Category: Jurisdictions
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Pantech settles wave of 4G SEP disputes in ITC, Eastern District of Texas
China’s TCL, OnePlus (an Oppo affiliate), and Tinno have successfully settled their 4G SEP litigation with Pantech, while the fifth defendant – HMD – remains pending.
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10x Genomics accused of infringing sequencing patents by Caltech and exclusive licensee
10x is no stranger to enforcing its own sequencing patents, but Spatial Genomics’ District of Delaware complaint sees it on the receiving end of an infringement claim.
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Netlist, Samsung settle multi-venue patent dispute, sign five-year memory patent cross-licensing deal
Samsung will purchase 10 million shares of Netlist common stock as part of the new strategic alliance, which will also see Netlist earn $750 million in net license fees over the five-year period.
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Disney switches 4K UHD back on in Germany, but concern over VP9 SEPs lingers
Disney+ has found a workaround allowing it to reintroduce 4K Ultra High Definition features in certain devices following a second InterDigital injunction, but the solution does not address a specific High Dynamic Range quality feature, and would leave it exposed if it faced actions over other multimedia technologies that InterDigital owns.
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Federal Circuit restates eBay’s end to presumption of irreparable harm, as it vacates preliminary injunction over means-plus-function claim
Socket Solutions had obtained the injunction in district court; but that court’s claim construction was rejected on appeal.
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Bank of America & United Services Automobile Association strike cross-license agreement for AI, fintech patents
BoA has one of the largest portfolios of U.S. patents relevant to AI technologies.
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UPC keeps Merz infringement case despite earlier French filing
The UPC’s Paris LD rejected Viatris’ attempt to halt Merz’s infringement action in favor of parallel proceedings before a French national court. The ruling clarifies when earlier national proceedings prevent the UPC from continuing with an infringement action.
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Federal Circuit affirms PTAB invalidation of G+ Communications 5G patent, leaving Samsung’s damages cut intact
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling invalidating one of two 5G patents G+ Communications asserted against Samsung, closing off G+’s last chance to revive that patent.
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Peloton hit with $20.5 million jury verdict over NEC streaming patent infringement
A jury has awarded NEC $20.5 million in damages, after finding that Peloton infringed one of three asserted patents. This is a significant success for the Japanese patentee, despite losing out in a prior summary judgment and in a USPTO PTAB IPR for the remaining two patents ahead of the jury trial.