Category: Patent Litigation
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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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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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Even the summer doesn’t slow down the Unified Patent Court: judges deserve respect for their enormous dedication
It’s peak summer vacation season and the UPC keeps delivering.
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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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European Commission court filing completely disagrees with Sisvel v. Haier: German SEP case law is irreconcilable with EU law
In an amicus curiae brief filed in an appeal by HMD of a Munich judgment in favor of VoiceAge EVS, the European Commission completely rejects (without mentioning it by name) the Sisvel v. Haier decision by Germrany’s Federal Court of Justice.
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Amazon countersues Nokia, asserting AWS patents against CloudBand in Delaware
Amazon is countersuing Nokia, asserting cloud computing patents against Nokia’s CloudBand offering. Nokia previously sued Amazon over video codec patents.
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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.