Category: United Kingdom
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‘I had to grab the bull by the horns,’ says Lucy Wojcik, Chief IP Counsel, on transforming Ocado’s IP team
In an interview with ip fray during IP Dealmakers Europe last month, Ms. Wojcik discussed transforming Ocado’s non-existent IP team into an eight-strong unit, behind the scenes of the historical AutoStore dispute, which at one point had over 100 counsel working on the cases across six jurisdictions, and C-suite communication.
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UK court gives significant weight to Nokia offer in interim-payment ruling against Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount
The High Court of Justice for England & Wales has set confidential interim payments pending a November 2026 RAND trial, giving significant weight to Nokia’s prior lump-sum offer and noting that rejection of the streamers’ valuation model could result in a step change worth tens of millions of dollars.
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Soon Lord Justice Meade: famous High Court judge gets promoted to Court of Appeal of England and Wales, as does Justice Fancourt
A former patent litigator and FRAND-focused High Court judge, Mr (soon Lord) Justice Meade is well-known in the SEP and wider patent ecosystem.
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InterDigital-Amazon binding arbitration agreement was reached shortly after UPC CoA hearing: last signature on May 31
Nokia’s appellate win over Acer and ASUS strengthened, but the UPC CoA weakened, InterDigital’s position vis-à-vis Amazon.
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BREAKING: InterDigital and Amazon will determine video patent licensing terms through arbitration
The parties have agreed to withdraw all infringement and (F)RAND litigation in favor of binding arbitration.
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UPC Court of Appeal says interference through UK interim licenses will not be tolerated: Amazon on losing track against InterDigital, but limited scope
The UPC CoA is inclined to throw out Amazon’s appeal against InterDigital’s anti-interference injunction and is sending out a strong message to judicial imperialists in the UK. The UPC is fully prepared to defend its jurisdiction.
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UK judge makes thinly-veiled antisuit threat against UPC; Advisory Committee chair mocks Mannheim LD, openly disagrees with UPC President
Today’s LESI event in Munich showed deep divisions within the UPC ecosystem over the subject of docket distribution, and even deeper ones between UK and continental European courts concerning patent rulings with cross-border effect.
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SEP holders now have four ways of avoiding UK interim licenses; Acer, ASUS defeat pokes hole in their (F)RAND defenses in Nokia ITC case
Chinese SEP holders may even have a fifth way of avoiding UK FRAND jurisdiction. Meanwhile, for Acer and ASUS, the recent UK appellate ruling complicates everything in their disputes with Nokia.
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SEP value transparency, AI lawyers, political tension: initial highlights from IP Dealmakers
The need for greater transparency in the value of standards, a debate on the increasing use of AI in patent litigation claims, and geopolitical considerations in IP enforcement were among the highlights of the first and second days of the third annual IP Dealmakers in London this week.
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UK appeals court permanently stays Acer, ASUS FRAND cases against Nokia: arbitration acceptable; no more FRAND trial
The Court of Appeal of England & Wales has largely overruled a decision by the High Court of Justice and stayed the proceedings. The two computer makers overplayed their hand.