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Samsung fails to end ZTE patent dispute with UK interim license: all cases carry on regardless of judicial imperialism
Read more: Samsung fails to end ZTE patent dispute with UK interim license: all cases carry on regardless of judicial imperialismContext: On Wednesday, the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) demonstrated that when it comes to standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes, the UK judiciary considers all jurisdictions equal — but itself more equal. Therefore, Samsung obtained a declaration of an entitlement to an interim license to ZTE’s SEPs, despite ZTE having offered one,…
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UK faces “end of litigation funding” if Parliament does not pass Litigation Funding Agreements bill soon, funder warns
Read more: UK faces “end of litigation funding” if Parliament does not pass Litigation Funding Agreements bill soon, funder warnsSusan Dunn, Chair of the Association of Litigation Funders and Kenny Henderson of CMS debated over whether Litigation Funding Agreements should be regulated, and the prejudice funding receives in the UK judiciary system, at the most recent LF Dealmakers Europe in London earlier this week.
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Nokia sues ASUS in India in addition to cases pending in U.S., UPC, Germany and Brazil: previously did so against Acer, Hisense
Read more: Nokia sues ASUS in India in addition to cases pending in U.S., UPC, Germany and Brazil: previously did so against Acer, HisenseNokia has recently stepped up its patent enforcement campaigns against Acer and Hisense with Indian lawsuits. Now it has done so against ASUS, too.
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Nokia’s chief litigation counsel and FSA director clash over Big Tech involvement in proposed EU SEP Regulation lobbying activities
Read more: Nokia’s chief litigation counsel and FSA director clash over Big Tech involvement in proposed EU SEP Regulation lobbying activitiesThe Fair Standards Alliance’s director Robert Pocknell has claimed Apple was not involved in the founding of his organization, which was set up in the interest of SMEs – and that SEP regulation discussions started at the European Commission way before it was founded.
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“Brain drain” in German district courts makes UPC the new “standard” in global patent enforcement campaigns, says local patent attorney
Read more: “Brain drain” in German district courts makes UPC the new “standard” in global patent enforcement campaigns, says local patent attorneyJako Eleveld of Philips and Bernhard Thum of Thum & Partner have agreed with Bardehle Pagenberg’s Tobias Wuttke that the UPC has become the “default setting” for EU patent litigation, which he noted at the 2nd Annual IP Dealmakers Europe in London yesterday.
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EWHC holds Samsung entitled to interim license from ZTE: UK courts deem themselves more equal than other jurisdictions
Read more: EWHC holds Samsung entitled to interim license from ZTE: UK courts deem themselves more equal than other jurisdictionsAs expected, the High Court of Justice for England & Wales has held that Samsung is entitled to an interim license from ZTE, but the decision raises serious issues.
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Litigation funders are “central” to class action regime, says UK Competition Appeal Tribunal chairman Hodge Malek KC
Read more: Litigation funders are “central” to class action regime, says UK Competition Appeal Tribunal chairman Hodge Malek KC“We don’t want to kill off the industry [and] we want the best for everyone, including the funders,” Mr. Malek said at the 2nd Annual LF Dealmakers Europe in London yesterday.
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French ministry, national standards bodies oppose Apple-Google front’s ETSI membership: ACT proved unreliable by gun-jumping
Read more: French ministry, national standards bodies oppose Apple-Google front’s ETSI membership: ACT proved unreliable by gun-jumpingContext: Four days ago we reported that Apple front ACT | The App Association, which would be more appropriately called ACT | The Apple Association (or, as of recent, ACT | The Apple-Google Association), jumped the gun by announcing its membership in the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) though it is actually up to ETSI’s…
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