Category: Patents
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IP Europe, Nokia welcome definitive withdrawal of EU SEP Regulation
Apparently the formal withdrawal of the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents already happened weeks ago, and its publication is now imminent.
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UK wrongful-enforcement damages standard at issue in Sandoz v. Bayer; disclosures in South African patent lawsuits can influence parallel cases
Sandoz is seeking a disgorgement of profits from Bayer, alleging that misrepresentations to the European Patent Office are a basis for going beyond the usual compensation.
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Samsung prevails in UPC Dusseldorf LD: gains ground in global wireless patent dispute against HeadwaterÂ
The Dusseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has handed Samsung a major win in a dispute filed against it by Headwater Research LLC, dismissing the complaint and revoking the patent-in-suit.
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Netlist files fresh U.S. patent infringement suit against Samsung following demise of memory module partnership
Netlist has sued Samsung and one of its distributors, Avnet, over the alleged infringement of one of its memory module 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 âparamountâ central position in global patent licensing: Via LAâs Jane Bu on move to Shanghai
The Chief Licensing Officer says her three-month move to Shanghai proves the depth of the pool administratorâs 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 âstream of commerce theoryâ, 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 âscaremongeringâ but âworrisomeâ, 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 âmisplaced alarmismâ and playing into the Indian governmentâs SME innovation concerns.