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District judge opens door to rare “reverse doctrine of equivalents” defense in medical device dispute
Read more: District judge opens door to rare “reverse doctrine of equivalents” defense in medical device disputeThe judge’s order came amid long-running litigation between Maquet and Abiomed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts over intravascular blood pump technologies.
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Lose three validity battles, win the infringement war? Microsoft’s CNIPA record against Newman’s GUI patent
Read more: Lose three validity battles, win the infringement war? Microsoft’s CNIPA record against Newman’s GUI patentA long-running Chinese touchscreen patent dispute between Newman Infinite and Microsoft has now reached China’s Supreme People’s Court, after the latter failed in four patent invalidation attempts. But the record is less one-sided than it currently appears to be.
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UPC Lisbon LD: ASUS owes Ericsson damages for six years of infringing semiconductor patent in eight countries; PI was denied in 2024
Read more: UPC Lisbon LD: ASUS owes Ericsson damages for six years of infringing semiconductor patent in eight countries; PI was denied in 2024Ericsson and ASUS are embroiled in multijurisdictional litigation. The most important showdown so far will be a preliminary injunction hearing to be held by the UPC’s Milan LD on Friday.
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Munich I Regional Court judgment says ZTE could have demanded up to $798.6M from Samsung; court proposes $640M (5-year) settlement
Read more: Munich I Regional Court judgment says ZTE could have demanded up to $798.6M from Samsung; court proposes $640M (5-year) settlementIn record time, the Munich I Regional Court has handed down a detailed judgment further to last Thursday’s ZTE v. Samsung bench ruling. It also explains some of the German court’s disagreements with its UK counterpart.
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Ericsson wants “problem-solving, not posturing”: arbitration offer as safe harbor against “court-manufactured” interim licenses
Read more: Ericsson wants “problem-solving, not posturing”: arbitration offer as safe harbor against “court-manufactured” interim licensesEricsson is a major SEP holder, but also licenses other companies’ patents for its network infrastructure products. Is head of patent assertions advocates a balanced, symmetrical approach where arbitration remains voluntary but its rejection precludes interim licenses.
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Adeia makes patent acquisitions, comments on DISH litigation as Q1 results point to new market opportunities
Read more: Adeia makes patent acquisitions, comments on DISH litigation as Q1 results point to new market opportunitiesThe licensing firm says its recent deals with AMD, Microsoft, and L’OrĂ©al are indicative of its diversification drive.
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“About this much”, is how much? Federal Circuit affirms poultry-processing patent invalidity over “vague, indefinite” pH claims
Read more: “About this much”, is how much? Federal Circuit affirms poultry-processing patent invalidity over “vague, indefinite” pH claimsThe decision underlines the need for appropriate precision and detail in patent claims that are quantitative in nature.
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UPC Mannheim hearing went very well for InterDigital — Disney highly likely to be enjoined (as predicted by ip fray) on June 16
Read more: UPC Mannheim hearing went very well for InterDigital — Disney highly likely to be enjoined (as predicted by ip fray) on June 16Based on an agenda-setting order ahead of the hearing and an analysis of patent claim terms, ip fray had already deduced that today’s hearing was going to be an uphill battle for Disney. And that’s what it was.
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- District judge opens door to rare “reverse doctrine of equivalents” defense in medical device dispute
- Lose three validity battles, win the infringement war? Microsoft’s CNIPA record against Newman’s GUI patent
- UPC Lisbon LD: ASUS owes Ericsson damages for six years of infringing semiconductor patent in eight countries; PI was denied in 2024
- Munich I Regional Court judgment says ZTE could have demanded up to $798.6M from Samsung; court proposes $640M (5-year) settlement
- Ericsson wants “problem-solving, not posturing”: arbitration offer as safe harbor against “court-manufactured” interim licenses