Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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USPTO Director Squires orders rare Director-initiated ex parte reexamination of Nintendo patent, indirectly as result of games fray article
An article about the grant of a patent to Nintendo by games fray (one of ip fray’s two sibling sites), was picked up by many games media. It apparently got the USPTO’s attention.
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InterDigital wins German injunction against Disney’s streaming services: Munich I Regional Court
Context: Earlier this year, InterDigital started enforcement actions over multimedia patents against The Walt Disney Company (and its Hulu and ESPN+ subsidiaries) in multiple jurisdictions (February 3, 2025 ip fray article). Disney was in the process of leveraging a U.S. FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) action against InterDigital’s patent enforcement, but InterDigital obtained anti-antisuit relief from…
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Nokia won race to Brazilian courthouse against Warner Bros. Discovery by 66 seconds: Rio de Janeiro, not São Paulo, will decide
Warner Bros. Discovery tried to forum-shop in Brazil, as did Hisense before it, but missed its goal by 66 seconds.
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Nokia enforces video streaming patents against Warner Bros. Discovery in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil; overlaps with Paramount cases
WBD’s video streaming business (Max, Discovery+, and related services) has about 126 million global subscribers and generates roughly $2.7–$2.8 billion in quarterly direct-to-consumer revenue.
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InterDigital sues Transsion over cellular SEP infringement in UPC, India, Brazil
During the company’s Q3 earnings call yesterday, InterDigital’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Liren Chen, announced that it has sued Chinese smartphone maker Transsion for infringing several cellular standard-essential patents in the Unified Patent Court, the Delhi High Court, and the Regional Business Court of Rio de Janeiro in September.
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Amazon v. InterDigital injunction remains in place after UK hearing — UK court interested in UPC AILI proceedings (Nov. 14 hearing)
In the dispute between Amazon and InterDigital, it turns out that the judges in London and Mannheim both read about certain developments on this website first.
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Eastern District of Munich: Onesta sues BMW in Munich I Regional Court over two U.S. and one European former AMD patents
Onesta has filed an unprecedented action in the Munich I Regional Court, asserting two U.S. patents and one European patent against BMW, pushing for an extension of the practical reach of the so-called “long-arm jurisdiction”.
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UPC’s Munich LD throws out untimely 5G infringement allegations against Xiaomi in SEP case that started with 4G-only accusations
Court and counsel Munich LD, panel 2: Presiding Judge Ulrike Voss, Judge Dr. Daniel Voss (both “Voß” in German) and Judge Rute Lopes (Lisbon, Portugal). Counsel for defendant, counterclaimant and successful movant Xiaomi: Hogan Lovells (lead: Dr. Andreas von Falck; additional counsel of record: Oliver Baecker (“Bäcker” in German)). Counsel for claimant, counterclaim-defendant and non-movant…
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U.S. licensing firm Adeia bags key win in Canadian patent infringement dispute against Vidéotron
The Federal Court of Canada has found Vidéotron infringed two of U.S. patent licensing firm Adeia’s four asserted patents, issuing an injunction, but has invalidated the two remaining patents.
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UK appeals court starts to realize Samsung’s interim-license declaration against ZTE lacks objective justification and necessity
Samsung’s counsel was unable to explain to the England & Wales Court of Appeal why his client needed a UK interim license declaration when ZTE already offered one.