Category: Jurisdictions
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UPC docket distribution is âharmfulâ and âunderminingâ or a ânon-concernâ? European patent attorneys strongly divided
A letter by the European Patent Lawyers Association reveals that most non-German European patent attorneys believe that the current state of the Unified Patent Courtâs (UPC’s) case distribution (currently very German-heavy) is a huge concern and implore the UPC to change its system. Germans, on the other hand, are strongly against intervention.
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Optis asks Judge Gilstrap for re-re-retrial against Apple â preferably with JMOL on infringement â after recent adverse verdict
Optis is trying a new tack as its looks to revive its damages claim against Apple.
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Malikie, Key Patent Innovations launch wave of multi-patent infringement suits targeting seven companies in U.S., including Hisense, NTT
Non-practising entity Key Patent Innovations and its subsidiaries Malikie Innovations and Valtrus have launched a patent infringement campaign asserting multimedia and datacenter-related patents against seven different companies, including Hisense and NTT Global Data, in the Eastern District of Texas and Northern District of Illinois.
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Licensorâs breach of patent license agreement: Delaware Supreme Court enhances LGâs win over Intellectual Ventures
A Delaware ruling shows how suing a licenseeâs customers can create upstream liability through indemnificationâand how licensing structures may limit exposure through liability caps.
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Federal Circuit revisits standing under U.S. Constitutionâs Article III in post-grant appeals
The Federal Circuit dismissed ironSourceâs appeal of a PTAB post-grant review, ruling it lacked standing. The court said potential infringement exposure under substitute claims falls short of a concrete âinjury in factâ.
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Northern Ireland’s special status at issue in new UPC long-arm ruling; plus, a strategy for substantiating imminent infringement
The dispute between Dyson and Dreame continues to give the Unified Patent Court, at both levels, opportunities to provide important clarifications, particularly on long-arm jurisdiction.
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UPCâs first Brazilian plaintiff wins PI in parallel Munich proceedings
Brazilian implant manufacturer Silimed, which filed the Unified Patent Courtâs first Brazilian complaint last month, has won a preliminary injunction against its rival Polytech in the Munich Regional Court in parallel proceedings.
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PTAB abused discretion by staying reexamination that favored patentee, Proxense tells Federal Circuit
Licensing firm Proxense has appealed a PTAB decision to stay a reexamination that was on the verge of finding patentability and instead found such findings to be moot, allegedly breaching the APA.
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TikTok gets Tianma treatment from USPTO Director Squires: seven IPR institutions vacated
Squires has now halted another set of IPRs on the basis that petitioner TikTok failed to establish whether a foreign government is a real party in interest.