Category: Patent Litigation
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Jury accepts “reverse doctrine of equivalents” defense in blood pump patent case involving Johnson & Johnson unit
Abiomed and Maquet have been engaged in a long-running battle over blood pump technology.
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Rio court grants Dolby preliminary injunction in AV1 patent dispute against Skyworth
A Rio de Janeiro court granted Dolby preliminary injunctive relief over a patent allegedly incorporated into the AV1 specification, adding momentum to AV1 enforcement efforts and highlighting Brazilâs growing role in video-codec litigation.
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Bill pending in Brazil’s Senate would add anti-interference (including anti-interim-license) provisions to patent law: draconian sanctions
Brazil is now the first country with a pending legislative proposal to penalize those seeking antisuit injunctions and interim licenses.
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Fighting left-handed, UPC risks knock-out blows from foreign courts: CoA rejects interference, but may stop short of effective protection
The UPC CoA’s general stance on pushing back against foreign interference is strong and positive. But it may not be enough against jurisdictions that act (and interpret) aggressively and flexibly.
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ASUS may have violated stipulation not to use same prior art against Nokia in parallel PTAB and ITC proceedings: Director review
USPTO Director Squires wants to avoid “second bite at the apple” situations, and ASUS’s conduct has given rise to concern.
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UPC Court of Appeal says interference through UK interim licenses will not be tolerated: Amazon on losing track against InterDigital, but limited scope
The UPC CoA is inclined to throw out Amazon’s appeal against InterDigital’s anti-interference injunction and is sending out a strong message to judicial imperialists in the UK. The UPC is fully prepared to defend its jurisdiction.
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ParTec (Frohwitter) asserts supercomputer patents against Lenovo in UPC Dusseldorf LD, appeals Munich LD’s rejection of one complaint against NVIDIA
Fresh off the heels of its settlement with Microsoft, ParTec doubles down on its supercomputer patent enforcement campaign.
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UPCâs Lisbon LD rejects Ericssonâs attempt to render Transsion SEP suit âdevoid of purposeâ
The UPCâs Lisbon LD has rejected Ericssonâs attempt to strike out Transsionâs SEP injunction claims under Rules 360 and 361 RoP, holding that the existence of parallel FRAND proceedings in The Hague does not render the Lisbon action âdevoid of purposeâ or make the claims manifestly bound to fail.
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Ericsson shifts part of Transsion SEP fight to UPC Central Division with standalone revocation action
Ericsson has launched a standalone revocation action against a Transsion patent at the UPCâs CD Paris, creating parallel validity and infringement proceedings inside the UPC and further escalating the partiesâ broader global SEP and licensing dispute.
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Next transatlantic long-arm fight: SAP wants Mannheim court to clear it of U.S. trade secret misappropriation claims brought by Celonis
Another layer of complexity in a high-stakes cross-jurisdictional competition, patent, and trade secrets dispute with cases pending in different U.S. and European courts (plus, regulatory investigations). This is sort of a “reverse Onesta” play.