Category: Patents
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MEP Walsmann’s weak mandate: massive resistance to EU SEP Regulation, “compromise amendments”
With an unusually high number of abstentions (10) indicative and reflective of division, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has just adopted the rapporteur’s “compromise amendments” concerning the EU SEP Regulation. With a view to the plenary vote and interinstitutional discussions, this leaves MEP Walsmann in a severely weakened position.
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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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Interesting parallels between EU AI Act and EU SEP Regulation: Council as voice of reason
A leaked document from the legislative process concerning the AI Act reveals interesting parallels between that process and the situation surrounding the envisioned EU SEP regulation.
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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.
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OPPO snatched victory from jaws of defeat in Federal Patent Court, may now get decisive leverage over Nokia
The Federal Patent Court of Germany initially deemed OPPO’s EP3445093 invalid, but after a 180-degree turnaround yesterday the patent poses a clear and present injunctive threat to Nokia’s German business. A German injunction could bring about a settlement at long last.
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Philips and OPPO settle patent licensing dispute: UK court order
Philips and OPPO have settled their standard-essential patent dispute as a UK court order implies.
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Samsung takes patent license from InterDigital and Sony for digital TVs and computer display monitors
InterDigital has announced a patent license agreement covering Samsung’s digital TVs and computer display monitors, the key standards being ATSC 3.0, HEVC, VVC, and WiFi.
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U.S. trade agency ITC incredibly portrays Apple as unrepentant infringer despite Masimo clearly abusing patents
The USITC incredibly accuses Apple of wanting to get away with intellectual property infringement while being completely insensitive to the serious issued raises by Masimo’s abusive patent filing tactics.
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$5.22 per unit is aggregate 5G SEP royalty according to Lenovo’s deductions from UK High Court decisions
Lenovo points to the FRAND determinations from London in its own dispute with InterDigital and in Optis v. Apple, arguing that the total 5G stack value is $5.22/unit and Ericsson should therefore get only 23 cents.
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Nokia and Honor patent cross-license agreement concluded without–but potentially on brink of–litigation
Nokia and Honor have announced a patent cross-license. They may have avoided litigation at the 11th hour but it is a successful outcome for both. It has no bearing on Nokia’s disputes with OPPO and vivo.