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UPC may deem OPPO’s FRAND counterclaim against Panasonic inadmissible; order also discusses timeliness of claim construction arguments and amended claims
Read more: UPC may deem OPPO’s FRAND counterclaim against Panasonic inadmissible; order also discusses timeliness of claim construction arguments and amended claimsA new order by the UPC’s Mannheim Local Division discusses a FRAND rate-setting counterclaim by OPPO, the window for proposing amendments to the patent-in-suit and the requirement to make claim construction arguments early.
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Damages are owed if patent would be infringed in Germany and promotion leads to actual foreign sales and production: Federal Court of Justice
Read more: Damages are owed if patent would be infringed in Germany and promotion leads to actual foreign sales and production: Federal Court of JusticeThe Federal Court of Justice of Germany has vacated and remanded a zero-damages decision in a case in which a machine was installed in a foreign country, where the patent had not been renewed, but promoted in Germany.
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Next Munich SEP injunction looms large in Panasonic v. OPPO: court inclined to deem patent valid and essential
Read more: Next Munich SEP injunction looms large in Panasonic v. OPPO: court inclined to deem patent valid and essentialAt yesterday’s Panasonic v. OPPO trial, the Munich I Regional Court’s 21st Civil Chamber stated a preliminary opinion according to which the patent is valid and infringed. An injunction looms large.
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Chinese courts will now set global FRAND rates for patent pools at implementers’ requests: Supreme People’s Court ruling
Read more: Chinese courts will now set global FRAND rates for patent pools at implementers’ requests: Supreme People’s Court rulingChina’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has ruled in favor of implementer TCL and held that Chinese courts can set global FRAND rates for standard-essential patent pools (in this case, an Access Advance pool).
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USPTO Director gives another indication of U.S. opposition to EU SEP Regulation proposal
Read more: USPTO Director gives another indication of U.S. opposition to EU SEP Regulation proposalContext: Current as well as former U.S. government officials have repeatedly expressed concern over the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents (SEPs) and its potential impact on innovation and national security in the Western world. Earlier this month, ip fray reported on a memorandum signed by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and…
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UPC Dusseldorf LD lets pool administrator Access Advance intervene in Dolby v. HP SEP case: FRAND compliance of pool terms in dispute
Read more: UPC Dusseldorf LD lets pool administrator Access Advance intervene in Dolby v. HP SEP case: FRAND compliance of pool terms in disputeThe UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division found that pool administrator Access Advance had a sufficient interest to intervene in a Dolby v. HP standard-essential patent case as the defendant had disputed that the pool’s terms were FRAND.
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Infineon may have to amend its gallium nitride patent complaint in California, but Innoscience jumped the gun
Read more: Infineon may have to amend its gallium nitride patent complaint in California, but Innoscience jumped the gunInnoscience’s motion to dismiss Infineon’s complaint has been denied without prejudice. The motion was brought before the case was assigned to a judge who is busy with a criminal trial.
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UPC roundup: Apple, Google lose bid to switch to English; translation to non-UPC language is party’s problem; serving complaint at trade show
Read more: UPC roundup: Apple, Google lose bid to switch to English; translation to non-UPC language is party’s problem; serving complaint at trade showThis article aggregates three UPC orders that became discoverable yesterday and relate to patterns that are going to be found in various other UPC cases going forward.
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