Category: Patent Litigation
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UPC’s first French patent injunction: HP prevails on one of two patents over distributor LAMA, whose antitrust defense failed
Context: Unified Patent Court (UPC) litigation is still heavily concentrated in Germany, though The Hague is also becoming a major hotspot (November 5, 2024 ip fray article). One of the infringement lawsuits filed with the Paris Local Division (LD) is HP v. LAMA. The printer manufacturer wants to shut down the importation and sale of…
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Judge Gilstrap recuses himself from supercomputer firm ParTec’s patent lawsuit against Microsoft: Judge Schroeder takes over
Judge Rodney Gilstrap has recused himself from ParTec v. Microsoft, the most likely explanation being that he or his spouse hold shares in the latter.
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Philips joins Dolby in Via LA enforcement campaign against BLU Products over AVC/H.264 as Chinese low-cost ODMs lack license
Philips sued BLU Products one day after the latter’s answer to Dolby’s compaint in the same district. Both are Via LA licensors and actually targeting Chinese low-cost ODMs.
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In press conference on Nvidia lawsuit, ParTec’s CEO describes UPC as “pragmatic and efficient” with injunctions issuing after 12-18 months
Supercomputer firm ParTec held a press conference yesterday to address questions asked by reporters about its recent patent infringement lawsuit against Nvidia in the UPC.
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Munich appeals court rejects German approach to standard-essential patents, tends to pave way for next ECJ ruling on FRAND
The Munich appeals court rejects a FRAND framework under which practically every implementer of a standard gets enjoined, often over petty behavioral details.
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Halloween party at UPC in Dusseldorf with two preliminary injunctions against automotive supplier, and permanent one in favor of PepsiCo
The Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division just handed down three patent injunctions, two of them preliminary and one permanent.
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IEEE patent policy mess reaches Unified Patent Court: Netgear’s Hail Mary against Huawei
Today the UPC’s Munich Local Division heard Huawei v. Netgear, a WiFi 6 standard-essential patent case that could be the first for that court in which to reject a FRAND defense.
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Patent enforcement against LEDs used in automotive lighting launched in UPC and Munich court: Nichia v. Endrich (Dominant Opto partner)
Nichia, a Japanese company with a significant record in the enforcement of LED patents against rivals, has launched a new campaign in the Unified Patent Court and the Munich I Regional Court.
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OPPO’s next settlement: license agreement with InterDigital after almost three years of litigation
InterDigital and OPPO have settled their standard-essential patent dispute after almost three years of litigation.