Category: United States
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Judge Albright (order), BMW (contempt motion) up pressure on Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents after Federal Circuit order
The question of ex-U.S. lawsuits over U.S. patents was interesting enough. But the immediacy of oral orders of specific performance is arguably even more important.
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Both BMW and Onesta made inconsistent representations in U.S. antisuit dispute this week; Federal Circuit makes first decision
The Federal Circuit will decide on a motion to stay enforcement after Judge Albright has issued his written injunction ruling.
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BREAKING: Judge Albright orders immediate withdrawal of Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents (BMW v. Onesta antisuit injunction)
At the end of a motion hearing in the Western District of Texas, licensing firm Onesta was ordered immediately to withdraw its lawsuits in Munich over two U.S. patents.
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Acer sues AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon in Eastern District of Texas
The smartphone manufacturer has taken a similar approach to fellow mobile phone maker ASUS, targeting the companies’ cellular base stations, some of which are equipped by Nokia, but most of which are supplied by Ericsson.
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NPE Onesta will not seek anti-antisuit injunction against BMW’s U.S. antisuit injunction barring Munich enforcement of U.S. patents: de-escalation
Non-practicing entity Onesta puts the fate of BMW’s antisuit injunction (which is presently only a TRO) entirely into the hands of the U.S. federal judiciary.
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Warner Bros. Discovery “pulls a Samsung” against Nokia with U.S. FRAND/antitrust claims after similar ones in other venues; also argues exhaustion by Apple, Amazon licenses
in the midst of a major merger battle, Warner Bros. Discovery is pursuing FRAND matters in at least three different venues now.
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Federal Circuit holds there is no uniform deadline for appeal of ITC ruling if some defendants were found to violate, others weren’t
Crocs thought it had more time because of the Presidential review period. The Federal Circuit disagreed.
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Bayer adds to COVID patent wars: sues Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, J&J over mRNA technology
Bayer’s Monsanto has sued Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson over the alleged infringement of a patent related to gene sequencing technology through their COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Nokia strikes Hisense license deal as TV maker prefers global patent peace over London dead end; Acer, ASUS lose important co-defendant
Unlike Hisense, Acer and ASUS make computers that are also used for recording video. Encoding claims, however, are outside the ITU FRAND scope.
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Opposition brief filed: could copyright-related case law persuade Judge Albright to lift BMW’s antisuit injunction against Munich lawsuit over U.S. patents?
Onesta has raised various arguments against BMW’s antisuit motion, some of which are potentially more compelling than others.