Category: Patent Litigation
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UPC’s Munich LD: patentees get two months to seek preliminary injunction, defendants get only three invalidity contentions
The Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division believes a preliminary injunction motion filed within a two-month window is timely, and defendants must limit themselves to three invalidity contentions.
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Assignment rules in Western District of Texas now cover related cases, but Judge Albright just got another Proxense lawsuit
A complaint that was filed one day after the latest revision of the Western District’s assignment rules was ordered has already been assigned to Judge Albright for judicial-economy reasons.
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London court heard jurisdictional challenges to Tesla’s pre-emptive 5G SEP strike against InterDigital and Avanci
Tesla’s pre-emptive strike FRAND action in the UK against InterDigital and Avanci may surmount the low hurdle of a jurisdictional challenge, but it should not.
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Delhi High Court says bank guarantee by OPPO is sufficient to protect InterDigital’s interests — no punitive intent
On appeal, the Delhi High Court has determined that OPPO does not have to make a deposit to ensure InterDigital will get paid at the end of the proceedings: a bank guarantee is enough.
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Patent license negotiators get valuable guidance from Federal Circuit in $20M Google thermostat decision on how to prepare for future trials
In EcoFactor v. Google, the Federal Circuit upheld all three decisions challenged by Google (concerning validity, infringement and, which is discussed in most detail, damages).
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Forthcoming ECJ ruling may enable UPC to expand jurisdiction to non-member states subject to defendant’s legal domicile
A case recently heard by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice may also result in greater geographic reach for the Unified Patent Court.
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One ring to sue them all: Samsung launches pre-emptive DJ strike against Oura Health to protect soon-launching Galaxy Ring
In advance of the launch of its smart ring named Galaxy Ring, Samsung has brought a declaratory judgment action against Oura Health Oy, which it describes as litigious.
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UPC Court of Appeal appoints Pinsent Masons partner as judge starting September, will leave his firm and replace Judge Françoise Barutel
Judge Françoise Barutel retires from the UPC’s Court of Appeal for unspecified personal reasons. Her successor will be Emmanuel Gougé, who will leave Pinsent Masons for his judgeship.
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Sun Patent Trust sues Xiaomi over LTE-A standard-essential patents, asks for global FRAND rate determination in France, also sues in India
Licensing firm Sun Patent Trust is suing Xiaomi over LTE-Advanced standard-essential patents in France (seeking a FRAND determination there), India and other jurisdictions.
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New Unified Patent Court appointments: even more judges will have to commute by plane — oblivious to climate change?
Climate change is apparently not a consideration whatsoever in the Unified Patent Court’s judicial appointments to different local or central divisions.