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Unified Patent Court makes first standard-essential patent decision: Mannheim LD orders production of license agreements
Read more: Unified Patent Court makes first standard-essential patent decision: Mannheim LD orders production of license agreementsThe UPC’s Mannheim Local Division has entered an order favoring transparency in connection with standard-essential patent license agreements in SEP disputes.
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The Hague decision shows Unified Patent Court’s software SNAFU wastes not only counsel’s but also judges’ time
Read more: The Hague decision shows Unified Patent Court’s software SNAFU wastes not only counsel’s but also judges’ timeThe UPC’s dysfunctional case management system results not only in an unacceptable and unnecessary amount of extra work on counsel’s side, but also adds to the judicial workload.
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USPTO’s new AI consultation looks beyond inventorship, now focusing on prior art, obviousness, claim construction
Read more: USPTO’s new AI consultation looks beyond inventorship, now focusing on prior art, obviousness, claim constructionContext: The impact of Artifical Intelligence on the patent system that has made more headline news than any other is the question of whether AI systems can be inventors, with conflicting decisions in different jurisdictions. But that is not the only important question in that regard. What’s new: Yesterday (April 30, 2024), the United States…
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UPC appoints more judges for Munich (but not from Munich) and Mannheim — others get to spend more of their time on UPC
Read more: UPC appoints more judges for Munich (but not from Munich) and Mannheim — others get to spend more of their time on UPCThe Unified Patent Court’s selection of judges suggests a pro-Dusseldorf and anti-Munich bias. The reasons are unclear as of now.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division grants 10x Genomics preliminary injunction against Curio, clarifies legal standard in four contexts
Read more: UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division grants 10x Genomics preliminary injunction against Curio, clarifies legal standard in four contextsToday the Dusseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court issued a preliminary injunction in 10x Genomics’ favor against Curio Bioscience.
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Federal Circuit Judge Dyk on claim construction: apple on tree is not “secured” to ground through stem, trunk, roots
Read more: Federal Circuit Judge Dyk on claim construction: apple on tree is not “secured” to ground through stem, trunk, rootsThe assertion of a camera-related patent against a video conferencing company has raised an interesting claim construction question relating to the word “secured” (or “attached”).
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NPE sues Samsung over wireless patents co-developed by Ericsson and Toshiba; represented by Susman Godfrey
Read more: NPE sues Samsung over wireless patents co-developed by Ericsson and Toshiba; represented by Susman GodfreyLitigation powerhouse Susman Godfrey represents a licensing firm named Four Batons Wireless that is asserting former Toshiba patents, co-developed with an Ericsson affiliate, against Samsung in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Austrian patent attorney firm litigates UPC infringement cases as lead counsel, not requiring attorneys-at-law
Read more: Austrian patent attorney firm litigates UPC infringement cases as lead counsel, not requiring attorneys-at-lawAn Austrian patent attorney firm is increasingly representing clients as lead counsel in infringement (not merely revocation) actions before the Unified Patent Court.
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