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UPC Roundup (two weeks): wide range of decisions from default judgment to U.S. patent attorneys’ access to sealed documents
Read more: UPC Roundup (two weeks): wide range of decisions from default judgment to U.S. patent attorneys’ access to sealed documentsThis roundup covers two weeks of Unified Patent Court (UPC) decisions.
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IP leader Jenni Lukander leaving Nokia, Patrik Hammarén taking over on interim basis
Read more: IP leader Jenni Lukander leaving Nokia, Patrik Hammarén taking over on interim basisNokia Technologies President (and, therefore, effectively also Chief IP Officer) Jenni Lukander is leaving the company. Patrik Hammarén, Chief Licensing Officer Wireless, is taking over an interim basis.
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Northwestern University amended license agreement with inventors’ startup, now suing Moderna in Delaware over LNP patents
Read more: Northwestern University amended license agreement with inventors’ startup, now suing Moderna in Delaware over LNP patentsNorthwestern University is suing Moderna over lipid nanoparticle (LNP) patents.
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European patent attorneys rejoice: Technical Board of Appeal sees no need to adapt description to more limited claims
Read more: European patent attorneys rejoice: Technical Board of Appeal sees no need to adapt description to more limited claimsA Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has held that the description of a patent does not have to be adapted to match allowable claims of more limited subject matter.
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UPC’s Lisbon LD denies Ericsson PI against ASUSTeK for lack of urgency, but patent likely valid and infringed
Read more: UPC’s Lisbon LD denies Ericsson PI against ASUSTeK for lack of urgency, but patent likely valid and infringedASUSTeK avoided a preliminary injunction by the UPC’s Lisbon Local Division, but the main proceedings could still lead to a permanent injunction. Lisbon positions itself as a potentially attractive venue.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf LD enjoins resale of smartphones for elderly over LED patent, addresses some interesting legal questions
Read more: UPC’s Dusseldorf LD enjoins resale of smartphones for elderly over LED patent, addresses some interesting legal questionsThe Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division has entered a permanent injunction against a German reseller over a patent deemed infringed by Emporia’s smartphones for the elderly. The decision addresses some interesting questions.
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Toyota joins Avanci 5G: one of the highest-volume automakers and now a 5G SEP holder in its own right
Read more: Toyota joins Avanci 5G: one of the highest-volume automakers and now a 5G SEP holder in its own rightWith Toyota, Avanci’s 5G licensing program has signed up one of the world’s highest-volume car makers in the world. Toyota recently acquired some SEPs of its own.
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InterDigital-Lenovo lawsuits dropped in favor of binding FRAND arbitration to set royalty rates
Read more: InterDigital-Lenovo lawsuits dropped in favor of binding FRAND arbitration to set royalty ratesAfter various court rulings in the UK and Germany, InterDigital and Lenovo have now agreed to withdraw their lawsuits and settle their SEP dispute through binding arbitration.
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- First Adeia v. Disney UPC case has become discoverable: U.S. licensing firm went to The Hague
- UK court denies Lenovo interim license in Ericsson dispute, partly dissuaded by ITC staff’s FRAND opinion, but doesn’t draw clear line
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