Category: Patent Litigation
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GlobalFoundries hits Tower Semiconductor with multi-patent suits in Texas and ITC, targets RF and power chip technologies
GlobalFoundries has filed two lawsuits in Texas and a parallel ITC complaint against Tower Semiconductor, targeting RF and power chip technologies. The multi-front strategy could increase pressure through damages claims and a potential U.S. import ban.
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Long-arm in UPC is easier sued than done: CoA hearing showed opportunities and homework; UK and other foreign lawyers can add value
At yesterday’s Fujifilm-Kodak hearing, the Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal explained that in some circumstances it simply MUST exercise long-arm jurisdiction. But it also laid out requirements. Foreign legal advice can make all the difference now.
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Eeva Hakoranta, former InterDigital Chief Licensing Officer: ‘Focus on the impact and great things will follow’
The former InterDigital Chief Licensing Officer spoke to ip fray on the sidelines of Via Licensing Alliance’s Business Summit about why she stepped down from her role, where she is headed next, and some of the obstacles she has had to overcome as a woman in IP.
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Brazilian court lets Acer FRAND case proceed against Nokia, orders expert-led licensing review
Judge Gustavo Cesar Mazutti of the 2nd Business and Arbitration Court in São Paulo issued a combined decision denying Nokia’s motion to dismiss and setting out the procedural framework for the case going forward.
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Interview with Presiding Judge Dr. Oliver Schoen (Munich I Regional Court) on FRAND disclosure proceedings without infringement litigation, PIs, and more
Practitioners take note: at last week’s Nokia v. Acer & ASUS trial, Presiding Judge Dr. Schoen mentioned a new procedure for FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) disclosures. We were curious to dive deeper into this and had other questions as well.
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ASUS affiliate Innovative Sonic wins 5G SEP injunction against OPPO and OnePlus in Munich
Two weeks after OPPO prevailed for the first time on a 5G patent assertion against ASUS, the latter’s affiliate Innovative Sonic strikes back with a 5G injunction.
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New UPC appellate decision teaches two long-arm lessons: when waiver occurs and when affiliate entities are not anchor defendants
A juice extractor case has given rise to interesting clarifications. The UPC does not aspire to be a “world court” for patents, but to faithfully apply EU law.
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Munich court enjoins Deutsche Telekom’s high-speed fixed-line offering, lets Broadcom, Nokia, Huawei (but not Adtran) off the hook
In a differentiated reasoning, the Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber explained in open court that only Deutsche Telekom’s use of Adtran products, but not that of Huawei and Nokia products, infringed the patent-in-suit.
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Nokia wins second pair of HEVC injunctions against Acer, ASUS in Munich I Regional Court
Nokia is already enforcing an HEVC injunction in Germany against Acer and ASUS. Now it has a second one in place, making it harder for the computer makers to resume their sales in the near term.
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BREAKING: Transsion escalates Ericsson patent litigation in UPC, files its first-ever public patent infringement complaint
Transsion has sued Ericsson in the Unified Patent Court’s Lisbon Local Division over the infringement of one of its patents, marking its first-ever publicly-known patent infringement complaint.