Category: Patent Litigation
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Another semaglutide generic enters India as Novo Nordisk patent expires, no injunction issues
The Delhi High Court has issued a ruling allowing a generic version of semaglutide to be sold without an injunction and indicating a cautious approach to late-stage enforcement, favoring restricted entry over exclusion, by basing it around a contested claim limitation.
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ZTE makes standard-essential patent HISTORY as first-ever defendant to prevail on FRAND defense in Munich (against Samsung)
This is even more historic than ZTE’s appellate victory (also over Samsung) in the UK regarding an interim-license declaration.
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UPC Mannheim LD agrees with UK judge on Amazon’s declaration being “nonsense” but refrains from imposing sanctions at this point: comity
Amazon is not being fined for now. But it is not off the hook. Today’s order involves a clear contempt-of-court holding.
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CAT claps back at Korean rival with patent infringement suit in Eastern District of Texas
Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) has filed a counterclaim suit against South Korean machinery manufacturer Doosan Bobcat over the alleged infringement of six of its patents related to improving earthmoving machinery in response to a global enforcement campaign that Bobcat initiated in December.
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Open letter by leading UPC firm reflects intense debate over how to achieve more balanced distribution of cases across first-instance venues
ip fray supports (and has indeed promoted on several occasions) the idea of a more balanced docket distribution across the UPC’s first-instance divisions. The only quesation is how to get there without weakening the UPC on the bottom line.
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Dolby sues Snap(chat) over AV1 and HEVC patent infringement in U.S. and Brazil: Access Advance VDP license would resolve issue
Internet platforms that stream videos are largely unlicensed. There is now more enforcement, and the latest major platform to be sued over alleged infringements is Snap, the operator of Snapchat.
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Apple pushes back against Powermat’s Qi SEP assertions with FRAND actions in U.S. and UK, trying to undermine UPC and German jurisdiction
Apple responded to Powermat’s charger-related patent infringement lawsuit in the Western District of Texas with a FRAND contract lawsuit and is now additionally looking for help from the English courts.
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China’s Great Wall Motor and Skyworth sued in Brazilian SEP actions; all patents available through pools; PI against Geely imminent
Avanci licensors are suing Chinese automakers Great Wall Motors and Geely while a Sisvel licensor is suing electronics conglomerate Skyworth. All of that in Brazil. The Skyworth case is likely the first-ever Brazilian patent suit involving the AV1 standard.
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BREAKING: Velos Media joins Sharp, Huawei in suing Disney over HEVC patents after years of bilateral and pool (Avanci Video) negotiations
Against ByteDance (TikTok), Velos has recently obtained an anti-antisuit injunction in the Western District of Texas. On Friday, Velos sued Disney, which is also defending against InterDigital and Huawei.
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UPC CoA ruling leaves glass half-empty (at best) for FRAND determination claims as its theory amounts merely to ancillary jurisdiction
In some cases, rate-setting might be performed. Two UPC LDs would be happy to do so. But a new appellate ruling makes it doubtful whether patentees — and rather unlikely that implementers — will really want to prioritize the UPC in their FRAND strategies.