Month: October 2024
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Munich appeals court rejects German approach to standard-essential patents, tends to pave way for next ECJ ruling on FRAND
The Munich appeals court rejects a FRAND framework under which practically every implementer of a standard gets enjoined, often over petty behavioral details.
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Halloween party at UPC in Dusseldorf with two preliminary injunctions against automotive supplier, and permanent one in favor of PepsiCo
The Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division just handed down three patent injunctions, two of them preliminary and one permanent.
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Avanci signs up another EV charger licensee: like most SEP licensing, this happened without litigation
Amid an unprecedented flurry of SEP litigation news, mostly involving settlements, Avanci quietly and amicably signed up another licensee to its electric vehicle charging program.
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IEEE patent policy mess reaches Unified Patent Court: Netgear’s Hail Mary against Huawei
Today the UPC’s Munich Local Division heard Huawei v. Netgear, a WiFi 6 standard-essential patent case that could be the first for that court in which to reject a FRAND defense.
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SEPtacular week also sees three major video patent license deals settling disputes: Nokia-HP, Access Advance with HP and TCL
After several other SEP settlements since the end of last week, three major video-related license agreements became known yesterday and resolved pending infringement disputes.
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Patent enforcement against LEDs used in automotive lighting launched in UPC and Munich court: Nichia v. Endrich (Dominant Opto partner)
Nichia, a Japanese company with a significant record in the enforcement of LED patents against rivals, has launched a new campaign in the Unified Patent Court and the Munich I Regional Court.
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OPPO’s next settlement: license agreement with InterDigital after almost three years of litigation
InterDigital and OPPO have settled their standard-essential patent dispute after almost three years of litigation.
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Supercomputer firm ParTec sues Nvidia in UPC, seeks 18-country patent injunction against AI chip giant; previously sued Microsoft in U.S.
The UPC has its first AI patent lawsuit, and it’s a major one: supercomputer firm ParTec is suing the world’s presently most valuable corporation, Nvidia in the Munich Local Division.
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BREAKING: New standard-essential patent dispute between ZTE and Lenovo discovered in UK
Between Lenovo and ZTE, the former would be the net licensee, so this may be not only an infringement lawsuit, but also a FRAND claim.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): U.S. pleadings disregarded, but U.S. stipulation impacts confidentiality regime; wide variety of other news
Roundup of Unified Patent Court decisions, filings and other noteworthy developments over the course of the last week.