Category: Brazil
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NEC wins Brazilian preliminary injunction against HMD based on expert report: HMD could settle through Via pool license
HMD has previously been sued in Brazil by VoiceAge EVS. Now it also has to comply with an injunction obtained by NEC.
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Hisense in trouble in Brazil as court imposes sanctions for litigation misconduct despite settlement through Access Advance pool license
The Rio de Janeiro State Court decided to pursue sanctions against Hisense regardless of a settlement after which JVC no longer asked for them.
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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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Roche’s Genentech, Organon, China’s Henlius settle major pertuzumab biosimilar litigation in U.S., UPC, NL, and Brazil (where it was most advanced)
A favorable validity decision by the Brazilian patent office and evidence preservation in the UPC contributed to this important biosimilar settlement.
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BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suits in South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines – Ericsson files third wave against Transsion
Ericsson has now sued Transsion in 11 different jurisdictions, six of which have never received any SEP infringement actions before.
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Nokia strikes Hisense license deal as TV maker prefers global patent peace over London dead end; Acer, ASUS lose important co-defendant
Unlike Hisense, Acer and ASUS make computers that are also used for recording video. Encoding claims, however, are outside the ITU FRAND scope.
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Roku takes HEVC Advance license: court filings in Brazil, UPC; UPDATE: Advance confirms both device and streaming license
A Brazilian court document and a flurry of non-public UPC filings pointed to a settlement, which was subsequently confirmed.
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Novo Nordisk suffers another loss in efforts to extend key Ozempic patent in Brazil
Brazil’s Superior Tribunal de Justiça has issued its first-ever decision on patent term adjustment, ruling that Novo Nordisk’s request to extend its Ozempic-related patent is unconstitutional because a drugmaker’s rights to a patent term cannot override society’s rights to affordable medicine.
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BREAKING: Within hours of Brazilian injunction, HEVC Advance lists Hisense as licensee
The Brazilian court gave Hisense only 48 hours to comply. and a preliminary injunction based on a report by a court-appointed expert has teeth.
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Brazilian PIs and bad-faith litigation sanctions hit Hisense; newly discovered European video lawsuits against Hisense, Disney, Rakuten, DAZN
Preliminary injunctions, a fine for bad-faith litigation, multiple new video patent lawsuits in the Unified Patent Court and Munich I Regional Court: the heat is on.