Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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UPC’s Hague LD finds plant-based microbial fuel cell patent infringed not literally, but by equivalence
The Unified Patent Court’s Hague Local Division has found an infringement of a plant-based microbial fuel cell patent not under a literal interpretation of the asserted claims, but by way of equivalence.
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First Adeia v. Disney UPC case has become discoverable: U.S. licensing firm went to The Hague
The first November filing to show up in the UPC’s public case registry is one of two Adeia v. Disney cases. It is in line with the trend toward more and more filings in The Hague.
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Interview with Nokia Technologies Acting President Patrik Hammarén: the key is to focus and play to win
In this interview, Patrik Hammarén, the Acting President of Nokia Technologies, explains how he and his team achieved some industry firsts in licensing and says we have not seen the best from Nokia Technologies yet.
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Philips joins Dolby in Via LA enforcement campaign against BLU Products over AVC/H.264 as Chinese low-cost ODMs lack license
Philips sued BLU Products one day after the latter’s answer to Dolby’s compaint in the same district. Both are Via LA licensors and actually targeting Chinese low-cost ODMs.
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ip fray podcast on alternative dispute resolution for standard-essential patents: speakers from WIPO, (formerly) ETSI and Bird&Bird
After the recent flurry of standard-essential patent (SEP) news, which also involved a half-dozen of noteworthy settlements (November 1, 2024 ip fray article), ip fray‘s founder had the opportunity to discuss alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for SEPs with three distinguished guests. In alphabetical order of first name: In approximately 50 minutes, the panel discussed what…
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Avanci signs up another EV charger licensee: like most SEP licensing, this happened without litigation
Amid an unprecedented flurry of SEP litigation news, mostly involving settlements, Avanci quietly and amicably signed up another licensee to its electric vehicle charging program.
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IEEE patent policy mess reaches Unified Patent Court: Netgear’s Hail Mary against Huawei
Today the UPC’s Munich Local Division heard Huawei v. Netgear, a WiFi 6 standard-essential patent case that could be the first for that court in which to reject a FRAND defense.
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Two FRAND firsts for the UPC: first SEP settlement (Nokia-Verifone), first FRAND appellate hearing (OPPO-Panasonic)
Virtually simultaneously, the Unified Patent Court has seen its first SEP dispute settled and its Court of Appeal has heard the first FRAND-specific appeal.
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Gallium nitride patent war escalates as Infineon amends U.S. complaint against Innoscience: now asserting four patents, not just one
Infineon has filed an amended complaint against Innoscience in the Northern District of California, now inserting three additional patents besides the original patent-in-suit.
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Gallium nitride patent wars: ITC judge believes Innoscience infringes one of four patents originally asserted by EPC, but PTAB IPR is pending
Administrative Law Judge Clark Cheney has identified a patent infringement by Innoscience. Efficient Power Conversion prevailed on one of the four patents it originally asserted.