Category: Patent Litigation
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Xockets sues Amazon for infringing cloud computing patents in Western District of Texas
Xockets has filed two parallel patent infringement suits against Amazon, alleging that the tech giant has “willfully trampled” on its IP to achieve “staggering profits” from its cloud computing products.
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“Game changer” Pantech-Google FRAND ruling could open up Japan’s SEP enforcement landscape
Pantech’s victory in an SEP dispute against Google in the Tokyo District Court shows Japan is shifting its judicial approach to FRAND and injunctive relief.
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Samsung fails to end ZTE patent dispute with UK interim license: all cases carry on regardless of judicial imperialism
Context: On Wednesday, the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) demonstrated that when it comes to standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes, the UK judiciary considers all jurisdictions equal — but itself more equal. Therefore, Samsung obtained a declaration of an entitlement to an interim license to ZTE’s SEPs, despite ZTE having offered one,…
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Nokia sues ASUS in India in addition to cases pending in U.S., UPC, Germany and Brazil: previously did so against Acer, Hisense
Nokia has recently stepped up its patent enforcement campaigns against Acer and Hisense with Indian lawsuits. Now it has done so against ASUS, too.
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EWHC holds Samsung entitled to interim license from ZTE: UK courts deem themselves more equal than other jurisdictions
As expected, the High Court of Justice for England & Wales has held that Samsung is entitled to an interim license from ZTE, but the decision raises serious issues.
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ITC sides with ASUSTeK in wireless communications patent infringement dispute against Lenovo
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a final determination in a global patent dispute case between Lenovo and ASUSTek, upholding an Administrative Law Judge opinion that found the latter did not infringe three of Lenovo’s wireless communications and diagonal touchpad patents.
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Munich LD gives textbook example of how to address venue competence in UPC disputes involving multiple defendants
For the second panel of the Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Divison, Judge-rapporteur Dr. Daniel Voß (“Voss”) has rejected a venue-related preliminary objection.
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Samsung brings FRAND claim against ZTE in 4th jurisdiction: counterclaim in Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division
After bringing standalone FRAND/SEP actions in the UK, Germany and the United States, Samsung has now also brought a FRAND counterclaim in the UPC.
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UPC’s Hamburg LD enters Unitary Patent PI: defendant bears burden on invalidity; new market opportunity is irreparable harm; security not automatic
A new decision by the UPC’s Hamburg LD lays out standards that create opportunities for other patentees seeking preliminary injunctions.
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Patent-related complaints continue to dominate USITC Section 337 investigations
While the total number of Section 337 investigations dropped slightly in 2024, patent-related complaints continue to make up 88% of such ITC cases.