Category: Ericsson v. Lenovo
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Ericsson wins Brazilian SEP appeal against Lenovo: preliminary injunction upheld
In the global dispute with Lenovo over (mostly) 5G standard-essential patent licensing,. Ericsson has scored a key win as a Brazilian appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction.
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Lenovo wants Federal Circuit to make antisuit ruling that would expose U.S. to WTO complaint over interference with foreign IP
At today’s Federal Circuit hearing, Lenovo advocated a highly permissive standard for U.S. antisuit injunctions concerning foreign SEP enforcement.
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UPC tosses Lenovo’s SEP injunction bids against Ericsson: undue delay, “clear-cut case” — and it has to do with LatAm PIs
The Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division has denied parallel requests by Lenovo’s Motorola Mobility to amend its complaints against Ericsson for the purpose of pursuing injunctive relief.
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Ericsson and OPPO announce license deal while InterDigital unconvincingly attempts to explain away its UK FRAND defeat
Ericsson announces a multi-year license agreement with OPPO, a company against which InterDigital continues to litigate. InterDigital tries to explain away its UK defeat, but the damage is done.
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Lenovo loses UK preliminary injunction bid against Ericsson
Mrs Justice Bacon of the High Court of Justice for England & Wales declined to grant Lenovo antisuit relief against Ericsson’s Brazilian and Colombian preliminary injunctions “by the backdoor.”
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In UK proceedings, Lenovo incredibly claims it’s entitled to higher patent royalties from Ericsson than the other way round
As an indirect by-product of today’s Lenovo v. Ericsson preliminary injunction hearing in London, it became known that Lenovo now claims that it will be the net licensor when all is said and done.
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Lenovo’s UK-centric SEP litigation strategy against Ericsson and InterDigital exposed again by official filings
In its current SEP disputes with Ericsson and InterDigital, Lenovo consistently favors the UK over other jurisdictions, even to the point where its actions contradict its words.
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Ericsson says other phone makers accepted its 1% (capped at $4 per unit) 5G standard-essential patent royalty
Context: In February, Judges Terrence Boyle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied an antisuit injunction motion by Lenovo and its Motorola Mobility subsidiary that would have barred Ericsson from the enforcement of various Latin American standard-essential patent (SEP) injunctions (February 15, 2024 ip fray article). Lenovo appealed…
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Ericsson opposes Lenovo’s motion to expedite antisuit appeal, notes Lenovo has not even signed NDA in two years
Ericsson tells the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that Lenovo’s appeal of the denial of an antisuit injunction is neither urgent nor meritorious.
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Lenovo’s antisuit motion against Ericsson fails as court adopts Judge Gilstrap’s Ericsson v. Apple logic
Judge Terrence Boyle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has denied Lenovo’s antisuit motion as the U.S. case won’t force either party into a license agreement, thus isn’t dispositive of foreign infringement actions.