Category: United States
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Nokia enforces video streaming patents against Warner Bros. Discovery in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil; overlaps with Paramount cases
WBD’s video streaming business (Max, Discovery+, and related services) has about 126 million global subscribers and generates roughly $2.7–$2.8 billion in quarterly direct-to-consumer revenue.
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the billion-dollar AI lawyer with a passion for patent litigation
In an exclusive interview with ip fray, Justin Nelson of Susman Godfrey discussed some of the biggest cases in his career, how Susman Godfrey finds and trains its lawyers, the difference (and cross-overs) between patent and copyright litigation, and how he decides on whether to take up a case or not.
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‘AI copyright litigation is as technical as patent litigation’: an interview with leading IP litigator Justin Nelson
Susman Godfrey’s Justin Nelson, first-chair trial counsel for a class of copyright holders in a $1.5 billion action against Claude AI maker Anthropic, sat down with ip fray to discuss his work in patent litigation, the technical cross-over between copyright and patent cases, and the Unified Patent Court’s growing role in cross-border disputes.
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Amid transatlantic patent dispute with SAP, Celonis achieves spectacular revival of U.S. antitrust complaint (reminiscent of FTC v. Meta)
Rarely can a U.S. antitrust plaintiff revive a dismissed complaint the way Celonis just achieved against SAP. The two are embroiled in a patent dispute in the U.S. and Europe.
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Nokia signs new patent licensing agreement with pay-TV provider Starz
The deal marks Nokia’s sixth licensing agreement in the video technology patent space this year.
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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP acquires Qord IP patent portfolio: includes dozens of IoT assets
This is the start of a 3.5-day hearing in the High Court of Justice for England & Wales, with Acer, ASUS and Hisense seeking interim licenses from Nokia.
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USPTO Director Squires proposes rules that would marginalize PTAB IPRs: market value of “born strong” U.S. patents to rise
Director Squires has proposed new rules for the PTAB that do not merely complicate but simply prevent serial challenges to patent, even on different grounds. And not only that.
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IP Dealmakers U.S. to feature District Judge panel discussion (November 5-7)
IP Dealmakers’ 12th annual Forum, taking place at the Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas, will entail a discussion between three of the leading U.S. district judges, including Judge Alan D. Albright, as well as panels featuring IP executives at AMD, BASF, Radian Memory, ResMed, Sony, and many more.
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Samsung ordered to pay $445 million in U.S. wireless standards-related infringement dispute: jury verdict
The Eastern District of Texas has issued a jury verdict ordering Samsung to pay over $445 million in damages for infringing four of non-practising entity Collission’s wireless communication standard-essential patents.
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Celonis launches patent infringement counterattack against SAP in Eastern District of Texas
Celonis has filed a countersuit against SAP in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Texas, after the latter had sued it in the Unified Patent Court and the U.S. over the infringement of several software patents.