Category: Patent & Other IP Offices
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Chinese medical device makers settle six-year pulse oximeter litigation in the U.S.
Beijing Choice and Contec settled their patent infringement dispute for US$1 million, and the defendant has agreed not to sell its fingertip oximeters in the U.S. without signing a licensing agreement first.
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Nokia fends off lawsuit in Eastern District of Texas targeting its network infrastructure: three patents not infringed
Nokia has an active patent licensing program and has to enforce if license agreements cannot be concluded otherwise, but also finds itself on the receiving end of patent assertions.
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European patent attorneys rejoice: Technical Board of Appeal sees no need to adapt description to more limited claims
A Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has held that the description of a patent does not have to be adapted to match allowable claims of more limited subject matter.
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UK government helps SMEs with new SEP Resource Hub: wealth of information rather than heavy-handed intervention
The UK Intellectual Property Office today unveiled a treasure trove (particularly for SMEs) of information on standard-essential patent licensing and enforcement.
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$847 million patent verdict against Verizon; Ericsson on extended receiving end of $583M part, fighting patent at PTAB jointly with Nokia
Context: Hardly a month passes without a non-practicing entity (NPE) obtaining a patent damages verdict in the hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. district court (May 11, 2024 ip fray article). What’s new: On Friday (June 28, 2024), a jury in the Eastern District of Texas awarded NPE General Access Solutions $847 million over…
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Supreme Court casts USPTO into greatest legal uncertainty in its (at least modern) history: Loper Bright v. Raimondo
The Supreme Court has overruled a decades-old doctrine that entitled government agencies such as the USPTO to deference on legal questions concerning their governing statutes.
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USPTO Director gives another indication of U.S. opposition to EU SEP Regulation proposal
Context: Current as well as former U.S. government officials have repeatedly expressed concern over the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents (SEPs) and its potential impact on innovation and national security in the Western world. Earlier this month, ip fray reported on a memorandum signed by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and…
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UPC’s standard for added subject matter remains unresolved after Hague LD decision: EPO ‘gold standard’ or lower hurdle?
The Unified Patent Court’s The Hague Local Division adjudicated a couple of preliminary injunction requests, granting one and denying the other. Interesting legal questions were discussed, but have yet to be resolved definitively.
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After rushing SEP Regulation through Parliament, rapporteur’s aide joined EUIPO as liaison officer: revolving door
A parliamentary aide with enormous influence over the rapporteur’s views and the procedural schedule joined the EUIPO only two days after the first-reading plenary vote as its new liaison officer for relations with the European Commission.