Category: Patent Litigation
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ECJ Advocate General says excipient label is binding for SPC purposes: Halozyme v. Czech IPO
AG Emiliou says a substance in a MA that is called an excipient may not be considered an active ingredient for SPC purposes, which would invalidate grants in eight EU member states.
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UPC CD Paris says expired BASF patent still open to attack, makes own determination of technical problem
The UPC’s CD Paris dismissed Huntsman’s revocation action against BASF’s expired EP1516720, confirming that expired patents may still be challenged where past-damage exposure remains live.
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Quantificare v. Canfield Scientific: Dusseldorf LD finds infringement across four UPC states, rejects invalidity counterclaim
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD ruled that a confirmed infringing act in one contracting member state is enough to support a pan-UPCland injunction, even where the only provable act is in a country the patent holder deliberately carved out of its claim.
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English appeals court presses Acer, ASUS on refusal to arbitrate Nokia licensing terms; UPC’s PMAC mentioned as one option
Computer makers Acer and ASUS have a credibility problem with respect to their willingness to take a FRAND license. Nokia’s only problem is the state of English SEP case law.
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BREAKING: Renault loses key SEP battle against Broadcom in Munich appeals court —massive settlement pressure, risk of contempt sanctions
Renault is now under serious settlement pressure as its efforts to avoid compliance with Broadcom’s Ethernet SEP injunction are not yielding results that would move the needle.
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Chinese smart ring maker Zepp Health files counterattack against Oura in Eastern District of Texas
Zepp Health, a Chinese smart wearable manufacturer, has filed a complaint against Finnish rival Oura in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, five months after the latter targeted it in its campaign in the same court, as well as the United States International Trade Commission.
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BREAKING: UPC Mannheim LD grants Nokia anti-antisuit injunction against automaker Geely’s Chinese interim-license request; UPDATE: same in Munich court
After InterDigital v. Amazon, the UPC has again entered a preliminary injunction in order to prevent foreign interference with UPC proceedings in the form of an interim license. The maximum iniital penalty is €50M.
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Access Advance offers support to Sisvel licensor Wilus in Askey injunction dispute
While Access Advance isn’t involved in Wi-Fi standards, it sees that an injunction against Askey—which could likely settle with a pool license from Sisvel, through which Wilus licenses its SEPs—stands to benefit SEP owners and pool operators across the board.
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UPC Milan LD stays Spanish long-arm infringement claim pending national revocation: a first
The UPC’s Milan LD confirmed long-arm jurisdiction over Spanish distributor Motocard, but stayed the infringement claim for Spain pending a national revocation action, the first such stay by the UPC.
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Truck maker PACCAR’s Avanci license can now be considered certain as Longhorn follows Acer in withdrawing infringement litigation
After a withdrawal by Acer in Munich, one by Longhorn followed in Texas.