Category: Jurisdictions
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Toyota found to be licensed to AutoConnect patents by previous Spangenberg deal; grant of summary judgment recommended
Eastern District of Texas Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne found that AutoConnect Holdings’ short-lived transfer of patents to an IPwe-linked company encumbered them.
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AT&T and Verizon accused of infringing former ZTE patents in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff Eight Deer Ventures LLC acquired the patents-in-suit from the Chinese tech giant in 2022 and 2023.
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China’s top court revives Maxeon BC solar patent in a rare patent validity reversal
A $238 million settlement ended Maxeon and Aiko’s European patent war—but not a Chinese validity fight affecting the same back-contact solar patent portfolio. China’s top court has now delivered Maxeon a rare reversal.
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Federal Circuit upholds decision to throw out $107.5M patent infringement verdict against AstraZeneca
The precedential decision, confirming the invalidation of two of Pfizer subsidiary Wyeth’s cancer drug-related patents, held that the plaintiff not only failed to rebut evidence on certain issues, but its own experts agreed against it.
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Gallium nitride patent suit docket stacks up in the U.S.
Semiconductor tech maker Wolfspeed has filed a gallium nitride-related patent complaint against rival Navitas Semiconductor over the alleged infringement of five of its patents.
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Lenovo and China Telecom join Avanci EV Charger program as licensors; Japanese licensee signs up
It’s a continuation of a theme for the pool operator, which has seen a boom in the number of Asian companies joining its programs in recent months.
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FIFA hospitality provider hit by District of Delaware patent suit as World Cup reaches final stages
The timely complaint targets On Location’s online platform selling match hospitality packages.
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UPC Munich LD revokes Promosome’s mRNA patent, dismisses infringement claims against BioNTech, Pfizer over Comirnaty
The UPC’s Munich LD revoked Promosome’s mRNA patent as invalid over prior art and found no infringement by BioNTech and Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine, ending the dispute.
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Ericsson wins first-ever African SEP injunction in Morocco: Casablanca Trade Court enjoins Transsion over four 4G/5G patents
A Moroccon media outlet reports that Ericsson has been granted injunctive relief against Transsion in the North African country. This is the first African SEP injunction in history.
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American Express prevails as plaintiff’s second amended complaint dismissed with prejudice: “No basis to reach a different result”
Loyal-T Systems LLC did not sufficiently improve or change the arguments it put forth, leaving a Federal Circuit appeal its only remaining option.