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OPPO releases white paper on IP touting innovative strength (among top 10 PCT patent filers), advocates balanced policy
Read more: OPPO releases white paper on IP touting innovative strength (among top 10 PCT patent filers), advocates balanced policyChinese smartphone maker OPPO released an IP white paper on World Intellectual Property Day highlighting the company’s innovative capacity and promoting balanced IP policies.
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Unprecedented patent claim limitation has UPC perplexed in new judiciary’s first-ever full patent infringement trial
Read more: Unprecedented patent claim limitation has UPC perplexed in new judiciary’s first-ever full patent infringement trialFew judges have heard as many patent infringement actions as Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann, but in the first full UPC infringement trial in history, he encounered a puzzling claim limitation of a kind that even he had not seen before.
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Patent licensing firm’s lawsuits against Apple, Google in UPC, Munich make strange bedfellows among outside counsel
Read more: Patent licensing firm’s lawsuits against Apple, Google in UPC, Munich make strange bedfellows among outside counselThe fiercest rivalry in German patent litigation history results in an apparently unprecedented joint defense alliance.
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Avanci announces second licensee of its Smart Meter program: sole cellular IoT pool with traction?
Read more: Avanci announces second licensee of its Smart Meter program: sole cellular IoT pool with traction?Avanci’s Smart Meter patent pool has announced its second licensee, suggesting an early lead in this emerging field.
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Balanced SEP discussion at IP Dealmakers Forum in London, moderated by Sir Robin Jacob
Read more: Balanced SEP discussion at IP Dealmakers Forum in London, moderated by Sir Robin JacobAt the inaugural European edition of the IP Dealmakers Forum, a panel moderated by a former UK appellate judge discussed SEP policy, including the proposed EU regulation.
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Retrial verdict more than doubles damages award to G+ Communications against Samsung over two 5G SEPs: $142M
Read more: Retrial verdict more than doubles damages award to G+ Communications against Samsung over two 5G SEPs: $142MA jury in the Eastern District of Texas has more than doubled the damages amount originally awarded to G+ Communications in a 5G standard-essential patent case against Samsung to $142 million.
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DivX wins preliminary injunction in Brazil against Hisense/Toshiba over HEVC-related patent
Read more: DivX wins preliminary injunction in Brazil against Hisense/Toshiba over HEVC-related patentDivX has obtained a Brazilian preliminary injunction against HiSense, its Toshiba subsidiary and local manufacturer and distributor Multi over a HEVC-essential patent.
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Intellectual Ventures sues Tesla over 12 patents in Western District of Texas
Read more: Intellectual Ventures sues Tesla over 12 patents in Western District of TexasIntellectual Ventures is asserting a dozen patents (apparently not standard-essential) against Tesla in its home district. Due to an overlap with a case against Volvo and others, this lawsuit will presumably be assigned to Judge Albright.