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Chinaâs top court hands U.S. patentee landmark patent damages award
Read more: Chinaâs top court hands U.S. patentee landmark patent damages awardU.S. insecticide producer FMC Agriculture Singapore has been awarded a record of nearly 33 million Chinese yuan ($4.84 million) in patent infringement damages in a decision in which the defendantâs legal representative has also been found jointly liable â a rarity in Chinese IP infringement cases.
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As ink dries on $898M Samsung settlement, Netlist goes after Micron, HPE, Lenovo at ITC, district court
Read more: As ink dries on $898M Samsung settlement, Netlist goes after Micron, HPE, Lenovo at ITC, district courtAs part of their settlement, Samsung agreed to provide Netlist with information that could assist it in future ITC proceedings against third parties.
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âMarkets pay a premium for the smooth line and discount the stepsâ: tracking patent licensing revenueÂ
Read more: âMarkets pay a premium for the smooth line and discount the stepsâ: tracking patent licensing revenueÂIn a quarterly report, Jim Harlan, founder of The Standard Strategy (and formerly at InterDigital), tracks a 10-company basket of IP-licensing-centric businesses. His latest report notes that a decline in patent licensing value does not reflect the value itself, but rather the way markets price the âlumpyâ shape of licensing revenue.
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Rio court confirms Via pool offer can satisfy FRAND without bilateral negotiations
Read more: Rio court confirms Via pool offer can satisfy FRAND without bilateral negotiationsA Rio court has held that NECâs Via LA pool offer was sufficient to satisfy FRAND without a separate bilateral offer to HMD, while finding HMDâs failure to substantively engage with the pool terms indicative of hold-out.
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U.S. GLP-1 patent docket grows with raft of new complaints from Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Read more: U.S. GLP-1 patent docket grows with raft of new complaints from Eli Lilly, Novo NordiskThis could well be the start of a wide-ranging, multi-jurisdictional campaign by Eli Lilly to defend its rights around Mounjaro and Zepbound.
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UPC Hague LD revokes Maxell casting patent, finds aggregation of routine features obvious
Read more: UPC Hague LD revokes Maxell casting patent, finds aggregation of routine features obviousThe UPC Hague LD revoked Maxellâs casting patent after finding the granted claims not novel and its auxiliary requests obvious. The court held that aggregating routine features without functional interdependence or synergistic effect cannot establish inventive step, and dismissed Maxellâs infringement action.
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Navitas sues Renesas in U.S. district court for infringing gallium nitride patents in response to Japanese company’s trade secret claims
Read more: Navitas sues Renesas in U.S. district court for infringing gallium nitride patents in response to Japanese company’s trade secret claimsThe gallium nitride patent wars gather pace as Navitas files suit in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Dolby acquires hundreds of VVC standard-essential patents from Florida Atlantic University and OP Solutions
Read more: Dolby acquires hundreds of VVC standard-essential patents from Florida Atlantic University and OP SolutionsSome of the assigned patents were already available to license through the VVC Advance pool operated by Access Advance.
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- Chinaâs top court hands U.S. patentee landmark patent damages award
- As ink dries on $898M Samsung settlement, Netlist goes after Micron, HPE, Lenovo at ITC, district court
- âMarkets pay a premium for the smooth line and discount the stepsâ: tracking patent licensing revenueÂ
- Rio court confirms Via pool offer can satisfy FRAND without bilateral negotiations
- U.S. GLP-1 patent docket grows with raft of new complaints from Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk