Category: Brazil
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Appeals court upholds Nokia’s Brazilian AVC SEP injunction against ASUS, throws out part of expert report with implications for Acer case
ASUS hoped to get Nokia’s Brazilian preliminary injunction lifted by an appeals court, but the PI remains in force and an expert report favoring ASUS’s cause has been deemed unreliable. That also affects a case against Acer.
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BREAKING: Chinese court determines $731M for 6-year, $600M+ for 5-year ZTE-Samsung FRAND cross-license — UK court is global outlier
The Chongqing Intermedia People’s Court ruling is consistent with those of the Munich I and Frankfurt Regional Courts, and the appellate level of the Rio de Janeiro State Court: 1.9 times (or at least >1.5 times) the UK figure.
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IP Bridge’s Geely injunction stayed in Brazil; GWM proceedings show ongoing enforcement
Preliminary injunction-related developments in Brazil’s SEP disputes have been prematurely characterized as a shift against strong enforcement. A temporary appellate measure is not a final reversal, and parallel proceedings against GWM are ongoing.
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Brazilian court enters Panasonic v. HMD PI: Via AAC pool offer was FRAND enough; UPC, German case law cited; ruling points to ip fray
Brazilian SEP case law is evolving rapidly, and the judges in Rio de Janeiro increasingly follow developments in other jurisdictions. Occasionally they do so via ip fray.
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Brazilian judge gives Snap(chat) five days to justify free-riding on Dolby’s AV1 patents: injunction looms large
The noose is tightening in Brazil with Snapchat operator Snap facing an AV1 injunction very soon unless it takes a license from Dolby or, far more likely, Access Advance.
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HMD elects not to appeal Brazilian preliminary injunction in NEC audio standard case
The Rio state court’s final judgment in the case is expected next month.
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São Paulo court grants Johnson & Johnson extraordinary emergency relief and reinstates injunction in med tech patent dispute
The President of the Private Law Section of the São Paulo Court of Justice granted extraordinary emergency relief, reinstating an injunction previously lifted on appeal in this med tech patent dispute, in a procedurally unusual intervention.
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InterDigital wins Brazilian PI against Transsion over two 5G SEPs: court-appointed expert report confirmed essentiality, FRAND compliance of offer
Merits-based Brazilian preliminary injunctions such as this one are based on an expert report, upping the ante for defendants trying to get them lifted.
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Brazilian court lets Acer FRAND case proceed against Nokia, orders expert-led licensing review
Judge Gustavo Cesar Mazutti of the 2nd Business and Arbitration Court in São Paulo issued a combined decision denying Nokia’s motion to dismiss and setting out the procedural framework for the case going forward.
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Brazilian court enters preliminary injunction against Chinese automotive group Geely: same IP Bridge 4G patent made BYD settle
Geely is also facing European infringement actions brought by Nokia and Sun Patent Trust. The simplest solution would be an Avanci Vehicle license.