Category: Jurisdictions
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First-ever UPC Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction, U.S. court denies PI against Brazilian SEP enforcement: InterDigital v. Disney
This may even be the first anti-antisuit injunction ever to have been granted by a court based in the city of Mannheim, Germany.
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ZTE moves for dismissal of Samsung’s California FRAND contract and antitrust action; filing reveals Samsung is seeking interim license in UK
ZTE has responded to Samsung’s SEP-related contract and antitrust complaint in the Northern District of California with a motion to dismiss.
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EXCLUSIVE: SEP enforcement against Chinese car maker BYD reaches Unified Patent Court’s The Hague Local Division
After two SEP enforcement lawsuits against Chinese automaker BYD in Munich, Sol IP added one in Mannheim and is now suing in the UPC’s The Hague Local Division, too.
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Netflix aspires to become Broadcom’s Vietnam, amends second U.S. countersuit with two more patents
Not only has Netflix been defending against Broadcom’s cross-jurisdictional patent assertions for more than five years, but it’s now stepping up its retaliation.
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Top Chinese court declines to transfer Huawei v. MediaTek SEP cases to Beijing or to separate claims against different defendants
MediaTek unsuccessfully appealed: its jurisdictional challenge to Huawei’s SEP enforcement actions in China has failed definitively.
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TCL, Panasonic expand participation in Via Licensing Alliance ATSC 3.0 patent pool, Korea Electronics Technology Institute brand new member
Via LA today welcomed TCL, already a long-term licensee, as a licensor, after Panasonic and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute also joined the pool as a licensee and licensor, respectively, earlier this month.
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New study: Huawei leads WiFi 7 SEP ownership, Ericsson sole European patentee
A report on WiFi 7 SEP ownership published by GreyB today has found European patentees lag way behind those in Mainland China and the U.S., with Ericsson being the only patentee mentioned from the region.
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UPC Dusseldorf issues first decision on second medical use, hands win to Amgen in cholesterol patent dispute against Sanofi
The Dusseldorf Local Division has clarified how the UPC deals with second medical use in patent infringement proceedings, including considering the extent or significance of the allegedly infringing use, and whether an entity is “positively” or “negatively” influencing a market by encouraging infringement, or preventing a product from being used for patented use.
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Speakers now live: IP Dealmakers Europe + LF Dealmakers Europe (London, June 23-25)
The events, for which ip fray is an official media partner, will feature keynotes from Hodge Malek KC, chairman of the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, and Tudor Brown, co-founder of British semiconductor firm ARM.
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Nintendo’s Japanese patent lawsuit against Pocketpair produces only losers, annoys consumers: game rules are wrong subject matter
Context: In January 2024, a small Japanese game maker named Pocketpair released Palworld, a game that literally became an overnight success of enormous proportions. It was described by some as “Pokémon with guns,” and Pokémon is Nintendo’s (and a joint venture name The Pokémon Company’s) crown jewel, besides Super Mario. That same month, the IP…