Category: Patents
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Samsung loses arbitration with InterDigital over FRAND royalty amount, pays 67% more: poor timing in light of global SEP dispute with ZTE
Context: Just like litigation, binding arbitration results in an enforceable decision, and there can be a winner and a loser. Rumor has it that Samsung at least once owed it to an arbitration proceeding that it paid a far lower standard-essential patent (SEP) royalty to a major SEP holder than the other party demanded. But…
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China holds a “paramount” central position in global patent licensing: Via LA’s Jane Bu on move to Shanghai
The Chief Licensing Officer says her three-month move to Shanghai proves the depth of the pool administrator’s commitment to China and the wider Asian region.
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JinkoSolar dealt blow in solar panel patent infringement dispute: U.S. district court clarifies standard for suing foreign companies
The Northern District of California has clarified that a patentee must be able to establish an agency relationship, prove a “stream of commerce theory”, or why limited jurisdiction discovery is warranted, to sue a foreign company in the U.S.
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Access Advance welcomes dismissal of Roku’s global FRAND determination claim, draws parallels to Tesla’s UK complaint against Avanci
Roku’s global FRAND determination claim was dismissed due to the overwhelming presence of foreign patents, which would apply to virtually any patent pool.
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Novo Nordisk suffers loss over negative claim limitation in ongoing patent dispute over diabetes drug Wegovy
The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has ruled that Viatris has not induced the infringement of one of five asserted patents in litigation initiated by Novo Nordisk.
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Increased ACT pro-SEP regulation activities in India are “scaremongering” but “worrisome”, say SEP holders
ACT has substantially stepped up its level of activity in India, as well as parts of Latin America, with SEP holders calling its actions “misplaced alarmism” and playing into the Indian government’s SME innovation concerns.
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U.S. appeals court revokes Novartis short-term injunction in Entresto patent dispute against MSN
Decision allows MSN to launch its generic version of Entresto into the market, and opens the door for others to follow.
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Regional rate structures for patent pools enable some deals and minimize litigation, but each market has its own characteristics
Some patent pools offer regional rates. Others don’t. All of that may merely be reflective of the market-driven nature of the collective-licensing business.
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Access Advance, Via LA position multimedia patent pools for further growth with price stability offer, regionalization for more standards
Via LA extends the concept of regional rates to HEVC/VVC. Access Advance invites implementers with an offer to secure license fees until 2030 and multi-codec incentive.
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Nokia sues Chinese automaker Geely in UPC, Germany over 5G SEPs
Nokia has signed amicable bilateral deals with two Chinese automakers to date, but Geely’s rejection of FRAND patent licensing agreement offers has left the company “no choice” but to pursue legal action, Nokia said in a statement today.