Category: Jurisdictions
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UK appeals court to hear Lenovo’s demand for forcible interim license from Ericsson starting on Tuesday: will imperialism or sanity prevail?
Starting Tuesday, the England and Wales Court of Appeal will hear Lenovo’s appeal of the denial of a forcible interim license from Ericsson. International comity is at stake.
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Samsung’s antitrust attack on ZTE over SEP licensing confirmed; ZTE won Brazilian preliminary injunction last month
As we suspected, it was Samsung who brought a German standalone SEP-related antitrust action against ZTE in Frankfurt. We’ve also discovered a January 23 Brazilian preliminary injunction that ZTE obtained.
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Implementer suing Chinese cellular SEP holder in Frankfurt, Germany in pursuit of FRAND licensing terms: parties unknown, could be Samsung v. ZTE
Context: Standard-essential patent (SEP) litigation is a field that sparks extraordinary creativity. The proposed EU SEP Regulation has been withdrawn (February 11, 2025 ip fray article), but some implementers of standards have recently placed bets on judicial help from the UK (February 11, 2025 ip fray article). What’s new: An unknown implementer is suing an…
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DivX strikes license deal with Hisense owing exclusively to Brazilian patent enforcement
DivX enforced its patents against Hisense only in Brazil and won the first Brazilian patent PI based on a court-appointed expert’s assessment of the technical merits.
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After 15+ years without license, Amazon bets on UK court forcing Nokia to grant interim license in May or June, but some claims are not FRAND-encumbered
Amazon hopes that a UK interim license will be granted in a few months’ time and thwart Nokia’s patent enforcement on a worldwide basis.
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Nokia wins first-ever Germany-wide patent injunction against Amazon Prime Video streaming service after three wins over Amazon devices
Context: Nokia has already won three patent rulings relating to Amazon streaming devices like the Fire TV Stick. A Germany-wide permanent injunction that the Munich I Regional Court ordered last year (September 20, 2024 ip fray article) has been enforced for a few months now. Shortly before the end of the year, Administrative Law Judge…
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New SEP lawsuits filed against Xiaomi over ASUSTeK patents in Munich: sources
Xiaomi is being sued over ASUSTeK patents in the Munich I Regional Court and possibly other venues, too.
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InterDigital sues Disney (including its Hulu and ESPN subsidiaries) in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over multimedia patents
InterDigital. one of the leading standard-essential patent holders, is enforcing its rights against Disney and its Hulu and ESPN subsidiaries in the latest streaming patent litigation campaign.
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Interim license imperialism: Lord Justice Arnold becomes a threat to UK relations with the United States, Europe, other countries and regions
Context: Just a week ago, we raised concerns over Lord Justice Richard Arnold’s decision to expedite Lenovo’s appeal of the denial of an interim license from Ericsson and warned that an exceedingly expansive application of that instrument could provoke a World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint by the European Union (January 26, 2025 ip fray article)….
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EU Commission may have to bring WTO complaint against UK: appeals court says Lenovo may get interim license from Ericsson, schedules urgent hearing for February 18
An order by the England & Wales Court of Appeal says Lenovo has “real prospects” of securing a interim license against Ericsson, which could give rise to an EU-UK trade dispute.