Category: Jurisdictions
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UPC panel warns requesting expedited UK FRAND trials may trigger sanctions: part II of InterDigital v. Amazon coverage
This is a follow-up to our previous report on a highly instructive UPC hearing in Mannheim.
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Nokia pulls a Huawei against Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount: prepared to grant interim license
This now the second interim-license case (actually, a pair of cases) in which a SEP holder turns an implementer-filed UK FRAND action into a boomerang.
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Ultimate showdown: UPC presumes Amazon is in breach of injunction, gives until Friday to back down; meanwhile, Disney may be settling with InterDigital
Amazon reserves the right to seek damages from InterDigital if no global license is granted on UK-determined terms. The UPC’s Mannheim LD is not prepared to accept this.
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Amazon’s mistake against InterDigital was to bet on the UK instead of the U.S., ignoring the 20-80 rule and the legacy of its home district
The UPC-UK “showdown” involving Amazon and InterDigital is approaching fast. Something must give, and a settlement may be out of reach at this stage.
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InterDigital adds Western District of Texas to global patent enforcement campaign against Amazon
Following patent infringement suits filed in the UK, the Unified Patent Court, Brazil, Germany, and the District of Delaware, InterDigital has now sued Amazon in the Western District of Texas.
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Ericsson, Verizon successfully defend 5G antenna patent infringement claims
A jury in the United States District Court for the District of Eastern Texas has found that Ericsson and Verizon have not infringed five of Singaporean cable manufacturer Procomm’s 5G antenna technology patents.
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UPC summons Amazon, InterDigital to hearing on short notice: friction with UK FRAND action and language of proceedings on agenda
Amazon’s pursuit of UK court rulings bound to interfere with property rights enforceable in the territories of UPC contracting member states continues to create interjurisdictional friction.
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Novo Nordisk targets Canadian pharma giant Apotex in new oral semaglutide patent infringement suit
Novo Nordisk has sued Canada’s Apotex in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey over the alleged infringement of six patents related to its oral weightloss drug Rybelsus.
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Via Licensing Alliance Qi Wireless pool gains two new Chinese smart auto licensees
Chinese smart automotive companies Huizhou Longcheer Automotive Electronics and Huizhou Desay SV Automotive have joined Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool as licensees, building on the pool’s recent momentum, particularly across the Asia Pacific region.