Category: Jurisdictions
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Simultaneous Great Wall Motor settlements suggest Avanci license: who are the other 6 licensees among China’s top 10 car exporters?
IP Bridge and Sun Patent Trust withdrew their Brazilian cases against GWM on the same day. Previously, Geely and BYD settled. We’ve looked into who the other Chinese Avanci licensees might be.
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Apple sued by BASF spin-off over face recognition tech in Western District of Texas
Plaintiff trinamiX was established by BASF to commercialize discoveries around advanced sensing, including optical skin recognition.
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EPO Enlarged Board limits mandatory description amendments in G 1/25
The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has ruled that amended claims do not automatically require corresponding changes to the description, while reinforcing the description’s role in claim interpretation.
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From portfolio growth to commercial value: the next stage of Türkiye’s patent growth
Following the 31% rise in Türkiye’s domestic patent filings, we analyze the shift from portfolio growth toward commercially valuable patents, the limits on international filings, and the country’s emerging SEP capabilities with Vestel IP head Kemal Aygör.
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Accord slapped with injunction in Munich after invalidity losses in EPO, German Federal Patent Court
The Munich I Regional Court has found that Accord infringed TOWA’s dabigatran etexilate patent, issuing an injunction against the company. Dabigatran etexilate is an oral anticoagulant medicine that stops blood clots from forming, preventing strokes, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism, among other things.
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MediaTek targeted in PAE suit over DRAM and NAND patents originally assigned to SK hynix
Several of the asserted patents are relevant to the JEDEC DDR3 SDRAM standard.
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Nokia inks new patent licensing deals with Chinese TV makers
In a blog post today, the Head of Nokia’s Consumer Electronics licensing program, Philippe Lanet, said the agreements cover the use of Nokia’s technologies in their video-enabled devices.
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Federal Circuit issues revised opinion in LG case over TV patents – but damages decision remains untouched
The appeals court had originally issued its opinion in Constellation Designs v. LG Electronics back in April.
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Judge Alan D. Albright, known for transforming Texas’ Western District into a patent litigation hotspot, returns to private practice
Judge Albright has joined the IP litigation team at A&O Shearman’s Austin, Texas office.
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UPC Dusseldorf grants surgical tool maker patent injunction, includes UK
Aesculap has won a UPC ruling against Bojin’s EU authorized representative over a surgical tool patent, but the court held the representative liable only as an intermediary, not as an infringer.