Month: May 2024
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Forthcoming ECJ ruling may enable UPC to expand jurisdiction to non-member states subject to defendant’s legal domicile
A case recently heard by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice may also result in greater geographic reach for the Unified Patent Court.
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One ring to sue them all: Samsung launches pre-emptive DJ strike against Oura Health to protect soon-launching Galaxy Ring
In advance of the launch of its smart ring named Galaxy Ring, Samsung has brought a declaratory judgment action against Oura Health Oy, which it describes as litigious.
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UPC Court of Appeal appoints Pinsent Masons partner as judge starting September, will leave his firm and replace Judge Françoise Barutel
Judge Françoise Barutel retires from the UPC’s Court of Appeal for unspecified personal reasons. Her successor will be Emmanuel Gougé, who will leave Pinsent Masons for his judgeship.
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Sun Patent Trust sues Xiaomi over LTE-A standard-essential patents, asks for global FRAND rate determination in France, also sues in India
Licensing firm Sun Patent Trust is suing Xiaomi over LTE-Advanced standard-essential patents in France (seeking a FRAND determination there), India and other jurisdictions.
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New Unified Patent Court appointments: even more judges will have to commute by plane — oblivious to climate change?
Climate change is apparently not a consideration whatsoever in the Unified Patent Court’s judicial appointments to different local or central divisions.
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On issues with annexes to UPC complaints, Munich LD faithfully applies appellate case law from Sanofi v. Amgen in NEC v. TCL
In NEC v. TCL, the Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division denied a motion to shorten time to respond to the complaint because the plaintiff had initially failed to submit material required to prepare a defense.
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More than 95% of Netlist’s $445 million jury verdict against Micron is based on patent claim invalidated by PTAB
Netlist obtained a $445 million damages award from a Texas jury yesterday, but he bulk of it ($425 million) is based on a patent claim the PTAB recently invalidated.
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Latest Munich SEP injunction shows failure of 2021 patent “reform”: Federal Patent Court of Germany didn’t keep six-month target
The six-month target for Germany’s Federal Patent Court to provide preliminary opinions on nullity actions was not kept in the Atlas Global v. TP-Link case in which the Munich court entered an injunction this month.
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Lenovo loses UK preliminary injunction bid against Ericsson
Mrs Justice Bacon of the High Court of Justice for England & Wales declined to grant Lenovo antisuit relief against Ericsson’s Brazilian and Colombian preliminary injunctions “by the backdoor.”