Month: October 2024
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Northwestern University amended license agreement with inventors’ startup, now suing Moderna in Delaware over LNP patents
Northwestern University is suing Moderna over lipid nanoparticle (LNP) patents.
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European patent attorneys rejoice: Technical Board of Appeal sees no need to adapt description to more limited claims
A Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has held that the description of a patent does not have to be adapted to match allowable claims of more limited subject matter.
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UPC’s Lisbon LD denies Ericsson PI against ASUSTeK for lack of urgency, but patent likely valid and infringed
ASUSTeK avoided a preliminary injunction by the UPC’s Lisbon Local Division, but the main proceedings could still lead to a permanent injunction. Lisbon positions itself as a potentially attractive venue.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf LD enjoins resale of smartphones for elderly over LED patent, addresses some interesting legal questions
The Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division has entered a permanent injunction against a German reseller over a patent deemed infringed by Emporia’s smartphones for the elderly. The decision addresses some interesting questions.
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Toyota joins Avanci 5G: one of the highest-volume automakers and now a 5G SEP holder in its own right
With Toyota, Avanci’s 5G licensing program has signed up one of the world’s highest-volume car makers in the world. Toyota recently acquired some SEPs of its own.
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InterDigital-Lenovo lawsuits dropped in favor of binding FRAND arbitration to set royalty rates
After various court rulings in the UK and Germany, InterDigital and Lenovo have now agreed to withdraw their lawsuits and settle their SEP dispute through binding arbitration.
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UPC & SEPs: jurisdictional limits concern free-standing FRAND claims, antisuit injunctions while U.S. and UK courts enjoy greater powers
The Unified Patent Court is a powerful judiciary with respect to its territorial reach, but its jurisdictional competences face restrictions that impact standard-essential patent cases in different ways.
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UPC Roundup (one week): one intervention allowed, another denied; more security decisions; several new cases
The previous UPC Roundup was published one week ago (September 27, 2024 ip fray article). This one goes live around noon on Friday, October 4, 2024, so there could still be developments in and around the UPC later that day. It’s a summary of ip fray‘s LinkedIn posts reporting and commenting on UPC news over…
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Xiaomi defeats Panasonic in UK, wins interim-license declaration that renders UPC, German proceedings waste of time and money
Xiaomi has won an unprecedented declaration of an interim license from the England & Wales Court of Appeal, practically disposing of Panasonic’s UPC and German infringement proceedings against Xiaomi.
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UK appeals court throws out Lenovo’s appeal of preliminary injunction bid designed to serve as antisuit injunction in LatAm
Lord Justice Arnold reminds readers of his judgment of a structural shortcoming he sees in today’s SEP licensing system, but that doesn’t entitle Lenovo to UK relief against Latin American patent enfrocement.