Category: Unified Patent Court
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First-ever UPC SEP injunction: Philips prevails over Belkin on Qi wireless charging patent, but there was no FRAND defense for lack of market power
The Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division has granted Philips a permanent injunction against Belkin over a Qi (wireless charging) patent.
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Panasonic v. Xiaomi shows need for UPC’s Court of Appeal to harmonize case law on extended deadlines: can pleadings be fragmented?
The Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal will sooner or later have to resolve the question of whether the applicable rules allow a fragmentation and desynchronization of pleadings, such as by putting FRAND and technical arguments on different timelines.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf LD denies PI in Novartis v. Celltrion: some preparations for product launch aren’t sufficient for imminent infringement
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD unsurprisingly denied a preliminary injunction motion by Novartis over Celltrion’s preparations for the launch of a biosimilar.
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Interview with UPC Judge András Kupecz (Munich CD) on multilingual collaboration; joining the bench from private practice; and more
This week, ip fray’s founder interviewed Judge András Kupecz of the Unified Patent Court.
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UPC’s Munich LD grants PI in barcode scanner case, clarifies direct infringement standard, absolute vs. relative prohibition, urgency
The UPC’s Munich Local Division has granted a preliminary injunction in a case involving a software development kit used for barcode scanning, and has spoken out on several important legal questions in that decision.
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UPC Roundup: access to documents, language of proceedings, Ireland, various first-instance and appellate decisions
This is a roundup of roughly two weeks of Unified Patent Court decisions and filings.
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New Huawei v. Netgear filings discovered in Munich and UPC interim conference to take place next week: WiFi 6 SEPs
Huawei has concluded many WiFi 6 licenses without litigation, and has recently settled disputes with Amazon and German router maker AVM. Netgear is facing six WiFi 6 SEP assertions in the UPC and German national courts.
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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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Even the summer doesn’t slow down the Unified Patent Court: judges deserve respect for their enormous dedication
It’s peak summer vacation season and the UPC keeps delivering.
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UPC tosses Lenovo’s SEP injunction bids against Ericsson: undue delay, “clear-cut case” — and it has to do with LatAm PIs
The Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Division has denied parallel requests by Lenovo’s Motorola Mobility to amend its complaints against Ericsson for the purpose of pursuing injunctive relief.