Category: Ericsson
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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.
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Ericsson wins Brazilian SEP appeal against Lenovo: preliminary injunction upheld
In the global dispute with Lenovo over (mostly) 5G standard-essential patent licensing,. Ericsson has scored a key win as a Brazilian appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction.
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Lenovo wants Federal Circuit to make antisuit ruling that would expose U.S. to WTO complaint over interference with foreign IP
At today’s Federal Circuit hearing, Lenovo advocated a highly permissive standard for U.S. antisuit injunctions concerning foreign SEP enforcement.
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UPC tosses Lenovo’s SEP injunction bids against Ericsson: undue delay, “clear-cut case” — and it has to do with LatAm PIs
The Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division has denied parallel requests by Lenovo’s Motorola Mobility to amend its complaints against Ericsson for the purpose of pursuing injunctive relief.