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UPC shake-up: renowned German judge Dr. Georg Werner appointed to Munich LD as new third panel of Court of Appeal launched
Read more: UPC shake-up: renowned German judge Dr. Georg Werner appointed to Munich LD as new third panel of Court of Appeal launchedDr. George Werner, of the Munich I Regional Court, has been newly appointed as a judge at the Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division, while a new third panel of the UPC’s Court of Appeal – presided over by Ms. Ulrike Voss (“Voß” in German) – will launch in January 2026.
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Licensing negotiation groups are a vehicle for holdout licensees: Via LA’s Heath Hoglund interview
Read more: Licensing negotiation groups are a vehicle for holdout licensees: Via LA’s Heath Hoglund interviewVia Licensing Alliance’s President Heath Hoglund sat down with ip fray to discuss the highlights from the pool administrator’s third annual Bridge Summit, his thoughts on licensing negotiation groups, and their new semiconductor licensing program plans.
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EWHC clashes with Munich I Regional Court over doctrine of equivalents: rules no infringement in Bayer, Regeneron v. Formycon, Samsung Bioepis
Read more: EWHC clashes with Munich I Regional Court over doctrine of equivalents: rules no infringement in Bayer, Regeneron v. Formycon, Samsung BioepisIn a 142-page judgment, Mr Justice Meade of the High Court of Justice for England & Wales ruled that Bayer and Regeneron’s equivalence allegations failed, as the patent-in-suits’ claims were too broad.
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BREAKING: MediaTek settles with Huawei after customs seizure of chips; Brazil is the new ITC; and Huawei is now a VVC Advance licensee
Read more: BREAKING: MediaTek settles with Huawei after customs seizure of chips; Brazil is the new ITC; and Huawei is now a VVC Advance licenseeHuawei and MediaTek have reached a settlement according to a court document. One of the effects it that Huawei is now a VVC Advance licensee.
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BREAKING: Microsoft takes Via LA HEVC patent pool license
Read more: BREAKING: Microsoft takes Via LA HEVC patent pool licenseMicrosoft has joined Via LA’s HEVC (H.265) patent pool as a licensee, bringing an end to standard-essential patent litigation initiated by licensors M&K, Gensquare LLC, and Tagivan II in Germany, the pool administrator announced today.
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Xiaomi’s IP strategy head Na Wei warns 2025 smartphone market is ‘flat’
Read more: Xiaomi’s IP strategy head Na Wei warns 2025 smartphone market is ‘flat’During a recent speech, Xiaomi’s general manager of corporate business development and IP strategy Na Wei discussed the company’s IP trajectory so far, the way she believes IP licensing should act as an invisible hand to support the sustainability of the IP system. She also attributes what is now a “flat” smartphone market to the…
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Yangtze Memory turns up heat on Micron with UK patent suit following anti-astroturfing complaint, motion to unstay U.S. case
Read more: Yangtze Memory turns up heat on Micron with UK patent suit following anti-astroturfing complaint, motion to unstay U.S. caseThe dispute between Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. and Micron is escalating.
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Trump DOJ files statement of interest effectively in support of InterDigital against Disney’s SEP-related antitrust accusations
Read more: Trump DOJ files statement of interest effectively in support of InterDigital against Disney’s SEP-related antitrust accusationsThe Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in the name of the United States of America in a Delaware case brought by Disney against InterDigital.
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