Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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Xiaomi defeats Panasonic in UK, wins interim-license declaration that renders UPC, German proceedings waste of time and money
Xiaomi has won an unprecedented declaration of an interim license from the England & Wales Court of Appeal, practically disposing of Panasonic’s UPC and German infringement proceedings against Xiaomi.
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UK appeals court throws out Lenovo’s appeal of preliminary injunction bid designed to serve as antisuit injunction in LatAm
Lord Justice Arnold reminds readers of his judgment of a structural shortcoming he sees in today’s SEP licensing system, but that doesn’t entitle Lenovo to UK relief against Latin American patent enfrocement.
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Nokia scores another “Chinese first”: payment terminal maker PAX takes wireless patent license
Nokia’s IP business is on a roll. After Thursday’s standard-essential patent injunction against Amazon, the Finnish company today announced its first license deal with a Chinese maker of payment terminals.
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UK appeals court not amused: Panasonic risks appellate loss to Xiaomi or antisuit injunction plus sanctions in case of AASI
By first agreeing to have FRAND rates set by the English courts and subsequently preferring to seek leverage from UPC and German SEP injunctions, Panasonic may have outmaneuvered itself.
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Lenovo risks U.S. import ban over 4 SEPs as ITC staff sides with Ericsson on FRAND, reveals Lenovo’s exorbitant royalty demands
A filing by the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, commonly referred to as the ICT Staff, in Ericsson v. Lenovo contains interesting revelations concerning the parties’ FRAND licensing offers and related arguments.
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First-ever UPC SEP injunction: Philips prevails over Belkin on Qi wireless charging patent, but there was no FRAND defense for lack of market power
The Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division has granted Philips a permanent injunction against Belkin over a Qi (wireless charging) patent.
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Panasonic v. Xiaomi shows need for UPC’s Court of Appeal to harmonize case law on extended deadlines: can pleadings be fragmented?
The Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal will sooner or later have to resolve the question of whether the applicable rules allow a fragmentation and desynchronization of pleadings, such as by putting FRAND and technical arguments on different timelines.
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Huawei’s innovation and IP event shows trend toward more collaboration as if there was no geopolitical divide favored by Western politicians
Huawei’s innovation and IP event on Friday was all about open innovation and easy access to patent-related information.