Category: Patent Litigation
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If you recently bought an Apple Watch in the U.S., you’ll likely get pulse oximetry for free, provided that Apple’s appeal succeeds
Apple can install all Watch models into the U.S. market and sell them there because Masimo’s import ban over a pulse oximetry
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Ericsson opposes Lenovo’s motion to expedite antisuit appeal, notes Lenovo has not even signed NDA in two years
Ericsson tells the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that Lenovo’s appeal of the denial of an antisuit injunction is neither urgent nor meritorious.
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Lenovo’s antisuit motion against Ericsson fails as court adopts Judge Gilstrap’s Ericsson v. Apple logic
Judge Terrence Boyle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has denied Lenovo’s antisuit motion as the U.S. case won’t force either party into a license agreement, thus isn’t dispositive of foreign infringement actions.
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Lenovo files with UPC, seeks UK preliminary injunction to stop Ericsson’s ongoing SEP enforcement in Latin America
Lenovo has informed a U.S. court (which still hasn’t decided on its motion for an antisuit injunction) of new filings with the UPC and a preliminary injunction request in the UK.
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Nokia and vivo settle 5G patent dispute with cross-license shortly after Nokia-OPPO deal
Just before Chinese New Year, Nokia and vivo have announced a multi-year 5G patent cross-license agreement. In terms of volume, vivo is one of the largest smartphone makers in the world.
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Netgear brings politically charged U.S. complaint against Huawei: antitrust and racketeering allegations
Netgear has brought a U.S. antitrust and racketeering complaint that is at odds with the fact that Huawei’s inbound and outbound licensing revenues are at a level.
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Supreme Court asked to clarify PTAB invalidation decisions have preclusive effect even if being appealed
The Federal Circuit apparently believes that its own affirmance of a PTAB invalidity finding has preclusive effect (even if the losing side could still petition for rehearing or certiorari), while a final PTAB decision does not.
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No anti-antisuit injunction for Ericsson against Lenovo in Colombia while U.S. court is weighing antisuit motion
Lenovo, in an attempt to remind the court of the pendency of the TRO motion, argued Ericsson was making a renewed push for a Colombian anti-antisuit injunction. But Ericsson merely appealed in a case it lost on the technical merits.
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Nokia-OPPO 5G patent dispute settled with license agreement after more than 2.5 years and OPPO leaving Germany
The Nokia v. OPPO 5G standard-essential patent dispute is history as the parties have agreed on a global cross-license agreement that puts an end to all litigation. OPPO paid a high price by exiting the German market in 2022, but has recently scored two strategic wins in China and Germany.
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Federal Circuit reinstates Apple Watch ban because Apple can sell version without pulse oximetry: what’s next?
The Federal Circuit has reinstated the Apple Watch import and sales ban as of tomorrow, but apparently didn’t weigh the merits of the appeal and focused on the fact Apple has obtained clearance of a workaround version without pulse oximetry.