Category: Ericsson
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USITC judge sides with Ericsson on 4 out of 4 standard-essential patents, throws out Lenovo’s other defenses: U.S. import ban looms large
Lenovo has suffered a crushing preliminary defeat in the U.S. International Trade Commission as all four Ericsson standard-essential patents at the heart of the investigation have been held valid and infringed.
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ITC judge rejects Lenovo’s most important defense against Ericsson: 2011 license agreement doesn’t cover current Motorola phones
Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot has rejected Lenovo’s license-based defense according to which its Motorola devices were allegedly still covered by a 2011 license agreement.
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ITC staff: HEVC SEPs are not FRAND-encumbered like cellular ones; Ericsson merely had to negotiate with Lenovo
The Office of Unfair Import Investigations of the United States International Trade Commission has taken a fairly permissive position on the enforcement of video codec SEPs.
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UK court denies Lenovo interim license in Ericsson dispute, partly dissuaded by ITC staff’s FRAND opinion, but doesn’t draw clear line
Lenovo essentially argued that the England & Wales Court of Appeal had opened the interim-license floodgates with its Xiaomi-Panasonic decision, but Mr Justice Richards disagreed.
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Lenovo avoids U.S. import ban over two Ericsson non-SEPs (for now): initial determination by ITC judge
An Administrative Law Judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission has held the asserted claims of two Ericsson patents invalid, The final decision will be made by the commissioners.
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Federal Circuit gives Lenovo another chance to win antisuit injunction against Ericsson’s Latin American injunctions, but sidesteps key questions
Lenovo has won, to some extent, an appeal against Ericsson, but the antisuit injunction it is seeking may very well be denied again on remand.
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ITC judge upholds Ericsson patent referencing 5G NR prior to finalization of standard: not indefinite
Administrative Law Judge MaryJoan McNamara of the U.S. International Trade Commission disagreed with Lenovo’s claim that a patent is indefinite for referencing 5G NR while the standard was still in the works.
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UPC’s Lisbon LD denies Ericsson PI against ASUSTeK for lack of urgency, but patent likely valid and infringed
ASUSTeK avoided a preliminary injunction by the UPC’s Lisbon Local Division, but the main proceedings could still lead to a permanent injunction. Lisbon positions itself as a potentially attractive venue.
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UK appeals court throws out Lenovo’s appeal of preliminary injunction bid designed to serve as antisuit injunction in LatAm
Lord Justice Arnold reminds readers of his judgment of a structural shortcoming he sees in today’s SEP licensing system, but that doesn’t entitle Lenovo to UK relief against Latin American patent enfrocement.
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Lenovo risks U.S. import ban over 4 SEPs as ITC staff sides with Ericsson on FRAND, reveals Lenovo’s exorbitant royalty demands
A filing by the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, commonly referred to as the ICT Staff, in Ericsson v. Lenovo contains interesting revelations concerning the parties’ FRAND licensing offers and related arguments.