Month: March 2024
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Ericsson opposes Lenovo’s motion to expedite antisuit appeal, notes Lenovo has not even signed NDA in two years
Ericsson tells the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that Lenovo’s appeal of the denial of an antisuit injunction is neither urgent nor meritorious.
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Getting the EU SEP Regulation right — Part 3: Small and medium-sized enterprises’ problems not SEP-specific
This latest part of the series on the EU SEP Regulation in light of the EU Parliament’s first-reading vote takes a look at the challenges of small and medium-sized enterprises. They exist, but they are not SEP-specific.
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Avanci’s 5G program announces license agreement with Ford, which joins GM on growing list of car makers
Avanci’s addition of Ford to the list of 5G licensees adds a high-volume brand and one that was reluctant to come on board for the 4G program, but may by now deem it an efficient choice.
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Huawei signs patent license agreements with Amazon (after Munich court win) and vivo (without any litigation)
Huawei has just made two simultaneous announcements of patent (cross-)license agreements that, together with court rulings on FRAND defenses serve to validate its license terms.
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Ericsson refutes false claim by EU Parliament rapporteur Walsmann in plenary debate on SEPs—and there’s more
Marion Walsmann MEP, the EU Parliament’s rapporteur on the standard-essential patents bill, made various claims in last week’s plenary debate that have no basis in fact. Ericsson has now refuted one false claim regarding that company’s policy positions.
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Recommended seminar for patent attorneys: Beyond ChatGPT—Generative AI for Patent Drafting (March 26)
This is ai fray and ip fray’s first-ever event promotion, based on Fray Media’s founder being in a position to endorse a webinar on a topic that is likely of interest to many readers.
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Getting the EU SEP Regulation right — Part 2: EU-wide law because of German rulings?
The initiative for an EU regulation on standard-essential patents would never have been taken if not for a small number of highly debatable rulings by German courts. The new law would not even tackle the specific issues caused by those rulings, and could break the balance struck in other countries.