Category: Unified Patent Court
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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.
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UPC Roundup (10 items): interesting issues in Novartis v. Celltrion, plus various discovery, security, case management decisions
This article sums up ip fray‘s LinkedIn commentary on several recent Unified Patent Court (UPC) rulings and developments. Regardless of the summer vacation season, the UPC continues to proliferate decisions and orders. The Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) is particularly on fire these days. 1. Dusseldorf LD: Novartis v. Celltrion raises standing issues of transcendental importance…
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Mr Justice Meade’s letter to UPC, German judges regarding upcoming FRAND determination in Panasonic v. Xiaomi & OPPO
Two weeks after ip fray reported on Mr Justice Meade’s plan to write a letter to his colleagues on the UPC and two German national courts regarding his upcoming FRAND determinatoin, the actual letter has become available.
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UPC rulings: Abbott destroys Dexcom patent (Munich LD), Amycel wins preliminary injunction against Polish farmer (The Hague)
Two different Local Divisions of the UPC handed down decisions today, one in favor of a defendant and the other in favor of a plaintiff who sought a preliminary injunction.
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UPC roundup: CoA on late equivalence, expediting PI appeals; first-instance decisions on service of process, public access
This is a roundup on multiple UPC decisions published these days, on a variety of issues ranging from service of process to late-presented equivalence theories.
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UPC judges not necessarily aligned on claim amendments in preliminary injunction proceedings: Court of Appeal to discuss soon
On the same day (July 26, 2024), the Dusseldorf Local Division granted leave to amend patent claims in a preliminary injunction proceeding while the Court of Appeal left open how the admissibility of a narrowing of patent claims in a PI proceeding would be resolved.
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ASUSTeK affiliate suing Lenovo in UPC as well as Munich I Regional Court: September trial
Innovative Sonic Limited is suing Lenovo in the UPC as well as the Munich I Regional Court over ASUSTeK patents.