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Express Mobile hits major setbacks in patent enforcement campaign against Meta, Shopify, after recent $170M trial win over GoDaddy
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued rulings putting a dent in Express Mobile’s patent enforcement campaigns against Shopify and Meta less than a month after the non-practicing entity celebrated a $170 million win against GoDaddy.
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Podcast: interview with Avanci’s Laurie Fitzgerald on Avanci Vehicle expectations in 2026, women in leadership, China
In our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Laurie Fitzgerald, President of Avanci Vehicle.
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Federal Circuit tosses Pfizer’s $42M+8% verdict against Daiichi, AstraZeneca: claiming 81 combinations out of gazillions described defeats disclosure, enablement
In a precedential opinion, the central U.S. appeals court for patent rulings overturns a Texas jury verdict given the discrepancy between a broad description and a specific claim term.
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Nintendo, Malikie apparently settle UPC patent infringement dispute
Malikie Innovations and Nintendo have apparently settled Unified Patent Court litigation over two different patents, pointing to a potential licensing agreement – although the U.S. prong of the dispute appears to remain pending.
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BREAKING: Transsion takes HEVC Advance license, settling multiple video patent enforcement disputes
The Chinese low-cost smartphone maker is the market leader in Africa and sells high volumes of phones in various (mostly emerging) markets.
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Federal Circuit rules Samsung IPR petition valid despite Unified Patents membership, no estoppel
In a precedential decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that while Samsung is a member of Unified Patents, their parallel petitions for inter partes review of a Gesture Technology Partner patent are both valid.
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WIPO announces mediation pledge from major SEP holders to IoT SMEs
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) Arbitration and Mediation Center has today launched an initiative that sees major standard-essential patent (SEP) holders pledge to SMEs selling and manufacturing IoT devices that they will use mediation to resolve impasses in SEP licensing negotiations.
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BREAKING: Dolby wins Western Europe’s first-ever preliminary injunction based on SEP
The Munich I Regional Court has granted Dolby its first-ever preliminary injunction based on a standard-essential patent against Roku.
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Whirlpool kicks off microwave patent enforcement campaign in ITC, U.S. district courts: Samsung, LG, Electrolux among defendants
Almost a dozen different companies have been targeted in a new U.S. patent enforcement campaign initiated by Whirlpool, including Samsung, LG, Electrolux, Midea, and Haier.
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Unusual withdrawal of PTAB IPR petition shows chilling effect of new rules
USPTO Director John A. Squires’ new PTAB IPR rules are evidently already starting to take effect.
