Category: Jurisdictions
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Eastern District of Munich: Onesta sues BMW in Munich I Regional Court over two U.S. and one European former AMD patents
Onesta has filed an unprecedented action in the Munich I Regional Court, asserting two U.S. patents and one European patent against BMW, pushing for an extension of the practical reach of the so-called “long-arm jurisdiction”.
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U.S. licensing firm Adeia bags key win in Canadian patent infringement dispute against Vidéotron
The Federal Court of Canada has found Vidéotron infringed two of U.S. patent licensing firm Adeia’s four asserted patents, issuing an injunction, but has invalidated the two remaining patents.
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UK appeals court starts to realize Samsung’s interim-license declaration against ZTE lacks objective justification and necessity
Samsung’s counsel was unable to explain to the England & Wales Court of Appeal why his client needed a UK interim license declaration when ZTE already offered one.
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the billion-dollar AI lawyer with a passion for patent litigation
In an exclusive interview with ip fray, Justin Nelson of Susman Godfrey discussed some of the biggest cases in his career, how Susman Godfrey finds and trains its lawyers, the difference (and cross-overs) between patent and copyright litigation, and how he decides on whether to take up a case or not.
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‘AI copyright litigation is as technical as patent litigation’: an interview with leading IP litigator Justin Nelson
Susman Godfrey’s Justin Nelson, first-chair trial counsel for a class of copyright holders in a $1.5 billion action against Claude AI maker Anthropic, sat down with ip fray to discuss his work in patent litigation, the technical cross-over between copyright and patent cases, and the Unified Patent Court’s growing role in cross-border disputes.
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Munich I Regional Court’s written reasons for multi-country pharma PI: out-of-district defendants can be sued, German procedures apply
The Munich I Regional Court’s headnotes are highly instructive and make the court an attractive forum for cross-border injunctions.
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Amid transatlantic patent dispute with SAP, Celonis achieves spectacular revival of U.S. antitrust complaint (reminiscent of FTC v. Meta)
Rarely can a U.S. antitrust plaintiff revive a dismissed complaint the way Celonis just achieved against SAP. The two are embroiled in a patent dispute in the U.S. and Europe.
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Nokia signs new patent licensing agreement with pay-TV provider Starz
The deal marks Nokia’s sixth licensing agreement in the video technology patent space this year.
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ZTE, Samsung apparently finalizing global patent settlement as Munich court canceled today’s SEP trial on short notice
The last-minute cancelation of today’s ZTE v. Samsung SEP trial in Munich strongly suggests that a settlement has been reached in principle and the parties are now just finalizing the details.
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Optis files fresh communications SEP suit against OPPO in Delhi High Court: details revealed
Licensing firm Optis has asserted five of its 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE), and 5G SEPs against OPPO in India’s Delhi High Court, and an initial hearing for pro tem arguments is scheduled for January 9, 2026.