Category: Patent Litigation
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UPC orders Amazon, InterDigital to comment on this week’s UK antisuit hearing; witnesses may be sworn in, penalties could follow
The Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division makes it clear that the InterDigital v. Amazon injunction protecting its own proceedings covers not only an interim license, but also a post-trial decision.
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Lenovo settles long-running U.S. USB-C patent infringement dispute
Lenovo and IT and cloud communications firm Universal Connectivity Technologies have settled a three-year patent infringement dispute that spanned the Eastern District of Texas, the District of Delaware, and the United States Patent and Trademark Officeās Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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UPC CoA to hold two key long-arm hearings in March: wide spectrum from restrictive read of Mannheim ruling to expansive Paris LD take
Long-arm jurisdiction will take some further clarification by the Court of Appeal. Presently, the Paris LD has the most expansive view, but is under appeal, and the Mannheim LD may (or may not!) have the most restrictive stance.
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Amazon no longer defends cloud customers against video patent infringement claims, arguing it would otherwise have to raise prices
The world’s largest cloud provider offers various multimedia-specific services to its customers. It blames its new liability disclaimer on video patent holders’ royalty demands.
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Huawei first SEP holder to get UK interim-license ruling: TP-Link to make non-refundable, upwards-adjustable $12M payment; plus refundable payment on top; no escrow
So far it used to be the implementers, or net licensees, who sought UK interim-license declarations. Huawei v. TP-Link is different. Almost historic.
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Patent lawyers slapped with $12,000 fine for AI-generated submissions: level of hallucinations in court filings āstaggeringā, says judge
United States District Judge Julie Robinson of the United States Court for the District of Kansas has fined four lawyers $12,000 for submitting fabricated AI-generated case citations in a patent infringement case. The misrepresented material was a consequence of artificial intelligence hallucinations, which are heavily on the rise.
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Amazon brings second UPC appeal against InterDigital in interim-license context; both appeals likely to be heard together on May 28
Amazon is one of the world’s largest corporations and has a huge litigation budget.
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ZTE defeats Samsung again as Brazilian appeals court reinstates 5G injunction, declines to give Samsung “free pass to infringe” and hold out
ZTE’s impressive winning streak continues, and Samsung now has to give serious consideration to a settlement as the noose is tightening.
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UK judge adamant about ensuring that InterDigital’s UPC injunction won’t prevent Amazon from obtaining post-trial FRAND ruling
InterDigital is being pressured not to seek relief in the UPC against a UK global FRAND ruling, and apparently bowing to the pressure. What will the UPC do now?
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Cross-border injunctions āhave their placeā but can be ābig askā: Sandoz Global Head of IP Julia Pike
There is a place for cross-border injunctions, but in more nuanced cases (such as Regeneron v. Advanz) itās a ābig askā for one country to take that decision itself on behalf of all those other countries, the companyās Global Head of IP Julia Pike has told ip fray.
