Category: Patent Litigation
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the billion-dollar AI lawyer with a passion for patent litigation
In an exclusive interview with ip fray, Justin Nelson of Susman Godfrey discussed some of the biggest cases in his career, how Susman Godfrey finds and trains its lawyers, the difference (and cross-overs) between patent and copyright litigation, and how he decides on whether to take up a case or not.
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‘AI copyright litigation is as technical as patent litigation’: an interview with leading IP litigator Justin Nelson
Susman Godfrey’s Justin Nelson, first-chair trial counsel for a class of copyright holders in a $1.5 billion action against Claude AI maker Anthropic, sat down with ip fray to discuss his work in patent litigation, the technical cross-over between copyright and patent cases, and the Unified Patent Court’s growing role in cross-border disputes.
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Munich I Regional Court’s written reasons for multi-country pharma PI: out-of-district defendants can be sued, German procedures apply
The Munich I Regional Court’s headnotes are highly instructive and make the court an attractive forum for cross-border injunctions.
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Amid transatlantic patent dispute with SAP, Celonis achieves spectacular revival of U.S. antitrust complaint (reminiscent of FTC v. Meta)
Rarely can a U.S. antitrust plaintiff revive a dismissed complaint the way Celonis just achieved against SAP. The two are embroiled in a patent dispute in the U.S. and Europe.
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BREAKING: Via LA licensors M&K, Gensquare LLC, Tagivan II suing next Big Tech defendant Amazon in Germany over HEVC SEPs
The new suits, filed by Cohausz & Florack and Krieger Mes, target Amazon devices capable of 4K playback, including Fire TV.
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ZTE, Samsung apparently finalizing global patent settlement as Munich court canceled today’s SEP trial on short notice
The last-minute cancelation of today’s ZTE v. Samsung SEP trial in Munich strongly suggests that a settlement has been reached in principle and the parties are now just finalizing the details.
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Optis files fresh communications SEP suit against OPPO in Delhi High Court: details revealed
Licensing firm Optis has asserted five of its 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE), and 5G SEPs against OPPO in India’s Delhi High Court, and an initial hearing for pro tem arguments is scheduled for January 9, 2026.
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Both InterDigital’s AILIs and Amazon’s UK injunction can be construed broadly or narrowly: what interpretation is most reasonable?
This is a second follow-up to the Monday news of Amazon having obtained what the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) called an anti-antisuit injunction (AASI) (October 20, 2025 ip fray article). That report was based on the operative order, and the reasons became available yesterday, which led to our first follow-up…
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UPC’s Mannheim LD schedules InterDigital v. Amazon anti-interim-license injunction hearing for November 14; UK judge backtracks on ex parte
Mr Justice Meade has meanwhile published the reasons underlying yesterday’s injunction against InterDigital’s anti-interim-license injunction.
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ASUS says FRAND but wants $99B for SEP license, approximately $20B attributable to Nokia: UK interim license hearing kicks off
This is the start of a 3.5-day hearing in the High Court of Justice for England & Wales, with Acer, ASUS and Hisense seeking interim licenses from Nokia.