Category: Jurisdictions
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GAME OVER: UK interim license declarations are useless as Munich court threatens injunctions against pressure on SEP holders
The Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber has issued guidance that shows ZTE is winning against Samsung and UK interim license declarations are a waste of time and money.
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BREAKING: Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division enters first-ever UPC injunction relating to UK: Fujifilm v. Kodak
The Mannheim LD just entered the UPC’s first-ever injunction relating to the UK, after holding a separate hearing to discuss the implications of this.
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Transsion facing Brazilian HEVC SEP lawsuits by NEC and JVC, UPC lawsuits by NEC and Sun Patent Trust: all three are Access Advance licensors
NEC is suing Transsion in the UPC and Brazil, Sun Patent Trust only in the UPC and JVC only in Brazil (all of that based on presently known cases).
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Lenovo, Quectel join Avanci 5G as licensors; 225 million vehicles now connected through Avanci Vehicle
Lenovo and Quectel, both major implementers, have signed up to Avanci 5G Vehicle (Lenovo also Avanci 4G) as licensors, bringing the total number of licensors on the program to 60, while Avanci Vehicle has now licensed 225 million connected vehicles.
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U.S. appeals court grants Novartis short-term injunction in Entresto patent dispute with MSN: non-skilled-artisan testimony is key issue
The Federal Circuit has granted Novartis a few more days of Entresto exclusivity through a short-term injunction against MSN.
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Walkie-Talkie maker Voxer sues Amazon, Twitch over video communication patents: previously prevailed over Meta
Voxer previously settled a major patent infringement dispute over similar video communication technologies with Meta in February 2024, after being awarded damages of over $206 million.
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UK government proposes SEP measures such as rate-setting procedure, seeks input
The UK Intellectual Property Office has invited stakeholders from across the SEP ecosystem to submit views and evidence on proposed SEP measures by October 7, 2025.
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EWCA heard Pfizer, BioNTech appeal against Moderna’s COVID vaccine patent win
After losing a major ruling in the High Court of Justice in London last year, Pfizer and BioNTech asked the England & Wales Court of Appeal to overturn a decision finding a key Moderna COVID patent was valid and infringed.
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Novartis denied injunctive relief against MSN in chronic heart failure patent fight: next stop emergency motion for injunction pending appeal?
Novartis cannot block rival MSN Pharmaceuticals from launching a generic version of its chronic heart failure treatment Entresto before its patent expires in November 2026, the District of Delaware has held.
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Nokia defends against third Eastern District of Texas case in a row: no infringement; and only $2M for T-Mobile’s use of Ericsson base stations
Context: Last year, there were only two cases in the Eastern District of Texas during that entire year which plaintiffs lost. In both cases, Nokia was the defendant. On April 5, 2024, Smart Path Connections lost a jury trial over three patents and a fourth had previously been thrown out by the court on summary…