Month: June 2026
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Amazon contradicts InterDigital’s announcement on dispute resolution: unprecedented situation
An unusual situation has arisen between Amazon and Interdigital, with the former contradicting the latter’s announcement of an agreement to arbitrate.
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Munich I Regional Court upholds WobbleWorks 3D pen PI against Chinese competitor granted on ex parte basis in January
In late January, just before the Nuremberg Toy Fair, WobbleWorks, maker of the 3Doodler pen, obtained ex parte preliminary injunctions (PIs) in Germany over a 3D drawing device patent.
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Soon Lord Justice Meade: famous High Court judge gets promoted to Court of Appeal of England and Wales, as does Justice Fancourt
A former patent litigator and FRAND-focused High Court judge, Mr (soon Lord) Justice Meade is well-known in the SEP and wider patent ecosystem.
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InterDigital-Amazon binding arbitration agreement was reached shortly after UPC CoA hearing: last signature on May 31
Nokia’s appellate win over Acer and ASUS strengthened, but the UPC CoA weakened, InterDigital’s position vis-à-vis Amazon.
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BREAKING: InterDigital and Amazon will determine video patent licensing terms through arbitration
The parties have agreed to withdraw all infringement and (F)RAND litigation in favor of binding arbitration.
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Chongqing court’s higher 5G aggregate royalty burden in ZTE v. Samsung ruling (than in OPPO v. Nokia) has reasons
In ZTE v. Samsung, the Chongqing court explained why the 5G aggregate royalty rate adopted in OPPO v. Nokia should not be treated as an industry-recognised benchmark and characterised it instead as an “interim figure” used to resolve a particular dispute.
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Dusseldorf LD’s latest injunction shows structural improvement of UPC’s English-language decisions authored by German judges
The judgment, authored by Judge-rapporteur Dr. Ingo Rinken, discusses the parties’ and the court’s views in a format that makes it clearer than mny other UPC rulings whose positions are actually being stated.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf LD enjoins Siemens mammography product over Hologic’s flying-focal-spot patent, refusing a €4 billion security demand
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD held Siemens Healthineers’ MAMMOMAT B.brilliant infringes Hologic’s flying-focal-spot patent in three countries, relying on Siemens’s own marketing. It granted an injunction and recall, ordered destruction, and refused Siemens’s €4 billion enforcement-security demand.
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Nokia’s licensing programs continue to break new ground with increasing diversity of device categories
A Nokia executive has provided an update on Nokia’s licensing programs. There are signs of horizontal and vertical expansion, suggesting further growth.
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Boston Scientific raises University of Texas’s alleged inflammatory comments, A-Rod comparisons in appeal of $42M District of Delaware jury verdict
Counsel compared an expert witness to the disgraced baseball player, while also suggesting that the standard for finding invalidity should be similar to deciding whether to commit someone to a psychiatric institution.