Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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NEC wins Brazilian preliminary injunction against HMD based on expert report: HMD could settle through Via pool license
HMD has previously been sued in Brazil by VoiceAge EVS. Now it also has to comply with an injunction obtained by NEC.
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Hisense in trouble in Brazil as court imposes sanctions for litigation misconduct despite settlement through Access Advance pool license
The Rio de Janeiro State Court decided to pursue sanctions against Hisense regardless of a settlement after which JVC no longer asked for them.
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UPC’s Hague LD grants Abbott two preliminary injunctions, assumes long-arm jurisdiction (Spain) over German defendants, clarifies urgency requirement
The Unified Patent Court’s Hague LD has provided clarifications on long-arm jurisdiction and urgency that have applicabiliy beyond these two cases.
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UPC orders Amazon, InterDigital to comment on this week’s UK antisuit hearing; witnesses may be sworn in, penalties could follow
The Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division makes it clear that the InterDigital v. Amazon injunction protecting its own proceedings covers not only an interim license, but also a post-trial decision.
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Amazon no longer defends cloud customers against video patent infringement claims, arguing it would otherwise have to raise prices
The world’s largest cloud provider offers various multimedia-specific services to its customers. It blames its new liability disclaimer on video patent holders’ royalty demands.
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Avanci Video publishes rates, welcomes first licensee: major global streaming platform
While the identity of the licensee remains unknown, the platform has tens of millions of subscribers. By welcoming its first licensee, Avanci Video has finally found terms that are market-accepted, the program’s head Judy Yee told ip fray.
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Huawei first SEP holder to get UK interim-license ruling: TP-Link to make non-refundable, upwards-adjustable $12M payment; plus refundable payment on top; no escrow
So far it used to be the implementers, or net licensees, who sought UK interim-license declarations. Huawei v. TP-Link is different. Almost historic.
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Amazon brings second UPC appeal against InterDigital in interim-license context; both appeals likely to be heard together on May 28
Amazon is one of the world’s largest corporations and has a huge litigation budget.
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ASUS, TP-Link among targets in new U.S. NPE WiFi patent infringement campaign
Licensing firm AX Wireless LLC has sued ASUSTek, D-Link, TP-Link, and Ubiquiti over the alleged infringement of the same five WiFi-related patents in parallel actions in the Eastern District of Texas, the Central District of California, and the Northern District of Illinois.
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Munich court calls UK interim-license declarations “flawed in legitimacy”, deems UK courts incompetent to impose global licenses; finds pool rates far below FRAND
A redacted Nokia v. ASUS ruling showcases the application of the Munich court’s FRAND guidelines and takes a clear position on the illegitimacy of UK interim-license declarations.