Category: Patents
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CNIPAâs five-year plan spans pre-filing commercial assessments, AI-assisted inventions, possible SEP pilot, drug patent linkage disputes
To help bring inventions to market, Chinaâs patent office will study how to assess their commercial prospects before filing. Its five-year plan also addresses how AI affects inventive step, a possible SEP examination pilot and closer coordination of patent validity challenges with disputes over generic drug entry.
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TCLâs binding pledge in Delhi narrows its options for interim relief in Shenzhen against InterDigitalâs Brazilian HEVC injunction
The Delhi High Court held TCL to its German counselâs assurance that TCL would not interfere with InterDigitalâs right to enforce its patents. The pledge leaves TCL little room to seek an antisuit injunction and could also constrain a request in Shenzhen for an interim license covering the sales enjoined in Brazil.
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Motion Picture Association, streaming industry bodies claim SEP holder FRAND “abuse” in open letter to governments
Among other concerns, the industry groups cite “potential downstream effects for customers” as a result of SEP licensing disputes.
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DAZN hit with parallel HEVC patent suits in Munich I Regional Court, UPC
Velos Media has filed a German infringement action against sports streamer DAZN over an HEVC encoding patent, on the same day it also brought a separate UPC suit in Munich.
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Rio judge grants InterDigital HEVC injunction against Hisense: defense âborders on an insult to the Courtâ
A Rio de Janeiro judge ordered Hisense to stop using HEVC in TVs sold in Brazil, said its defense bordered on insulting the Court, and praised InterDigitalâs technical, clear reply.
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Access Advance defends video patent pool rates against Snapâs RAND challenge
Access Advance is challenging Snapâs attempt to secure court-determined licensing terms for its video patent pool, raising questions about the limits of UK judicial intervention in multi-party licensing arrangements.
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How to bring licensing deals over the line, according to Xiaomiâs patent licensing director
In an interview with ip fray, licensing director Cheng Yu discusses how he personally characterizes the conduct of good-faith licensors seeking royalties, weighs whether to sign a deal or risk litigation, and explains the advantages of mediation and more open communication with the global IP community.
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Bringing collaborative licensing models to the AI revolution will “underpin our growth for the next 5 to 10 years, and beyond”: Via’s Kevin Mack
With dozens of companies owning more than five essential patent families, “there’s a lot of risk out there” for both licensors and licensees, he said.
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Skechers fends off most infringement claims but can’t escape UPC Munich injunction over one of four accused shoe models
A mixed ruling leaves Skechers with three successful non-infringement defenses, while Kizik’s patent-holding affiliate secures an injunction and a damages liability finding.
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UPC DĂźsseldorf rejects two infringement suits, clarifies procedural and equivalence standards
Two UPC DĂźsseldorf rulings dismissing infringement claims brought by German coffee system supplier CUP&CINO against Austrian coffee machine manufacturer ALPINA clarify procedural requirements for auxiliary requests and reinforce growing judicial alignment on the Hague Local Divisionâs equivalence test.