Category: Patent Litigation
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Munich court sets low bond (€1 million for phones, €3 million for tablets and PCs) for InterDigital v. Lenovo SEP injunction
The Munich I Regional Court has confirmed that InterDigital obtained a German patent injunction against Lenovo.
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Federal Circuit effectively discourages patentees from availing themselves of pseudo-judicial Amazon procedure named APEX
Amazon’s Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) may fall out of favor with patent holders as a means of exerting pressure on an alleged infringer, as the Federal Circuit allows bring declaratory-judgment actions in the latter’s home state.
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From $67.5M to $142M to $61M: roller-coaster damages award in Samsung SEP case as PTAB invalidates one of two patents
The patent that accounts for more than half of the $142M retrial verdict against Samsung has been invalidated by the PTAB.
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The Hague decision shows Unified Patent Court’s software SNAFU wastes not only counsel’s but also judges’ time
The UPC’s dysfunctional case management system results not only in an unacceptable and unnecessary amount of extra work on counsel’s side, but also adds to the judicial workload.
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UPC appoints more judges for Munich (but not from Munich) and Mannheim — others get to spend more of their time on UPC
The Unified Patent Court’s selection of judges suggests a pro-Dusseldorf and anti-Munich bias. The reasons are unclear as of now.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division grants 10x Genomics preliminary injunction against Curio, clarifies legal standard in four contexts
Today the Dusseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court issued a preliminary injunction in 10x Genomics’ favor against Curio Bioscience.
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Federal Circuit Judge Dyk on claim construction: apple on tree is not “secured” to ground through stem, trunk, roots
The assertion of a camera-related patent against a video conferencing company has raised an interesting claim construction question relating to the word “secured” (or “attached”).
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NPE sues Samsung over wireless patents co-developed by Ericsson and Toshiba; represented by Susman Godfrey
Litigation powerhouse Susman Godfrey represents a licensing firm named Four Batons Wireless that is asserting former Toshiba patents, co-developed with an Ericsson affiliate, against Samsung in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Austrian patent attorney firm litigates UPC infringement cases as lead counsel, not requiring attorneys-at-law
An Austrian patent attorney firm is increasingly representing clients as lead counsel in infringement (not merely revocation) actions before the Unified Patent Court.
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Judicial economy matters: after Federal Circuit order in Google case, Judge Albright denies Microsoft’s transfer motion
After the Federal Circuit affirmed his denial of a venue transfer motion by Google in case brought by the same plaintiff (Proxense), Judge Albright has now denied a Microsoft motion.