Category: Jurisdictions
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Brazilian court-appointed expert finds Skyworthâs TVs infringe IP Bridge patent, rules it essential to AVC standard
A court-appointed expert yesterday issued a report finding a patent asserted by Japanâs IP Bridge against Chinaâs Skyworth in the Rio de Janeiro State Court is being infringed by the latterâs television sets and receivers, and is essential to the H.264/AVC standard.
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ETSIâs ânew chapterâ involves broader technological footprint, stronger global engagement
âOur collaboration with the European Commission is deeper than ever,â ETSIâs director-general Jan Ellsberger also announced recently.
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Malikie Innovations dismisses Hyundai suit, pointing to probable Avanci Wi-Fi 6 license
Earlier, Avanci announced the signing of three as-yet-undisclosed automotive companies as licensees to its Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program.
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Daiichi Sankyo loses six CNIPA administrative patent-linkage cases over mirogabalin formulation patentsÂ
Daiichi Sankyo has now lost six Chinese patent-linkage cases over generic mirogabalin after the CNIPA found two dosage strengths outside three formulation patents. The rulings show the growing importance of CNIPAâs administrative route for resolving patent disputes before generic launch.
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Skysong sues Fortinet, CrowdStrike at UPC over shared AI vulnerability-scoring patent
The Arizona State University patent-licensing arm filed both cases on the same day, pulling the operators of the widely used Exploit Prediction Scoring System into the Fortinet suit and using CrowdStrikeâs EU cloud plans to add threatened-infringement claims, as its parallel Texas cases near trial.
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UPC Munich LD grants DivX injunction against Netflix streaming software, departing from EPO Opposition Division’s preliminary view
The Munich LD’s second panel upheld DivX’s patent as granted and enjoined Netflix’s streaming software across 18 UPC countries.
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AST-sold patents on the loose again as Samsung faces Texas DRAM complaint
A number of U.S. lawsuits have been filed in recent months involving patents sold to PAEs under AST’s “catch-and-release” model.
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InterDigital brings damages claim against Disney in Germany, building additional pressure to take license
Multiple injunctions have not yet persuaded Disney to take a video patent license from InterDigital, but the streamer is now facing an increasingly diversified enforcement strategy.
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Delhi High Court upholds refusal of injunction against Xiaomi, holds nine-year delay is by itself sufficient to deny interim relief
The Delhi HC Division Bench has dismissed Conqueror Innovations’ appeal against Xiaomi, holding that a nine-year delay in suing is by itself sufficient to refuse an interim injunction, and that the appellants’ new claim construction contradicted their own pleadings.
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UPC Munich LD will assess implementer willingness ahead of FRAND license disclosure in InterDigital v. TCL
The UPCâs Munich LD has declined to order InterDigital to disclose comparable license agreements while TCLâs willingness to take a FRAND license remains disputed, potentially allowing the court to resolve the FRAND defense without examining those agreements.