Category: Patent Litigation
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ESCALATION: UK court grants Amazon AASI (actually, AAASI with built-in AAAAASI) against InterDigital’s UPC, Munich anti-interim-license injunctions
Given that Amazon’s pursuit of a UK interim license was the equivalent of a motion for an antisuit injunction, this new UK decision is an AAASI, not AASI.
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TEXTBOOK UPC judgment on billiard-style squeeze via priority date; Dusseldorf LD deems selection of material from narrow set non-inventive
A seemingly simple case over egg cartons turned out extraordinarily instructive as it gave rise to a multi-faceted ruling presenting interesting dependencies.
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UPC Court of Appeal throws out parts of contempt ruling: exacting standard of upfront clarity, but no just-in-case adjustment of threatened penalty amounts
The CoA affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part a Mannheim LD contempt order, and authored a UPC injunction enforcement booklet.
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Brazilian judge will decide Dolby’s PI request against Roku on March 23 based on expert testimony; one patent was previously held essential
Based on the current schedule, it will take less than six months from filing to disposition, and a German patent judgment should come down earlier in the first quarter.
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BREAKING: Samsung has withdrawn ETSI complaint over ZTE’s SEP licensing practices
We have learned that Samsung is apparently complying with the Munich I Regional Court’s anti-ETSI-complaint injunction (AECI).
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Dolby’s Brazilian enforcement actions could persuade Roku to become Access Advance licensee, with German court rulings on the horizon
Two Dolby lawsuits against Roku in Brazil add to a worldwide list of cases and could bring the dispute closer to resolution.
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BREAKING: Munich court bars Samsung from pursuing ETSI complaint over ZTE’s licensing practices; UK appeals court to review interim license
The world’s first anti-ETSI-proceeding injunction has been ordered in ZTE v. Samsung.
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UK judge rebukes InterDigital lawyer for telling UPC, Munich court that interim license ruling could come down soon, AAASI even ex parte
In an ideal scenario, the UK courts and their counterparts in other countries would find a solution to put an end to jurisdictional overreach.
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Samsung ordered to pay $445 million in U.S. wireless standards-related infringement dispute: jury verdict
The Eastern District of Texas has issued a jury verdict ordering Samsung to pay over $445 million in damages for infringing four of non-practising entity Collission’s wireless communication standard-essential patents.