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UPC Roundup (1 week): preliminary injunction news, first antisuit attack, slew of new cases discovered
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): preliminary injunction news, first antisuit attack, slew of new cases discoveredThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) since the previous weekly roundup (November 30, 2024 ip fray article). 1. UPC faces its first-ever antisuit injunction attack: Netgear motion in the Central District of California (link to detailed article) After deciding a standard-essential patent (SEP) case where no FRAND…
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UPC judge: low volume of art identified by EPO and parallel U.S. grant build confidence in validity of patent underlying ex parte PI request
Read more: UPC judge: low volume of art identified by EPO and parallel U.S. grant build confidence in validity of patent underlying ex parte PI requestLast month, the Unified Patent Court’s Milan Local Division granted an ex parte preliminary injunction against a Chinese maker of protective gear over a very recently-issued patent.
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First antisuit injunction attack on UPC: Netgear asks U.S. district court for ASI against or interim license from Huawei; fears AASI
Read more: First antisuit injunction attack on UPC: Netgear asks U.S. district court for ASI against or interim license from Huawei; fears AASIIn the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Netgear has filed a motoion for an antisuit injunction or, as a fallback, interim license against Huawei.
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Member of European Parliament says EU SEP Regulation is stuck in Council, could be for ten years
Read more: Member of European Parliament says EU SEP Regulation is stuck in Council, could be for ten yearsSpanish MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara, speaking at a Euractiv panel discussion, said the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents is not moving forward at the EU Council.
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Erich Spangenberg is back in the patent monetization business — and intrigued by the UPC opportunity
Read more: Erich Spangenberg is back in the patent monetization business — and intrigued by the UPC opportunityOne of the most well-known patent monetizers considers the Unified Patent Court a tremendous opportunity for right holders.
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Ruling on Tesla’s appeal of dismissal of UK FRAND case against Avanci unlikely before January
Read more: Ruling on Tesla’s appeal of dismissal of UK FRAND case against Avanci unlikely before JanuaryTesla wants a UK FRAND determination concerning the Avanci 5G patent pool, whose rates have been accepted by the industry at large.
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Adeia strikes streaming deal with Amazon: major U.S. patent licensing firm is known for active enforcement
Read more: Adeia strikes streaming deal with Amazon: major U.S. patent licensing firm is known for active enforcementWhile Adeia and Amazon are embroiled in multimedia patent litigation with other parties, they have signed a license agreement with each other.
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Unified Patent Court has become world’s most important forum for preliminary injunctions over patents: high growth, high win rate
Read more: Unified Patent Court has become world’s most important forum for preliminary injunctions over patents: high growth, high win rateThe fastest-growing segment of Unified Patent Court actions is preliminary injunctive relief. And the win rate is high.


