indicates that digital innovation is increasingly taking place in China.
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Wilus opens new front against TP-Link with California complaint over Wi-Fi SEPs; Sisvel license would resolve disputes
Read more: Wilus opens new front against TP-Link with California complaint over Wi-Fi SEPs; Sisvel license would resolve disputesResearch and licensing firm Wilus sued networking equipment maker TP-Link in the Eastern District of Texas in April.
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UPC Hamburg finds HMD unwilling after rejecting pool route for bilateral licensing
Read more: UPC Hamburg finds HMD unwilling after rejecting pool route for bilateral licensingThe UPC’s Hamburg Local Division held that a FRAND-compliant pool offer can satisfy a SEP holder’s obligations under Huawei v. ZTE, while setting conditions for when an implementer may insist on bilateral licensing.
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Guardant Health ordered to pay TwinStrand Biosciences and University of Washington $245M in Delaware dispute over DNA sequencing patents
Read more: Guardant Health ordered to pay TwinStrand Biosciences and University of Washington $245M in Delaware dispute over DNA sequencing patentsThe co-plaintiffs were originally awarded $83.4 million by a District of Delaware jury in November 2023.


