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China’s IP finance push reaches new heights but hits patent transaction data stumbling block
Read more: China’s IP finance push reaches new heights but hits patent transaction data stumbling blockChina’s IP-backed lending market now stands at USD$109 billion but its government is struggling to collect data on patent transactions to help expedite in-house, accurate valuation.
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FRAND is in flux in Munich: lower court has concerns about appeals court’s preliminary position, yet made adjustments
Read more: FRAND is in flux in Munich: lower court has concerns about appeals court’s preliminary position, yet made adjustmentsPresiding Judge Dr. Oliver Schoen of the Munich I Regional Court’s Seventh Civil Chamber discussed his panel’s take on FRAND in light of a pending appeal.
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Ericsson filing with ITC elaborates on HEVC owners’ licensing obligations, multi-standard license bundle, 16 years of trying to sell license
Read more: Ericsson filing with ITC elaborates on HEVC owners’ licensing obligations, multi-standard license bundle, 16 years of trying to sell licenseA post-hearing brief filed by Ericsson in an ITC investigation sheds light on Lenovo’s negotiation conduct and elaborates on the obligations of owners of HEVC SEP.
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Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar files first U.S. patent infringement complaint
Read more: Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar files first U.S. patent infringement complaintThe lawsuit comes against the backdrop of an increasingly litigious solar panel patent market.
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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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