Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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TCL, Panasonic expand participation in Via Licensing Alliance ATSC 3.0 patent pool, Korea Electronics Technology Institute brand new member
Via LA today welcomed TCL, already a long-term licensee, as a licensor, after Panasonic and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute also joined the pool as a licensee and licensor, respectively, earlier this month.
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Illumina sues Element Biosciences in Delaware over gene sequencing patents
While this is Illumina’s first official suit against Element Biosciences, the latter has already faced challenges over its gene sequencing technology based on prior art from Illumina’s assets.
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New study: Huawei leads WiFi 7 SEP ownership, Ericsson sole European patentee
A report on WiFi 7 SEP ownership published by GreyB today has found European patentees lag way behind those in Mainland China and the U.S., with Ericsson being the only patentee mentioned from the region.
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ITC updates: Infineon withdraws second of four patents against Innoscience, Oura bags smart ring patent victory
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a favorable initial determination for Oura in its smart ring case against rivals Ultrahuman and RingConn, while, in the gallium nitride wars, Infineon has withdrawn a second out of four patents asserted against its competitor Innoscience.
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UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses denial of 17-country preliminary injunction in medical device case: Insulet prevails over EOFlow
The UPC’s Court of Appeal has previously upheld and overturned some preliminary injunctions, but like in any other jurisdiction it is difficult to get a denial of a PI reversed on appeal.
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Federal Circuit hands victories to Apple, PayPal in parallel payment-system patent infringement disputes with Fintiv
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has thrown out an appeal against a Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidation decision brought by Fintiv against Apple, after the same patent was already invalidated in a parallel case against PayPal.
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Netflix ramps up pressure on Broadcom, files second countersuit in Northern District of California
This second suit, like its first, also asserts former HP network and virtualization patents.
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Atlas Global at risk of losing four patents-in-suit against defendants including Acer, HP, TP-Link, Vantiva; already lost one definitively
Context: Atlas Global is enforcing WiFi patents acquired from Newracom, an ETRI spinoff, against various device makers in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and in Germany. Last summer, the Oberlandesgericht München (Munich Higher Regional Court) raised the amount of collateral required for enforcement for €4 million to €26 million in an Atlas v. TP-Link case…
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Same day, same district, opposite actions: Samsung sues BOE, faces own patent infringement allegations in the Eastern District of Texas
The suits were filed in different divisions of the district court. While one was filed by Samsung Display, the other targets its parent company Samsung Electronics.
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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP acquires cloud computing, networking patent portfolio, announces voluntary licensing program
Should the voluntary licensing program not achieve broad adoption, our strategic licensing group will implement more targeted licensing strategies to ensure appropriate value realization for these crucial IP assets, SIM IP’s CEO Erich Spangenberg said today.