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UPC Roundup (1 week): new injunctions, new cases, settlements, first FRAND decision on horizon, guidance on corporate officer defendants
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): new injunctions, new cases, settlements, first FRAND decision on horizon, guidance on corporate officer defendantsThis is a roundup of what happened in the Unified Patent Court during the last week of October 2024.
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Here’s all that happened during the SEPtacular seven-day period from October 25 to 31, 2024: in case you lost track or wish to relive it
Read more: Here’s all that happened during the SEPtacular seven-day period from October 25 to 31, 2024: in case you lost track or wish to relive itThis is a roundup article summarizing the busiest seven-day period in the history of the standard-essential patent (SEP) ecosystem. ip fray was first to write (on this website and/or on LinkedIn) about almost everyone of those items. Let’s start with two tables of content (hierarchical and chronological) containing clickable links. Hierarchical overview Chronological list Friday…
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XPENG becomes first Chinese automaker to be sued in Europe’s Unified Patent Court: ArcelorMittal asserting patent on coated steel strips
Read more: XPENG becomes first Chinese automaker to be sued in Europe’s Unified Patent Court: ArcelorMittal asserting patent on coated steel stripsXPENG is the first Chinese car maker to have been sued in the Unified Patent Court. The plaintiff is Luxembourg-HQ’d steel giant ArcelorMittal.
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Munich appeals court rejects German approach to standard-essential patents, tends to pave way for next ECJ ruling on FRAND
Read more: Munich appeals court rejects German approach to standard-essential patents, tends to pave way for next ECJ ruling on FRANDThe 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
Read more: Halloween party at UPC in Dusseldorf with two preliminary injunctions against automotive supplier, and permanent one in favor of PepsiCoThe 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
Read more: Avanci signs up another EV charger licensee: like most SEP licensing, this happened without litigationAmid 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
Read more: IEEE patent policy mess reaches Unified Patent Court: Netgear’s Hail Mary against HuaweiToday 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
Read more: SEPtacular week also sees three major video patent license deals settling disputes: Nokia-HP, Access Advance with HP and TCLAfter 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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