Category: Jurisdictions
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Munich court sets low bond (€1 million for phones, €3 million for tablets and PCs) for InterDigital v. Lenovo SEP injunction
The Munich I Regional Court has confirmed that InterDigital obtained a German patent injunction against Lenovo.
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Federal Circuit effectively discourages patentees from availing themselves of pseudo-judicial Amazon procedure named APEX
Amazon’s Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) may fall out of favor with patent holders as a means of exerting pressure on an alleged infringer, as the Federal Circuit allows bring declaratory-judgment actions in the latter’s home state.
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Federal Circuit Judge Dyk on claim construction: apple on tree is not “secured” to ground through stem, trunk, roots
The assertion of a camera-related patent against a video conferencing company has raised an interesting claim construction question relating to the word “secured” (or “attached”).
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Patent licensing firm’s lawsuits against Apple, Google in UPC, Munich make strange bedfellows among outside counsel
The fiercest rivalry in German patent litigation history results in an apparently unprecedented joint defense alliance.
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DivX wins preliminary injunction in Brazil against Hisense/Toshiba over HEVC-related patent
DivX has obtained a Brazilian preliminary injunction against HiSense, its Toshiba subsidiary and local manufacturer and distributor Multi over a HEVC-essential patent.
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Judge Alan D. Albright has already participated in various Federal Circuit hearings and decisions
Context: Temporarily, more patent infringement cases were filed with the Waco division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas as patentees flocked to that court to put their cases in front of Judge Alan D. Albright, a former patent litigator who promised to take patent cases to trial rather swiftly.…
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Apple’s opening brief in appeal of Watch case places emphasis on ITC’s domestic industry requirement
Apple has filed its opening brief in the appeal of the Apple Watch import ban ordered by the USITC in October 2023.
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If you recently bought an Apple Watch in the U.S., you’ll likely get pulse oximetry for free, provided that Apple’s appeal succeeds
Apple can install all Watch models into the U.S. market and sell them there because Masimo’s import ban over a pulse oximetry
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Supreme Court asked to clarify PTAB invalidation decisions have preclusive effect even if being appealed
The Federal Circuit apparently believes that its own affirmance of a PTAB invalidity finding has preclusive effect (even if the losing side could still petition for rehearing or certiorari), while a final PTAB decision does not.
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Federal Circuit reinstates Apple Watch ban because Apple can sell version without pulse oximetry: what’s next?
The Federal Circuit has reinstated the Apple Watch import and sales ban as of tomorrow, but apparently didn’t weigh the merits of the appeal and focused on the fact Apple has obtained clearance of a workaround version without pulse oximetry.