Month: June 2025
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Standardization âindispensableâ in making Europe the âquantum continentâ: ETSI responds to proposed EU quantum strategy
ETSI is among 168 respondents to the EUâs call for evidence on its incoming Quantum Strategy, which is aiming to make Europe take the lead in the global quantum race, with some stating that enhancing IP commercialisation mechanisms will also be key.
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Federal Circuit upholds Modernaâs win in COVID vaccine dispute against Alnylam
Alnylam acted as its own lexicographer in defining keywords in patent specifications, foreclosing its own infringement allegations against Moderna, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled.
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Samsung may get UK interim license declaration in ZTE case next week: sole issue is whether UK judiciary has slightest respect for China
Context: This week, the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) heard Samsung’s request for a declaration of an entitlement to an interim patent license from ZTE. Opening statements were delivered on Wednesday (June 4, 2025 ip fray article), reply statements on Thursday, and Mr Justice James Mellor indicated at the end of…
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Conditioning interim license on jurisdiction of preference is not acting in âbad faithâ: ZTE and Samsung face off in UK hearing
Samsungâs opening arguments suggest Chinese courts will produce a biased judgment, counsel for ZTE has argued.
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Now both UPC appellate panels agree on jurisdiction over pre-UPC-start damages
Context: Earlier this year, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Court of Appeal (CoA) held in Fives v. REEL that the UPC has jurisdiction over infringement claims relating to the period before the UC opened its doors (i.e., damages from periods prior to June 1, 2023) (January 17, 2025 ip fray article). The related headnote said:…