Category: Germany
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Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar files first U.S. patent infringement complaint
The lawsuit comes against the backdrop of an increasingly litigious solar panel patent market.
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First antisuit injunction attack on UPC: Netgear asks U.S. district court for ASI against or interim license from Huawei; fears AASI
In the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Netgear has filed a motoion for an antisuit injunction or, as a fallback, interim license against Huawei.
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Munich appeals court rejects German approach to standard-essential patents, tends to pave way for next ECJ ruling on FRAND
The Munich appeals court rejects a FRAND framework under which practically every implementer of a standard gets enjoined, often over petty behavioral details.
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Patent enforcement against LEDs used in automotive lighting launched in UPC and Munich court: Nichia v. Endrich (Dominant Opto partner)
Nichia, a Japanese company with a significant record in the enforcement of LED patents against rivals, has launched a new campaign in the Unified Patent Court and the Munich I Regional Court.
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Panasonic settles SEP disputes with Xiaomi, OPPO; UK interim license made major impact, FRAND determination could have been influential
The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has stayed next week’s FRAND trial(s) in Panasonic v. Xiaomi and Panasonic v. OPPO further to settlememts.
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InterDigital-Lenovo lawsuits dropped in favor of binding FRAND arbitration to set royalty rates
After various court rulings in the UK and Germany, InterDigital and Lenovo have now agreed to withdraw their lawsuits and settle their SEP dispute through binding arbitration.
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Xiaomi defeats Panasonic in UK, wins interim-license declaration that renders UPC, German proceedings waste of time and money
Xiaomi has won an unprecedented declaration of an interim license from the England & Wales Court of Appeal, practically disposing of Panasonic’s UPC and German infringement proceedings against Xiaomi.
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UK appeals court not amused: Panasonic risks appellate loss to Xiaomi or antisuit injunction plus sanctions in case of AASI
By first agreeing to have FRAND rates set by the English courts and subsequently preferring to seek leverage from UPC and German SEP injunctions, Panasonic may have outmaneuvered itself.
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New Huawei v. Netgear filings discovered in Munich and UPC interim conference to take place next week: WiFi 6 SEPs
Huawei has concluded many WiFi 6 licenses without litigation, and has recently settled disputes with Amazon and German router maker AVM. Netgear is facing six WiFi 6 SEP assertions in the UPC and German national courts.