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Canadian Solar gains victory in U.S. solar panel infringement dispute against Maxeon: all patents-in-suit invalidated
Read more: Canadian Solar gains victory in U.S. solar panel infringement dispute against Maxeon: all patents-in-suit invalidatedThe USPTO PTAB has invalidated three of Maxeon’s solar panel technology patents, granting Canadian Solar a major win in the ongoing solar panel patent infringement wars.
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Google not off the hook after UPC Dusseldorf LD ruling that it doesn’t infringe Ona Patents’ patent: indirect infringement is explicitly not ruled out
Read more: Google not off the hook after UPC Dusseldorf LD ruling that it doesn’t infringe Ona Patents’ patent: indirect infringement is explicitly not ruled outGoogle Pixel phones on their own have been cleared of infringement, but the combination of Google Pixel phones with accessories such as earphones and watches may infringe indirectly.
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Judge Albright (order), BMW (contempt motion) up pressure on Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents after Federal Circuit order
Read more: Judge Albright (order), BMW (contempt motion) up pressure on Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents after Federal Circuit orderThe question of ex-U.S. lawsuits over U.S. patents was interesting enough. But the immediacy of oral orders of specific performance is arguably even more important.
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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP strikes trade secret litigation financing deal with Tangibly
Read more: Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP strikes trade secret litigation financing deal with TangiblyThe partnership will transform trade secret enforcement from a “reactive burden into a proactive advantage”, Mr. Spangenberg said today.
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Via Licensing Alliance’s memory technology patent pool now conducting formation meetings, with notable interest from licensees, licensors in Asia
Read more: Via Licensing Alliance’s memory technology patent pool now conducting formation meetings, with notable interest from licensees, licensors in AsiaAs the first of its semiconductor pools moves forward, Via Licensing Alliance will soon introduce a pool focused on interconnect technologies, Via’s vice president of program management Willy Chang told ip fray in an interview.
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UPC Vienna LD holds English-language trial over German-language patent in German-speaking city; general focus on procedural efficiency
Read more: UPC Vienna LD holds English-language trial over German-language patent in German-speaking city; general focus on procedural efficiencyLitigants are increasingly prepared to bring UPC cases in less busy local divisions than the German ones. We consider the Vienna LD an interesting option.
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Both BMW and Onesta made inconsistent representations in U.S. antisuit dispute this week; Federal Circuit makes first decision
Read more: Both BMW and Onesta made inconsistent representations in U.S. antisuit dispute this week; Federal Circuit makes first decisionThe Federal Circuit will decide on a motion to stay enforcement after Judge Albright has issued his written injunction ruling.
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Nokia inks three new multimedia patent licensing agreements, including with social media platform Snapchat
Read more: Nokia inks three new multimedia patent licensing agreements, including with social media platform SnapchatThe deals mark Nokia’s first video streaming deals with social messaging companies, Tejas Shah, Nokia’s newly appointed Chief Licensing Officer for New Segments, said in a blog post today.



