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Swedish pharma giant Orexo settles Zubsolv patent dispute with Sun Pharmaceutical weeks before Federal Circuit appellate hearing
The Federal Circuit was due to hear Sun Pharmaceutical’s appeal against a District Court of New Jersey bench ruling finding it infringed Orexo’s Zubsolv patents on January 7, 2025.
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Fractus files fresh IoT-related patent litigation, sues Geotab and Verizon in Eastern District of Texas
Lawsuits come after three successful patent licensing deals in the IoT market this year.
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Via LA launches new voice codec pool: Dolby, ETRI, Huawei, JVCKenwood and NTT already on board
Huawei has also taken a license from Via LA’s new pool, which covers voice technologies such as EVS and IVAS.
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China’s IP finance push reaches new heights but hits patent transaction data stumbling block
China’s IP-backed lending market now stands at USD$109 billion but its government is struggling to collect data on patent transactions to help expedite in-house, accurate valuation.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): appealability of single-judge orders, requests for judicial notice and other procedural questions
This week (since the previous roundup) has not been particularly eventful in the Unified Patent Court (UPC), but some decisions are worth reading and some developments worth watching. 1. Can a procedural order (here, security-related) be entirely unappealable? (link to LinkedIn post) The UPC’s Court of Appeal (CoA) has previously told appellants that certain orders…
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UPC’s Court of Appeal opens door to more cases: opt-out can be withdrawn even if pre-UPC national lawsuit over same patent is still pending
The Unifed Patent Court’s Court of Appeal has now invited patent holders to withdraw opt-outs and sue in the UPC even if they brought litigation in national courts prior to the start of the UPC.
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ip fray’s transition to 80% premium / 20% free content: how it will work (and when)
Starting sometime in December, a registration will be required to access most new content, but it will initially be free. Later, a paid subscription will be required.
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SEPtacular week also sees three major video patent license deals settling disputes: Nokia-HP, Access Advance with HP and TCL
After several other SEP settlements since the end of last week, three major video-related license agreements became known yesterday and resolved pending infringement disputes.
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Toyota joins Avanci 5G: one of the highest-volume automakers and now a 5G SEP holder in its own right
With Toyota, Avanci’s 5G licensing program has signed up one of the world’s highest-volume car makers in the world. Toyota recently acquired some SEPs of its own.
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BREAKING: Nokia wins Germany-wide standard-essential patent injunction against Amazon video streaming devices like Fire TV Stick
The Munich I Regional court deems EP2375749 standard-essential and rejected Amazon’s FRAND defense, granting Nokia a Germany-wide injunction against devices that decode video streams, such as the Fire TV Stick.