Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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UPC President denies Amazon motion to stay enforcement of InterDigital’s anti-interim-license injunction; Amazon may already be in breach
This does not mean that Amazon’s appeal will necessarily fail, but Amazon could now face contempt proceedings any day.
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No parking ticket: UPC Mannheim’s threat of ā¬50M contempt fine against Amazon in line with CJEU case law, EU Commission guidelines and practice, UPC CoA guidance
Context: What’s new: We have conducted further research, the detailed results of which are reserved for our premium members (judges are entitled to free access). The starting point is a from the UPC Court of Appeal (CoA) decision in Fujifilm v. Kodak (October 18, 2025 ip fray article), which elaborates on Art. 354(3) of the UPC’S Rules of Procedure…
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UPC threatens Amazon with initial ā¬50M ($59M) fine, “severe consequences”, declares all UK interim licenses unenforceable, suggests EU WTO action against UK
The UPC’s Mannheim LD issued a bombshell order just before Christmas, followed by a Christmas Eve notification to the European Commission that could lead to a WTO complaint.
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Hisense threatened legal action against ip fray over timing of conclusion of Access Advance license agreement
We are always happy to make corrections or additions to articles if they are factually warranted. We do that for our readers, and we want to treat everyone fairly. Threats are counterproductive.
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Aggressive enforcers NovaCloud and Nagravision (OpenTV) expand campaigns to UPC with new lawsuits against Amazon, Pinterest
NovaCloud Licensing is suing large technology companies such as Microsoft and Meta over former Ericsson patents. Nagravision and OpenTV are affiliates and have sued numerous companies, among them Apple.and Netflix.
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BREAKING: Within hours of Brazilian injunction, HEVC Advance lists Hisense as licensee
The Brazilian court gave Hisense only 48 hours to comply. and a preliminary injunction based on a report by a court-appointed expert has teeth.
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Brazilian PIs and bad-faith litigation sanctions hit Hisense; newly discovered European video lawsuits against Hisense, Disney, Rakuten, DAZN
Preliminary injunctions, a fine for bad-faith litigation, multiple new video patent lawsuits in the Unified Patent Court and Munich I Regional Court: the heat is on.
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BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suit in Morocco: Ericsson ramps up 4G, 5G SEP enforcement campaign against Transsion in Indonesia, Colombia, Morocco
Despite offering Transsion arbitration over FRAND-compliant terms, the company continues to ābenefitā from Ericssonās patented technology without a license, and ājustice delayed is justice deniedā, Robert Earle, Ericssonās Vice President, Patent Assertion and Enforcement, said today.
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High Court judge declares Acer, ASUS, Hisense entitled to interim licenses from Nokia despite arbitration offer, but Nokia will appeal
Mr Justice Mellor says he’s aware of Lord Justice Arnold’s preference for arbitration on FRAND terms, but this did not dissuade him from granting Acer, ASUS and Hisense an interim-license declaration.