Category: Panasonic
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Panasonic-OPPO settlement NOT FINALIZED: new UPC order shows Panasonic wanted FRAND injunction though OPPO sought stay
Context: Yesterday, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Mannheim Local Division (LD) surprisingly entered an injunction in Panasonic v. OPPO (for a detailed analysis of the FRAND part of the decision, see this November 22, 2024 ip fray article), a standard-essential patent (SEP) case that had seemingly ceased to be (October 25, 2024 ip fray article)….
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Despite settlement, Mannheim LD grants first-ever UPC FRAND injunction in Panasonic v. OPPO, disagrees with European Commission
The Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division has decided a Panasonic v. OPPO SEP case despite the fact that the dispute has actually been settled. The judgment raises various questions.
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Panasonic settles SEP disputes with Xiaomi, OPPO; UK interim license made major impact, FRAND determination could have been influential
The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has stayed next week’s FRAND trial(s) in Panasonic v. Xiaomi and Panasonic v. OPPO further to settlememts.
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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 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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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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Two FRAND firsts for the UPC: first SEP settlement (Nokia-Verifone), first FRAND appellate hearing (OPPO-Panasonic)
Virtually simultaneously, the Unified Patent Court has seen its first SEP dispute settled and its Court of Appeal has heard the first FRAND-specific appeal.
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Mr Justice Meade’s letter to UPC, German judges regarding upcoming FRAND determination in Panasonic v. Xiaomi & OPPO
Two weeks after ip fray reported on Mr Justice Meade’s plan to write a letter to his colleagues on the UPC and two German national courts regarding his upcoming FRAND determinatoin, the actual letter has become available.
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UK court to inform UPC, German courts that FRAND determinations in Panasonic v. OPPO & Xiaomi will come down before Christmas
Mr Justice Meade of the England & Wales High Court plans to officially inform his colleagues at the Unified Patent Court and certain German national courts that his FRAND determinations in Panasonic’s disputes with OPPO and Xiaomi will come down before the end of the year.