Category: Jurisdictions
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UK court finds Samsung patent asserted against ZTE valid; essentiality was conceded
Samsung has technically prevailed on a 5G patent, though ZTE can appeal the decision. Its last successful SEP assertion was against Apple in 2013 and resulted in a presidential veto.
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Part-win for Philips in Delaware 3G patent fight: Quectel infringes one of four asserted patents
A jury in the District of Delaware has said that Quectelâs cellular communication modules infringe only one of two remaining asserted patents from an enforcement campaign Philips started in December 2020. Quectel must pay over $3 million in damages to Philips, the jury has also found.
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Shoals wins $96M North Carolina jury verdict for infringement of solar patents subject to prosecution bar stipulation
In a related case before the USITC, the parties had stipulated to a bar on Shoals’ ITC counsel prosecuting new patent applications.
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Malikie, Xiaomi settle UPC patent case in Mannheim
Malikie Innovations and Xiaomi have withdrawn their UPC infringement and revocation claims in Mannheim by mutual consent, suggesting they have settled this part of their global patent fight.
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BREAKING: Celerity loses Texas trial against U.S. carriers over three patents: win for Nokia, Ericsson
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile successfully defended themselves, with help from intervenors Nokia and Ericsson, against three Celerity patents.
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Lupin granted win against Vertex in Delaware over cystic fibrosis drug patents
Lupinâs generic version of Vertexâs cystic fibrosis treatment Kalydeco does not infringe the latterâs patents, Judge Stephanos Bibas of the Third Circuit has ruled.
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Wilus opens new front against TP-Link with California complaint over Wi-Fi SEPs; Sisvel license would resolve disputes
Research and licensing firm Wilus sued networking equipment maker TP-Link in the Eastern District of Texas in April.
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UPC Hamburg finds HMD unwilling after rejecting pool route for bilateral licensing
The UPCâs Hamburg Local Division held that a FRAND-compliant pool offer can satisfy a SEP holderâs obligations under Huawei v. ZTE, while setting conditions for when an implementer may insist on bilateral licensing.
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Guardant Health ordered to pay TwinStrand Biosciences and University of Washington $245M in Delaware dispute over DNA sequencing patents
The co-plaintiffs were originally awarded $83.4 million by a District of Delaware jury in November 2023.
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Former USPTO deputy director Coke Stewart on C4IP President appointment
âThere is a concern that the pendulum is swinging back and forth from one director to another, or one administration to another. While there isnât an agreement on what the reforms should be, there is consensus that the changes need to be permanent, and I can better do that from the outside,â Ms. Stewart told…