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Samsung requested €295M ($350M) security for enforcement of Germany-wide patent injunction against its phones and tablets
Read more: Samsung requested €295M ($350M) security for enforcement of Germany-wide patent injunction against its phones and tabletsSamsung defended itself in that case (barring a successful appeal), so there will be no need for enforcement security. But the collateral demand is interesting in light of a German injunction ZTE obtained against Samsung last week.
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Nissan settles patent dispute with Broadcom
Read more: Nissan settles patent dispute with BroadcomBroadcom is still embroiled in litigation with Renault (which is under enormous settlement pressure as an injunction is being enforced) and Hyundai.
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Amazon latest target in AI voice tech patent infringement campaign: sued in ITC, Eastern District of Texas
Read more: Amazon latest target in AI voice tech patent infringement campaign: sued in ITC, Eastern District of TexasAI software firm Cerence has filed three complaints against Amazon in the United States International Trade Commission and the Eastern District of Texas over the alleged infringement of voice tech-related patents. The company already sued Apple and Samsung over similar technologies, reaching a successful $49.5 million settlement with the latter last year.
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Appeals court upholds Nokia’s Brazilian AVC SEP injunction against ASUS, throws out part of expert report with implications for Acer case
Read more: Appeals court upholds Nokia’s Brazilian AVC SEP injunction against ASUS, throws out part of expert report with implications for Acer caseASUS hoped to get Nokia’s Brazilian preliminary injunction lifted by an appeals court, but the PI remains in force and an expert report favoring ASUS’s cause has been deemed unreliable. That also affects a case against Acer.
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BREAKING: USITC orders import ban on Innoscience products over infringement of Infineon gallium nitride patent
Read more: BREAKING: USITC orders import ban on Innoscience products over infringement of Infineon gallium nitride patentChina’s Innoscience will be prohibited from importing its infringing products into the U.S. market – though the multi-jurisdiction battle with Infineon looks set to continue.
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Urgency analysis of UPC PI motions can involve foreign product presentations, conversations with rivals at trade shows: two new rulings
Read more: Urgency analysis of UPC PI motions can involve foreign product presentations, conversations with rivals at trade shows: two new rulingsThe UPC’s holistic approach to the urgency requirement for preliminary injunction requests cuts both ways. Patent holders seeking to enforce their right must be prepared to satisfactorily answer certain questions related to urgency.
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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.


