Category: Jurisdictions
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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.
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Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRs
The Trump II USPTO’s discretionary decisions program is now the subject of no fewer than four petitions for writ of certiorari before SCOTUS.
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Could the UK Supreme Courtâs Avanci ruling affect SEP holders outside the pool?
The UK Supreme Courtâs Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decision did not determine the merits, but opens the door to broader questions about the relationship between patent pool licensing and FRAND obligations.
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Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revoked
Non-practicing entities increasingly find Xiaomi to be a hard target. Advanced Standard Communication’s patents are under major invalidation pressure, resulting in the cancelation of a Munich trial and a bunch of Chinese revocation rulings.
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Brazilian appeals court rejects Edwards Lifesciencesâ trade dress claims against Merilâs heart valve, upholds first-instance ruling
A SĂŁo Paulo appeals court has denied Edwards Lifesciencesâ bid to stop Merilâs MyVal heart valve on trade dress grounds, upholding a trial courtâs full rejection of the claims.
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Longhorn IP unit and Samsung sign 5G SEP licensing deal as U.S. litigation against Lenovo continues
Dido Wireless Innovations LLC is monetizing a portfolio of 5G SEPs acquired from Shanghai Langbo Communication Technology.
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U.S. Supreme Court again called upon to examine “settled expectations” basis for USPTO discretionary denials
Kahoot has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking SCOTUS to review settled expectations denials, following a similar petition filed by Google earlier this year.
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âThe future of medicine and diagnosticsâ: behind the patent enforcement strategy of biotech tools company SeerÂ
Seerâs VP of Legal, George Fox, discusses the challenges that its patent portfolio has recently overcome, and the enforcement campaign it has launched in the U.S.Â
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Magistrate judge recommends Amazon lose standing fight against Edge Networking despite Cisco, Intel inventor agreements
A federal magistrate judge has recommended rejecting Amazonâs bid to end Edge Networkingâs patent suit over ownership questions tied to Cisco and Intel inventor agreements, citing the bona fide purchaser doctrine.
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Snap under pressure as ETRI files U.S. complaint, joins fellow VDP licensors in expanding the social media company’s SEP docket
ETRI and Kyung Hee University join Dolby and others in taking action against Snap’s alleged infringement of video SEPs.