Category: Jurisdictions
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Federal Circuit applies Third Circuit law to vacate District of Delaware’s waiver of preliminary injunction bond
The district court made the rare decision to waive Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s requirement to post a bond after granting it a preliminary injunction against Hetero Labs’ generic competitor.
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Adeia sues Disney-controlled Fubo over media streaming patents
Adeia has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Disney-controlled streaming platform Fubo in the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of four media technology patents. The dispute raises questions about the scope of patent license coverage within corporate groups, as Adeia maintains that Disney’s existing license does not extend to Fubo.
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Touchstream Technologies targets Samsung while $339M Google verdict remains in limbo
Touchstream has also sued TCL in the Eastern District of Texas recently, asserting some of the same patents at the center of the multimillion-dollar Western District of Texas
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ASUS and Lenovo settle global SEP dispute
The two companies had been engaged in a multi-jurisdictional struggle over SEPs and non-SEPs that included action at the UPC, the ITC, and in the German and U.S. courts.
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Apple IPR petitions discretionarily denied due to differing constructions at PTAB and district court
Apple “tells a different story” in district court litigation compared to its claim construction position at the PTAB, according to USPTO Director John A. Squires.
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Finesse Wireless cert petition, snuffs out $166M verdict against AT&T
After an Eastern District of Texas jury awarded substantial damages to Finesse in 2023, AT&T and intervenor Nokia successfully appealed to the Federal Circuit.
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SIM IP launches IoT patent campaign against Samsung with parallel UPC, Munich lawsuits
SIM IP has launched its first IoT patent enforcement campaign, suing Samsung and SmartThings in both the UPC and a Munich court over foundational monitoring technology.
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China’s top court extends stronger automotive IP enforcement to special-purpose vehicles in Zoomlion v. Chengli patent case
China’s Supreme People’s Court has ordered Chengli to pay Zoomlion over $3.5 million in damages. While the award is modest compared with the largest EV battery or chassis disputes, it has been described as the largest known patent damages award in China’s special-purpose vehicle sector.
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ITC grants Shoals import ban against Voltage over solar patent infringement, decision to be reviewed by White House
The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed a final determination that electrical infrastructure manufacturing company Voltage infringed rival Shoals’ patents on photovoltaic trunk bus cable assemblies, issuing a limited exclusion order that now heads to the White House for a 60-day review.
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FTC urges Fourth Circuit to reverse summary judgment for Johnson & Johnson in Stelara antitrust suit: ‘specific intent not required to prove monopolization’
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has told the Fourth Circuit that a Virginia court wrongly required proof of specific intent before CareFirst’s Stelara biosimilar-patent monopoly claims against Johnson & Johnson could proceed.