Category: Patent Litigation
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U.S. appeals court grants Novartis short-term injunction in Entresto patent dispute with MSN: non-skilled-artisan testimony is key issue
The Federal Circuit has granted Novartis a few more days of Entresto exclusivity through a short-term injunction against MSN.
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Walkie-Talkie maker Voxer sues Amazon, Twitch over video communication patents: previously prevailed over Meta
Voxer previously settled a major patent infringement dispute over similar video communication technologies with Meta in February 2024, after being awarded damages of over $206 million.
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EWCA heard Pfizer, BioNTech appeal against Moderna’s COVID vaccine patent win
After losing a major ruling in the High Court of Justice in London last year, Pfizer and BioNTech asked the England & Wales Court of Appeal to overturn a decision finding a key Moderna COVID patent was valid and infringed.
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Novartis denied injunctive relief against MSN in chronic heart failure patent fight: next stop emergency motion for injunction pending appeal?
Novartis cannot block rival MSN Pharmaceuticals from launching a generic version of its chronic heart failure treatment Entresto before its patent expires in November 2026, the District of Delaware has held.
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UPC’s Court of Appeal clarifies standard for default judgment against claimant, enters default judgment against NPE suing Microsoft
Context: A few months ago, the infringement action brought by Finnish non-practicing entity (NPE) Suinno against Microsoft in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) resulted in appellate clarification of the question of whether the owner and general manager may represent a company in the UPC (item 2.1 of our February 15, 2025 UPC Roundup). Regardless of…
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Nokia defends against third Eastern District of Texas case in a row: no infringement; and only $2M for T-Mobile’s use of Ericsson base stations
Context: Last year, there were only two cases in the Eastern District of Texas during that entire year which plaintiffs lost. In both cases, Nokia was the defendant. On April 5, 2024, Smart Path Connections lost a jury trial over three patents and a fourth had previously been thrown out by the court on summary…
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NPE launches WiFi 6 patent enforcement campaign (11 suits): SEPs formerly owned by ZTE, NXP, Marvell asserted against Acer, ASUSTek, LG, HP, Lenovo
Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC, which owns a portfolio of WiFi 6 standard-essential patents formerly owned by ZTE, Marvell Technology and NXP Semiconductors, has filed 11 complaints in the Eastern District of Texas, alleging “malicious” and “deliberate” patent infringement.
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At ZTE v. Samsung hearing, Munich I Regional Court gives new FRAND guidance, rejects security focus of UK and Munich appeals courts
Context: What’s new: The Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber held a FRAND hearing today relating to certain infringement actions that are part of the wider ZTE-Samsung dispute. Presiding Judge Dr. Oliver Schoen (“Schön” in German) sealed the courtroom for the case-specific matters, which in the impression of third-party observers are going better for…
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UPC’s Court of Appeal makes it easier to show that enforcement in given non-EU/EEA country is unduly burdensome
Context: Unified Patent Court (UPC) decisions on whether a defendant is entitled to collateral covering litigation expenses turn can be justified based on the plaintiff’s financial strength and/or potential enforcement difficulties. Some decisions by the Court of First Instance (CFI) reflected a limited degree of skepticism regarding the enforceability of fee-shifting orders in foreign jurisdictions,…
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Brain medtech firm Ceribell files ITC complaint against rival Natus Medical over seizure-detection tech patents
The Nasdaq-listed company has also sued its competitor in the District of Delaware, asserting six patents related to electroencephalography technologies used in seizure-detection devices.