Category: Patent Litigation
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Here’s how Apple is bringing back pulse oxymetry in the U.S. with a workaround that keeps clear of Masimo’s ITC import ban patents
Apple has made headway against Masimo with a clearance decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a designaround.
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BREAKING: GSK cashes in on license deal as CureVac settles U.S. patent dispute with acquirer BioNTech and Pfizer for $790M+
Pfizer and BioNTech have settled their three-year COVID vaccine-related patent infringement dispute with CureVac in the U.S., granting the latter and its licensing partner GSK $370 million each.
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NPEs file as few as 10% of ITC Section 337 complaints: agency counsel
Between 70% and 90% of ITC investigations are initiated by non-NPEs, with those numbers generally increasing, while there is a notable shift in the NPEs that do file complaints toward being more innovation-focused.
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Gallium nitride patent wars: Munich I Regional Court grants Infineon second injunction against Innoscience
The pendulum has swung back in favor of Infineon in its long-running dispute against Innoscience over gallium nitride technology.
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With UPC lawsuit against Transsion, Huawei joins fellow Access Advance licensors NEC, JVC, Sun Patent Trust in HEVC SEP enforcement
After settling with Philips over other standards and taking a Via LA pool license (its first pool license ever), Transsion could demonstrate that regional rates indeed facilitate license deals.
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Chanel sued over augmented reality patent in Western District of Texas: virtual try-on
Zugara’s patent suit against Chanel is the latest in a string of infringement disputes in the Augmented Reality industry and the second targeting virtual try-on technologies in the beauty sector.
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An interview with Bayer’s outgoing head of IP Dr. Jörg Thomaier, new head Dorian Immler
Following three decades at Bayer, Dr. Jörg Thomaier is retiring as head of IP, super confident that his replacement Dorian Immler will have the energy and drive to make the changes that the department needs to keep prospering.
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HMD aligns itself with European Commission’s stance on FRAND in opening brief filed with top German court: VoiceAge EVS v. HMD
Like the European Commission in its amicus brief, HMD insists that the FRAND compliance of a SEP holder’s offer be ascertained prior to ordering an injunction.
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UK wrongful-enforcement damages standard at issue in Sandoz v. Bayer; disclosures in South African patent lawsuits can influence parallel cases
Sandoz is seeking a disgorgement of profits from Bayer, alleging that misrepresentations to the European Patent Office are a basis for going beyond the usual compensation.
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Samsung prevails in UPC Dusseldorf LD: gains ground in global wireless patent dispute against Headwater
The Dusseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has handed Samsung a major win in a dispute filed against it by Headwater Research LLC, dismissing the complaint and revoking the patent-in-suit.