Category: Patent Litigation
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Onesta files emergency renewed motion to stay injunction in BMW infringement case, invoking judicial estoppel
If this renewed motion is denied, Onesta will “immediately terminate” the parallel cases against BMW in Germany, the company has asserted.
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Judge Albright (order), BMW (contempt motion) up pressure on Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents after Federal Circuit order
The question of ex-U.S. lawsuits over U.S. patents was interesting enough. But the immediacy of oral orders of specific performance is arguably even more important.
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UPC Vienna LD holds English-language trial over German-language patent in German-speaking city; general focus on procedural efficiency
Litigants are increasingly prepared to bring UPC cases in less busy local divisions than the German ones. We consider the Vienna LD an interesting option.
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Both BMW and Onesta made inconsistent representations in U.S. antisuit dispute this week; Federal Circuit makes first decision
The Federal Circuit will decide on a motion to stay enforcement after Judge Albright has issued his written injunction ruling.
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BREAKING: Judge Albright orders immediate withdrawal of Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents (BMW v. Onesta antisuit injunction)
At the end of a motion hearing in the Western District of Texas, licensing firm Onesta was ordered immediately to withdraw its lawsuits in Munich over two U.S. patents.
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Munich Regional Court Judge Dr. Schoen on incoming new judge, cross-border injunctions, FRAND calculations in Wilus v. ASUS
The incoming Presiding Judge over the 21st Civil Chamber, who will replace Judge Dr. Georg Werner, has been chosen and has a “patent-positive approach”, Judge Dr. Oliver Schoen of the Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber told attendees of the 12th annual IP and Competition Forum in Oxford today.
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U.S. judge denies Microsoft motion to postpone ParTec patent trial involving OpenAI supercomputer: showdown in Texas in June, ParTec v. NVIDIA in UPC in February
German supercomputer company ParTec sued Microsoft in the Eastern District of Texas in a first step, and NVIDIA in the Unified Patent Court a little later.
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Acer sues AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon in Eastern District of Texas
The smartphone manufacturer has taken a similar approach to fellow mobile phone maker ASUS, targeting the companies’ cellular base stations, some of which are equipped by Nokia, but most of which are supplied by Ericsson.
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Bayer Xarelto cases: Denmark becomes interesting patent PI jurisdiction after first Supreme Court clarification of strong validity presumption
The top Danish court also spoke out on the impact of redundant patent claim elements.
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NPE Onesta will not seek anti-antisuit injunction against BMW’s U.S. antisuit injunction barring Munich enforcement of U.S. patents: de-escalation
Non-practicing entity Onesta puts the fate of BMW’s antisuit injunction (which is presently only a TRO) entirely into the hands of the U.S. federal judiciary.