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UK appeals court to hear Lenovo’s demand for forcible interim license from Ericsson starting on Tuesday: will imperialism or sanity prevail?
Read more: UK appeals court to hear Lenovo’s demand for forcible interim license from Ericsson starting on Tuesday: will imperialism or sanity prevail?Starting Tuesday, the England and Wales Court of Appeal will hear Lenovo’s appeal of the denial of a forcible interim license from Ericsson. International comity is at stake.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): different questions of jurisdiction and representation addressed, and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): different questions of jurisdiction and representation addressed, and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 8, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. Jurisdiction 1.1 Long-arm jurisdiction over Spanish part of European patent: Helsinki LD (link to LinkedIn post) This is yet another case in which the UPC’s jurisdiction over the infringement of…
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Samsung’s antitrust attack on ZTE over SEP licensing confirmed; ZTE won Brazilian preliminary injunction last month
Read more: Samsung’s antitrust attack on ZTE over SEP licensing confirmed; ZTE won Brazilian preliminary injunction last monthAs we suspected, it was Samsung who brought a German standalone SEP-related antitrust action against ZTE in Frankfurt. We’ve also discovered a January 23 Brazilian preliminary injunction that ZTE obtained.
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Implementer suing Chinese cellular SEP holder in Frankfurt, Germany in pursuit of FRAND licensing terms: parties unknown, could be Samsung v. ZTE
Read more: Implementer suing Chinese cellular SEP holder in Frankfurt, Germany in pursuit of FRAND licensing terms: parties unknown, could be Samsung v. ZTEContext: Standard-essential patent (SEP) litigation is a field that sparks extraordinary creativity. The proposed EU SEP Regulation has been withdrawn (February 11, 2025 ip fray article), but some implementers of standards have recently placed bets on judicial help from the UK (February 11, 2025 ip fray article). What’s new: An unknown implementer is suing an…
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A “solid step” forward or “missed opportunity”: market divided over EU’s SEP Regulation withdrawal
Read more: A “solid step” forward or “missed opportunity”: market divided over EU’s SEP Regulation withdrawalImplementers, SEP holders and patent pools gave mixed reactions following yesterday’s surprising news that the European Commission has dropped the proposed EU SEP Regulation.
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European Commission drops EU SEP Regulation in line with its promise to depart from overregulation: new proposal may or may not come
Read more: European Commission drops EU SEP Regulation in line with its promise to depart from overregulation: new proposal may or may not comeThe European Commission has dropped the proposed SEP regulation from its work program as no political agreement is foreseeable. A new proposal may or may not come.
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DivX strikes license deal with Hisense owing exclusively to Brazilian patent enforcement
Read more: DivX strikes license deal with Hisense owing exclusively to Brazilian patent enforcementDivX enforced its patents against Hisense only in Brazil and won the first Brazilian patent PI based on a court-appointed expert’s assessment of the technical merits.
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