Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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ITC sides with ASUSTeK in wireless communications patent infringement dispute against Lenovo
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a final determination in a global patent dispute case between Lenovo and ASUSTek, upholding an Administrative Law Judge opinion that found the latter did not infringe three of Lenovo’s wireless communications and diagonal touchpad patents.
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Munich LD gives textbook example of how to address venue competence in UPC disputes involving multiple defendants
For the second panel of the Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Divison, Judge-rapporteur Dr. Daniel Voß (“Voss”) has rejected a venue-related preliminary objection.
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Samsung brings FRAND claim against ZTE in 4th jurisdiction: counterclaim in Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division
After bringing standalone FRAND/SEP actions in the UK, Germany and the United States, Samsung has now also brought a FRAND counterclaim in the UPC.
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Clearing up misconceptions about OPPO-Volkswagen patent license agreement: it merely proves Avanci’s flexibility
The only noteworthy aspect of the OPPO-Volkswagen patent license is that it shows Avanci members can enter into bilateral agreements even after signing up.
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Apple-funded astroturfers caught LYING about organization’s ETSI membership: ACT | The App(le) Association
ACT | The App(le) Association claims to be an ETSI member. It is not. Certainly not for months to come and not necessarily thereafter.
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U.S. judge deprioritizes Samsung’s FRAND case against ZTE, UK judge requested post-hearing briefing on cross-jurisdictional implications
A federal judge in California has pushed back a hearing date by almost four months and a UK judge requested post-hearing briefing on Samsung’s multi-country FRAND lawsuits.
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Federal Circuit decision in Optis v. Apple SEP case shows why UK courts should leave other jurisdictions alone: misconception exposed
In the seemingly neverending SEP story between Optis and Apple, the Federal Circuit has ordered a U.S. retrial on the merits and what would be a third damages trial in the same case.
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Microsoft seeks declaratory judgment against Biogy over RFC one-time passcode patent in Northern District of California
Microsoft has alleged that Biogy’s prior “litigation behavior” confirms it will be its next target in an RFC patent infringement suit.
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Nokia upgrades Hisense, Acer disputes with Indian patent infringement filings
Nokia’s patent enforcement against Hisense and Acer is now expanding to India.
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BREAKING: Datang sues fellow Chinese company Xiaomi in Munich over three 4G/5G standard-essential patents
This is just a short news piece. A spokeswoman for the Landgericht München I (Munich I Regional Court) confirmed the pendency of three recently-filed Datang v. Xiaomi cases: All three are essential to the LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard, which is known as 4G but also forms the basis of 5G. Datang is a subsidiary…