Category: Jurisdictions
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PTAB invalidates Trina Solar’s TOPCon patents, ending parallel U.S. proceedings against Canadian Solar
The PTAB invalidated all claims of two TOPCon patents asserted by Trina Solar against Canadian Solar. The rulings effectively halt the parallel U.S. proceedings, leaving appeal as the only path forward.
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Human lives at stake: Munich court warns against chilling effect of excessive prior art eligibility as rivaroxaban dispute heads into final round
All other Munich landmark rulings related to access to injunctive relief, be it about SEPs, the invalidity defense to PIs, or anti-antisuit relief in different forms. The latest one is about patients more so than patents.
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Texas jury finds SAP infringed Cyandia patents, sets stage for post-verdict fights over $17M-51M+ damages and injunction
A Marshall, Texas jury found that SAP willfully infringed two Cyandia patents covering channel grid technology and awarded a running royalty for past damages.
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Brazilian court enters Panasonic v. HMD PI: Via AAC pool offer was FRAND enough; UPC, German case law cited; ruling points to ip fray
Brazilian SEP case law is evolving rapidly, and the judges in Rio de Janeiro increasingly follow developments in other jurisdictions. Occasionally they do so via ip fray.
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Federal Circuit revives Teva’s $177M (potentially $530M) damages verdict against Eli Lilly over Emgality headache drug
A $177M jury verdict, potentially tripled for willfulness, has been reinstated, and the standards for written description and enablement for genus-related patents have been clarified.
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For indirect infringement, the other component need not actually exist, says UPC Dusseldorf LD in filter cartridge case
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD ruled that a filter cartridge can indirectly infringe a patent even if the complementary funnel is not yet on the market. It also clarified patent exhaustion.
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Video streamers back Tesla against InterDigital, Avanci, as UKSC gears up for end of April pool rate determination hearing
The UK Supreme Court is due to hear Tesla’s pool rate determination case against InterDigital and Avanci from April 27 to April 29. Today, it added The Fair Standards Alliance, ACT | The App Association, The Motion Picture Association, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, and the International Center for Law & Economics as intervenors…
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Brazilian judge gives Snap(chat) five days to justify free-riding on Dolby’s AV1 patents: injunction looms large
The noose is tightening in Brazil with Snapchat operator Snap facing an AV1 injunction very soon unless it takes a license from Dolby or, far more likely, Access Advance.
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BREAKING: Multi-brand truck maker PACCAR apparently took Avanci license — Acer’s Munich case withdrawn on eve of trial
Most likely, PACCAR resolved the disputes with Acer and Longhorn through an Avanci pool license.