Category: Patent Litigation
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BREAKING: UPC’s Dusseldorf LD assumes long-arm jurisdiction over UK part of EPO-granted patent
The UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division deemed the patent-in-suit invalid, but would otherwise have ordered an injunction even with respect to its UK part.
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EU Commission may have to bring WTO complaint against UK: appeals court says Lenovo may get interim license from Ericsson, schedules urgent hearing for February 18
An order by the England & Wales Court of Appeal says Lenovo has “real prospects” of securing a interim license against Ericsson, which could give rise to an EU-UK trade dispute.
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European Commission files fresh World Trade Organization proceeding against China over global rate-setting of EU SEPs
China has empowered its courts to set binding worldwide royalty rates for EU SEPs without the consent of their patent owners, giving Chinese manufacturers cheaper access to those European technologies unfairly, the European Commission has alleged.
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UPC’s Court of Appeal: damages claims can be brought in UPC based on national court ruling on merits; damages may predate UPC start
The UPC’s Court of Appeal has made a decision that is of major precedential relevance in two damages-related respects.
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New UPC decision shows Big Tech can’t always switch language of proceedings to English: ParTec v. Nvidia will be key precedent if upheld on appeal
Context: Many Unified Patent Court (UPC) litigators were profoundly concerned when the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturned two parallel decisions to maintain German as the language of proceedings for licensing firm Ona Patents’ infringement actions against Apple and Google (item 4 of this September 25, 2024 ip fray article). While ip fray was not prepared…
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Amazon’s ploy to derail ITC proceedings, and update on Amazon’s and Lenovo’s efforts to overturn or narrow Nokia’s and Ericsson’s preliminary wins
The ITC has finalized its decision in one Ericsson-Lenovo case while it has not decided on the exact scope of its review in another. Amazon is hoping to overturn or narrow Nokia’s win.
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UPC’s Vienna LD hands down its first injunction: Chinese manufacturer’s traffic signal infringe Austrian innovator’s patent, must be recalled and destroyed
Context: Unified Patent Court (UPC) infringement litigation is still heavily concentrated in the four German Local Divisions (LDs), followed by the Hague LD (January 7, 2025 ip fray article). But some plaintiffs have achieved good results by bringing cases in other venues. What’s new: Today the UPC’s Vienna LD, which had previously (late 2023) adjudicated…
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Avago (Broadcom) actually won the UPC’s first-ever anti-antisuit injunction, paved the way for the Huawei v. Netgear AASI that came down two days later
Not only three but even four attempts to derail German (in two cases also UPC) patent enfrocement actions through U.S. antisuit injunctions have failed in recent years.
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BREAKING: Qualcomm settles with China’s Transsion (Africa’s smartphone market leader): Indian patent lawsuit withdrawn
A Qualcomm v. Transsion lawsuit was withdrawn in India, suggesting a settlement. Transsion is a Chinese company whose various brands collectively have indisputable leadership in the African smartphone market.
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Automakers infringe digital pass key patents by implementing Car Connectivity Consortium standard: new lawsuit against Hyundai, KIA
Biometrics firm Proxense, a former operating company, has expanded its patent enforcement action to the automotive industry with a lawsuit against Hyundai, KIA and Genesis.