Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP starts FusionLayer patent enforcement with complaint against Infoblox in UPC Hamburg LD
Last spring, Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP completed the acquisition of FusionLayer’s cloud computing, virtual networking and internet protocol address management patent portfolio.
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BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suits in South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines – Ericsson files third wave against Transsion
Ericsson has now sued Transsion in 11 different jurisdictions, six of which have never received any SEP infringement actions before.
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New Munich FRAND guidance: up to 18% total SEP royalty on phones, foreign FRAND may backfire, cross-checks (top-down, pools), no capture of non-standardized value, and more
The Munich I Regional Court is the world’s #1 SEP injunction venue. Its new guidelines have now become available, and compatible with the latest Federal Court of Justice decision
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Hisense, AU Optronics successfully defend LCD panel patent infringement allegations: Eastern District of Texas
The win for AU Optronics is particularly significant as it marks the first time in over 22 years that a Taiwanese company has obtained a defense verdict in a patent infringement case against a U.S. company in the Eastern District of Texas, according to the company.
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“Principles of good litigation are universal”: Novo Nordisk Associate General Counsel Raquel Frisardi
“Whether you are litigating a contract, patent infringement, or a crime – there are certain behaviors as a litigator that get you better results, and I think those are very universal,” Raquel Frisardi told ip fray in an interview during Kisaco’s Patent Litigation Europe Summit.
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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.
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Federal Court of Justice of Germany upholds Sisvel v. Haier I & II, declines EU Commission’s request for referral to ECJ: VoiceAge EVS wins over HMD
VoiceAGe EVS has won all the way, and the European Commission’s intervention yielded no result whatsoever.
