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Panasonic-OPPO settlement NOT FINALIZED: new UPC order shows Panasonic wanted FRAND injunction though OPPO sought stay
Read more: Panasonic-OPPO settlement NOT FINALIZED: new UPC order shows Panasonic wanted FRAND injunction though OPPO sought stayContext: Yesterday, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Mannheim Local Division (LD) surprisingly entered an injunction in Panasonic v. OPPO (for a detailed analysis of the FRAND part of the decision, see this November 22, 2024 ip fray article), a standard-essential patent (SEP) case that had seemingly ceased to be (October 25, 2024 ip fray article).…
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UPC’s Hague LD finds plant-based microbial fuel cell patent infringed not literally, but by equivalence
Read more: UPC’s Hague LD finds plant-based microbial fuel cell patent infringed not literally, but by equivalenceThe Unified Patent Court’s Hague Local Division has found an infringement of a plant-based microbial fuel cell patent not under a literal interpretation of the asserted claims, but by way of equivalence.
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Despite settlement, Mannheim LD grants first-ever UPC FRAND injunction in Panasonic v. OPPO, disagrees with European Commission
Read more: Despite settlement, Mannheim LD grants first-ever UPC FRAND injunction in Panasonic v. OPPO, disagrees with European CommissionThe Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division has decided a Panasonic v. OPPO SEP case despite the fact that the dispute has actually been settled. The judgment raises various questions.
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First Adeia v. Disney UPC case has become discoverable: U.S. licensing firm went to The Hague
Read more: First Adeia v. Disney UPC case has become discoverable: U.S. licensing firm went to The HagueThe first November filing to show up in the UPC’s public case registry is one of two Adeia v. Disney cases. It is in line with the trend toward more and more filings in The Hague.
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UK court denies Lenovo interim license in Ericsson dispute, partly dissuaded by ITC staff’s FRAND opinion, but doesn’t draw clear line
Read more: UK court denies Lenovo interim license in Ericsson dispute, partly dissuaded by ITC staff’s FRAND opinion, but doesn’t draw clear lineLenovo essentially argued that the England & Wales Court of Appeal had opened the interim-license floodgates with its Xiaomi-Panasonic decision, but Mr Justice Richards disagreed.
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UPC’s Milan LD granted Pirelli two ex parte seizures against rival tire makers at major motorcycle fair
Read more: UPC’s Milan LD granted Pirelli two ex parte seizures against rival tire makers at major motorcycle fairThe orders were granted by two different judges on November 5 and immediately executed at a trade show in Milan named EICMA.
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Lenovo avoids U.S. import ban over two Ericsson non-SEPs (for now): initial determination by ITC judge
Read more: Lenovo avoids U.S. import ban over two Ericsson non-SEPs (for now): initial determination by ITC judgeAn Administrative Law Judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission has held the asserted claims of two Ericsson patents invalid, The final decision will be made by the commissioners.
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UPC Roundup (2 weeks): more injunctions, more opportunities after opt-out withdrawal, and a case that lasted only one day
Read more: UPC Roundup (2 weeks): more injunctions, more opportunities after opt-out withdrawal, and a case that lasted only one dayThis is an update on what has happened in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the fortnight since the last such roundup (November 2, 2024 ip fray article). It is fair to say that the number of newsworthy events during the first half of November was relatively low, but the significance of some of them…
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