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Volvo, Polestar take Avanci 5G license, taking total number of 5G-licensed car brands to 27
Read more: Volvo, Polestar take Avanci 5G license, taking total number of 5G-licensed car brands to 27Avanci today announced the addition of Volvo and Polestar to its 5G vehicle licensing program, taking the number of licensed brands to 27.
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Federal Circuit upholds ITC holding on domestic industry in cases where products don’t each practice all patents-in-suit
Read more: Federal Circuit upholds ITC holding on domestic industry in cases where products don’t each practice all patents-in-suitThe Federal Circuit today affirmed a USTIC decision according to which economic data must be available for separate groups of products if not all of them practice all patents-in-suit.
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UPC Mannheim LD sticks to German practice of severing claims against non-EU defendants to avoid delays due to service of process
Read more: UPC Mannheim LD sticks to German practice of severing claims against non-EU defendants to avoid delays due to service of processThe UPC’s Mannheim Local Division has split up each of three Panasonic v. Xiaomi actions before it into three separate cases so as not to be held up by service of process outside the EU.
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UPC’s Paris LD: intervenor can’t bring nullity counterclaim if defendant doesn’t; clarifies hurdle for language change
Read more: UPC’s Paris LD: intervenor can’t bring nullity counterclaim if defendant doesn’t; clarifies hurdle for language changeThe UPC’s Paris Local Division today clarified that an intervenor faces the same deadline for a nullity counterclaim as the defendant. And the hurdle for changing the language of proceedings is high.
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Lenovo’s UK-centric SEP litigation strategy against Ericsson and InterDigital exposed again by official filings
Read more: Lenovo’s UK-centric SEP litigation strategy against Ericsson and InterDigital exposed again by official filingsIn its current SEP disputes with Ericsson and InterDigital, Lenovo consistently favors the UK over other jurisdictions, even to the point where its actions contradict its words.
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Ericsson says other phone makers accepted its 1% (capped at $4 per unit) 5G standard-essential patent royalty
Read more: Ericsson says other phone makers accepted its 1% (capped at $4 per unit) 5G standard-essential patent royaltyContext: In February, Judges Terrence Boyle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied an antisuit injunction motion by Lenovo and its Motorola Mobility subsidiary that would have barred Ericsson from the enforcement of various Latin American standard-essential patent (SEP) injunctions (February 15, 2024 ip fray article). Lenovo appealed…