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Lenovo risks U.S. import ban over 4 SEPs as ITC staff sides with Ericsson on FRAND, reveals Lenovo’s exorbitant royalty demands
Read more: Lenovo risks U.S. import ban over 4 SEPs as ITC staff sides with Ericsson on FRAND, reveals Lenovo’s exorbitant royalty demandsA filing by the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, commonly referred to as the ICT Staff, in Ericsson v. Lenovo contains interesting revelations concerning the parties’ FRAND licensing offers and related arguments.
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UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses Munich LD, orders U.S.-based non-practicing entity to provide collateral to Volkswagen
Read more: UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses Munich LD, orders U.S.-based non-practicing entity to provide collateral to VolkswagenThe UPC’s Munich Local Division held that a U.S. non-practicing entity did not have to provide security for litigation expenses, but the Court of Appeal has reversed the decision.
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Mission letters, parliamentary speech suggest new EU Commission may withdraw or overhaul SEP Regulation proposal
Read more: Mission letters, parliamentary speech suggest new EU Commission may withdraw or overhaul SEP Regulation proposalThe mission letters to two new Executive Vice Presidents of the European Commission as well as the plenary speech on the SEP Regulation that one of them delivered in February this year suggest there is a realistic chance of the EU SEP Regulation being withdrawn and/or overhauled.
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UPC Court of Appeal: U.S. bank guarantee doesn’t count as security for litigation expenses, UK insurance policy hard to evaluate
Read more: UPC Court of Appeal: U.S. bank guarantee doesn’t count as security for litigation expenses, UK insurance policy hard to evaluateContext: The Unified Patent Court (UPC) enjoys greater wiggle room than some national courts, such as in Germany, with respect to the provision of collateral for litigation expenses (and even more so, at the enforcement stage, though it will take more time for that part to be sorted out). Step by step, the UPC’s Court…
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UPC granted Philips ex parte PI last week to remove presumably patent-infringing toothbrushes from Chinese rival’s IFA trade fair booth
Read more: UPC granted Philips ex parte PI last week to remove presumably patent-infringing toothbrushes from Chinese rival’s IFA trade fair boothThe UPC’s Hamburg Local Division granted Philips an ex parte preliminary injunction against a Chinese competitor in the toothbrush market so as to remove products from the latter’s booth at the IFA trade fair in Berlin.
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Thierry Breton, primary sponsor of EU SEP Regulation, leaves on sour note after EC president tried to get rid of him: bad actors, anyone?
Read more: Thierry Breton, primary sponsor of EU SEP Regulation, leaves on sour note after EC president tried to get rid of him: bad actors, anyone?The EU commissioner who pushed for an EU regulation on standard-essential patents more than any other, Thierry Breton, has resigned.
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UPC roundup: timeliness of adding defendant or request for order to produce; jurisdictional questions; no replacement of TQJ
Read more: UPC roundup: timeliness of adding defendant or request for order to produce; jurisdictional questions; no replacement of TQJA summary of various Unified Patent Court orders and decisions from the past three weeks.
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First-ever UPC SEP injunction: Philips prevails over Belkin on Qi wireless charging patent, but there was no FRAND defense for lack of market power
Read more: First-ever UPC SEP injunction: Philips prevails over Belkin on Qi wireless charging patent, but there was no FRAND defense for lack of market powerThe Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division has granted Philips a permanent injunction against Belkin over a Qi (wireless charging) patent.
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