Author: Florian Mueller
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BREAKING: UPC Dusseldorf LD gets second panel: Dr. Bérénice Thom will preside over it
What we deduced from juidicial appointments in December has been confirmed.
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BREAKING: Munich court bans Renault’s sales of Clio, Mégane cars over Broadcom Ethernet SEP: final demand was within FRAND range; recall and destruction
The next SEP injunction from Munich is about wired (not wireless) communications.
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UPC CoA to hold two key long-arm hearings in March: wide spectrum from restrictive read of Mannheim ruling to expansive Paris LD take
Long-arm jurisdiction will take some further clarification by the Court of Appeal. Presently, the Paris LD has the most expansive view, but is under appeal, and the Mannheim LD may (or may not!) have the most restrictive stance.
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Amazon no longer defends cloud customers against video patent infringement claims, arguing it would otherwise have to raise prices
The world’s largest cloud provider offers various multimedia-specific services to its customers. It blames its new liability disclaimer on video patent holders’ royalty demands.
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Huawei first SEP holder to get UK interim-license ruling: TP-Link to make non-refundable, upwards-adjustable $12M payment; plus refundable payment on top; no escrow
So far it used to be the implementers, or net licensees, who sought UK interim-license declarations. Huawei v. TP-Link is different. Almost historic.
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Amazon brings second UPC appeal against InterDigital in interim-license context; both appeals likely to be heard together on May 28
Amazon is one of the world’s largest corporations and has a huge litigation budget.
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ZTE defeats Samsung again as Brazilian appeals court reinstates 5G injunction, declines to give Samsung “free pass to infringe” and hold out
ZTE’s impressive winning streak continues, and Samsung now has to give serious consideration to a settlement as the noose is tightening.
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UK judge adamant about ensuring that InterDigital’s UPC injunction won’t prevent Amazon from obtaining post-trial FRAND ruling
InterDigital is being pressured not to seek relief in the UPC against a UK global FRAND ruling, and apparently bowing to the pressure. What will the UPC do now?
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Beko, Arçelik have no FRAND case against Dolby (for multiple reasons): UPC Dusseldorf LD hearing
The Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division is hearing Dolby v. Beko & Arçelik today. Not only is there no FRAND pledge but there is no abuse of a dominant market position at any rate.
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U.S. government consultation: some stakeholders want UK on watch list for interim licenses, others attack UPC and Germany over SEP injunctions
Interjurisdictional tensions are rising due to some countries, particularly the UK, pursuing their imperial FRAND rate-setting dreams.