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U.S. government consultation: some stakeholders want UK on watch list for interim licenses, others attack UPC and Germany over SEP injunctions
Read more: U.S. government consultation: some stakeholders want UK on watch list for interim licenses, others attack UPC and Germany over SEP injunctionsInterjurisdictional tensions are rising due to some countries, particularly the UK, pursuing their imperial FRAND rate-setting dreams.
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Tokyo District Court publishes SEP mediation guidelines: fundamentally incompatible with Western legal culture
Read more: Tokyo District Court publishes SEP mediation guidelines: fundamentally incompatible with Western legal cultureIn the Western hemisphere, mediation is shielded from litigation. The Tokyo District Court, however, has a different approach.
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ASUS, TP-Link among targets in new U.S. NPE WiFi patent infringement campaign
Read more: ASUS, TP-Link among targets in new U.S. NPE WiFi patent infringement campaignLicensing firm AX Wireless LLC has sued ASUSTek, D-Link, TP-Link, and Ubiquiti over the alleged infringement of the same five WiFi-related patents in parallel actions in the Eastern District of Texas, the Central District of California, and the Northern District of Illinois.
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Munich court calls UK interim-license declarations “flawed in legitimacy”, deems UK courts incompetent to impose global licenses; finds pool rates far below FRAND
Read more: Munich court calls UK interim-license declarations “flawed in legitimacy”, deems UK courts incompetent to impose global licenses; finds pool rates far below FRANDA redacted Nokia v. ASUS ruling showcases the application of the Munich court’s FRAND guidelines and takes a clear position on the illegitimacy of UK interim-license declarations.
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EU Commission officially indicates concern over UPC-UK antisuit conflict; UPC CoA schedules InterDigital-Amazon hearing for May 28
Read more: EU Commission officially indicates concern over UPC-UK antisuit conflict; UPC CoA schedules InterDigital-Amazon hearing for May 28The European Commission’s cordial letter to the Mannheim Local Division’s Presiding Judge encourages the court to share further information.
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UK court prepared to expedite Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount FRAND trials against Nokia to maximum extent — but will it matter?
Read more: UK court prepared to expedite Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount FRAND trials against Nokia to maximum extent — but will it matter?Mr Justice Meade will take Warner Bros. Discovery’s and Paramount’s FRAND actions against Nokia to trial at the earliest opportunity, hoping to influence outcomes in other courts.
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SAP files pre-emptive strike in cloud patent infringement campaign that targeted Microsoft, now targeting Amazon: Central District of California
Read more: SAP files pre-emptive strike in cloud patent infringement campaign that targeted Microsoft, now targeting Amazon: Central District of CaliforniaSAP has filed a declaratory judgment of non-infringement action of several of software company Corent Technology’s patents in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, after the former enforced said patents against both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. The latter settled in December.
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