Category: United Kingdom
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Northern Ireland’s special status at issue in new UPC long-arm ruling; plus, a strategy for substantiating imminent infringement
The dispute between Dyson and Dreame continues to give the Unified Patent Court, at both levels, opportunities to provide important clarifications, particularly on long-arm jurisdiction.
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Long-arm in UPC is easier sued than done: CoA hearing showed opportunities and homework; UK and other foreign lawyers can add value
At yesterday’s Fujifilm-Kodak hearing, the Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal explained that in some circumstances it simply MUST exercise long-arm jurisdiction. But it also laid out requirements. Foreign legal advice can make all the difference now.
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UPC Mannheim LD agrees with UK judge on Amazon’s declaration being “nonsense” but refrains from imposing sanctions at this point: comity
Amazon is not being fined for now. But it is not off the hook. Today’s order involves a clear contempt-of-court holding.
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Apple pushes back against Powermat’s Qi SEP assertions with FRAND actions in U.S. and UK, trying to undermine UPC and German jurisdiction
Apple responded to Powermat’s charger-related patent infringement lawsuit in the Western District of Texas with a FRAND contract lawsuit and is now additionally looking for help from the English courts.
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AI opportunities, UK interim license frustration and global SEP injunction divergence: highlights from Via’s Business Summit in Rome
ip fray breaks down some of the highlights of Via Licensing Alliance’s third-ever Business Summit in Rome this week, where it took part as official media partner and one of the panel moderators.
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ZTE, Samsung now awaiting four court rulings after recent trials: considerable risk of knockout punches; Samsung already trying to avoid costs in U.S.
Four ZTE-Samsung cases are under advisement in four different courts in three different countries. Two of them could get Samsung into trouble and the other two may not go well either.
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Today’s new UPC and EWHC orders show Amazon must do more to avoid contempt sanctions in InterDigital case: ip fray’s concerns validated
ip fray explained two days ago that a UK court order in an Amazon v. InterDigital FRAND case was not enough for Amazon to comply with the UPC’s requirements. A new UPC order validates that assessment.
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UK-UPC relations enter into Cold War phase or worse with new court order accusing UPC of unfairness while reflecting UK’s Soviet negotiation style
“What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable” is how JFK described Soviet negotiation tactics during the Berlin Crisis of 1961. It is unfortunate that a new UK court order makes mockery of the UPC’s peace proposal.
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UK court joins UPC Mannheim in Amazon-Interdigital de-escalation pending appeal — but UK-UPC peace is fragile given what was said today
All eyes are now on the UPC CoA, but the UK court would actually like InterDigital to concede the appeal.