Category: Antisuit Injunctions
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UK court joins UPC Mannheim in Amazon-Interdigital de-escalation pending appeal — but UK-UPC peace is fragile given what was said today
All eyes are now on the UPC CoA, but the UK court would actually like InterDigital to concede the appeal.
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Interjurisdictional peace in global SEP enforcement would be possible through mutual covenants not to go extraterritorial
Some litigants are now busier litigating anti-interference and antisuit injunctions (which come in different shapes and forms) than the actual patents. That is an inefficient resource allocation.
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UPC panel warns requesting expedited UK FRAND trials may trigger sanctions: part II of InterDigital v. Amazon coverage
This is a follow-up to our previous report on a highly instructive UPC hearing in Mannheim.
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Amazon backs down (pending appeal) after UPC’s Mannheim LD finds it in breach of InterDigital’s anti-interference injunction; further guidance
The Mannheim Local Division has defused the contempt-of-court issue with Amazon over a potential pursuit of damages in the UK based on hypothetical future enforcement in the UPC.
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Ultimate showdown: UPC presumes Amazon is in breach of injunction, gives until Friday to back down; meanwhile, Disney may be settling with InterDigital
Amazon reserves the right to seek damages from InterDigital if no global license is granted on UK-determined terms. The UPC’s Mannheim LD is not prepared to accept this.
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Amazon’s mistake against InterDigital was to bet on the UK instead of the U.S., ignoring the 20-80 rule and the legacy of its home district
The UPC-UK “showdown” involving Amazon and InterDigital is approaching fast. Something must give, and a settlement may be out of reach at this stage.
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UPC summons Amazon, InterDigital to hearing on short notice: friction with UK FRAND action and language of proceedings on agenda
Amazon’s pursuit of UK court rulings bound to interfere with property rights enforceable in the territories of UPC contracting member states continues to create interjurisdictional friction.
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Judge Albright hands down written antisuit injunction ruling in BMW v. Onesta; settlement looms large, but this matters for future cases
The dispute between Onesta and BMW is apparently coming to an end now, but Judge Albright’s reasoning for an antisuit injunction will be cited to in future situations where U.S. patents are asserted abroad.
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Velos Media met only limited opposition from TikTok to anti-antisuit motion in Western District of Texas: injunction followed TRO
This went smoothly, contrasting with the bitterly-contested antisuit conflict between InterDigital and Amazon.
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Détente in Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents: unconventional tactics against BMW likely spurred settlement talks with Qualcomm
A settlement between Qualcomm and Onesta is a mere formality. A new filing by Onesta in Munich shows that this litigation is most likely coming to an end very soon.