Category: InterDigital
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FOLLOW-UP: Translations and redacted versions of UPC and German anti-interim-license injunctions in InterDigital v. Amazon; further thoughts
As a follow-up to the news we broke yesterday on InterDigital’s two AILIs against Amazon, we can now publish the documents.
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BREAKING: InterDigital wins world’s first-ever anti-interim-license injunctions: UPC, Munich I Regional Court enjoin Amazon
The same law firm that won the first-ever German anti-antisuit injunction (AASI) and first-ever German AAASI has made history again with the first AILIs in the UPC and Germany.
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InterDigital’s Brazilian double whammy against Disney: preliminary (but merits-based) injunction over two streaming patents
InterDigital’s merits-based two-patent injunction is harder to get stayed or overturned than most Brazilian patent PIs.
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Samsung loses arbitration with InterDigital over FRAND royalty amount, pays 67% more: poor timing in light of global SEP dispute with ZTE
Context: Just like litigation, binding arbitration results in an enforceable decision, and there can be a winner and a loser. Rumor has it that Samsung at least once owed it to an arbitration proceeding that it paid a far lower standard-essential patent (SEP) royalty to a major SEP holder than the other party demanded. But…
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BREAKING: UK Supreme Court grants Tesla’s petition to appeal dismissal of Avanci-InterDigital FRAND pool rate case
Context: Last year, Mr Justice [Timothy] Fancourt of the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) showed some sympathy for Tesla’s desire to obtain a UK FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) determination against the entire Avanci 5G standard-essential patent (SEP) pool, but ultimately dismissed the complaint (July 18, 2024 ip fray article)….
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First-ever UPC Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction, U.S. court denies PI against Brazilian SEP enforcement: InterDigital v. Disney
This may even be the first anti-antisuit injunction ever to have been granted by a court based in the city of Mannheim, Germany.
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InterDigital strikes patent licensing agreement with HP, Eeva Hakoranta steps down as Chief Licensing Officer
VP of Licensing and Head of the company’s Smartphone Licensing Program Julia Mattis is now Interim Chief Licensing Officer, as the company commences searching for a full-time replacement.
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BREAKING: Tesla loses pool rate determination appeal against Avanci and InterDigital in UK: Lord Justice Arnold got outvoted
Lord Justice Phillips and Lady Justice Whipple voted against the panel member with the most patent-specific experience, applying common sense.
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InterDigital sues Disney (including its Hulu and ESPN subsidiaries) in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over multimedia patents
InterDigital. one of the leading standard-essential patent holders, is enforcing its rights against Disney and its Hulu and ESPN subsidiaries in the latest streaming patent litigation campaign.
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InterDigital-Lenovo lawsuits dropped in favor of binding FRAND arbitration to set royalty rates
After various court rulings in the UK and Germany, InterDigital and Lenovo have now agreed to withdraw their lawsuits and settle their SEP dispute through binding arbitration.