Category: Apple
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PTAB abused discretion by staying reexamination that favored patentee, Proxense tells Federal Circuit
Licensing firm Proxense has appealed a PTAB decision to stay a reexamination that was on the verge of finding patentability and instead found such findings to be moot, allegedly breaching the APA.
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An interview with Proxense CEO John GiobbiĀ
āLitigation has been the path weāve had to take because the tech giants today just arenāt willing to license patents that they infringe unless you sue them and take them to the mat,ā Mr. Giobbi told ip fray about the former operating company (now patent assertion entity) in an exclusive interview.
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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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BREAKING: Federal Circuit affirms Masimo’s initial ITC win over Apple ā but Masimo not too likely to benefit based on what happened yesterday
For Masimo, this is a useless win if the ITC, as is now rather likely after a preliminary ruling, clears Apple’s workaround.
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Apple settles wide-angle camera patent infringement dispute in District of Delaware after successfully invoking “single-means” doctrine
Apple has settled two parallel actions brought by Canadaās Immervision over the alleged infringement of the latterās wide-angle camera-related patents, bringing the companiesā five-year dispute to an end.
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Google sued in Unified Patent Court by NPE Eyesmatch
NPE Eyesmatch has sued Google in the Unified Patent Courtās Mannheim Local Division over the alleged infringement of a patent closely related to another it previously enforced against Apple, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Microsoft.
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Apple’s Texas trial win over Optis has implications for UK Supreme Court hearing in June/July: 500M-300M-zero
The question of how to reconcile a global FRAND rate set in the UK (including for past use) with a U.S. damages award is now a non-issue.
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Philips wins UPC’s first-ever main-proceedings bench ruling as Munich LD enjoins Belkin over Qi patent; FRAND defense failed
Two firsts in one: the first UPC bench ruling after an oral hearing in main proceedings, and the first UPC judgment with a handwritten clarification.
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UPC Court of Appeal has decided access to comparable SEP license agreements: no AEO/EEO regime, but restrictions on use in licensing
The UPC rejects restrictive rules such as Attorneys’ Eyes Only and Expert Eyes Only in order to safeguard a party’s access to justice.