Category: Patent Litigation
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Northwestern University amended license agreement with inventors’ startup, now suing Moderna in Delaware over LNP patents
Northwestern University is suing Moderna over lipid nanoparticle (LNP) patents.
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UPC’s Lisbon LD denies Ericsson PI against ASUSTeK for lack of urgency, but patent likely valid and infringed
ASUSTeK avoided a preliminary injunction by the UPC’s Lisbon Local Division, but the main proceedings could still lead to a permanent injunction. Lisbon positions itself as a potentially attractive venue.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf LD enjoins resale of smartphones for elderly over LED patent, addresses some interesting legal questions
The Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division has entered a permanent injunction against a German reseller over a patent deemed infringed by Emporia’s smartphones for the elderly. The decision addresses some interesting questions.
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InterDigital-Lenovo lawsuits dropped in favor of binding FRAND arbitration to set royalty rates
After various court rulings in the UK and Germany, InterDigital and Lenovo have now agreed to withdraw their lawsuits and settle their SEP dispute through binding arbitration.
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UPC & SEPs: jurisdictional limits concern free-standing FRAND claims, antisuit injunctions while U.S. and UK courts enjoy greater powers
The Unified Patent Court is a powerful judiciary with respect to its territorial reach, but its jurisdictional competences face restrictions that impact standard-essential patent cases in different ways.
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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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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.