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UPC’s Court of Appeal: rehearings will rarely (if ever) happen, and UPC representatives MUST know EPO’s appellate case law
Read more: UPC’s Court of Appeal: rehearings will rarely (if ever) happen, and UPC representatives MUST know EPO’s appellate case lawContext: Things have not gone well so far for Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ patent infringement actions against Amgen and Samsung Bioepis. Six months ago, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Court of Appeal (CoA) affirmed (December 23, 2024 ip fray article) the Hamburg Local Division’s (LD) orders denying preliminary injunctions (PIs; officially called “provisional measures” in the UPC).…
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Munich LD gives textbook example of how to address venue competence in UPC disputes involving multiple defendants
Read more: Munich LD gives textbook example of how to address venue competence in UPC disputes involving multiple defendantsFor the second panel of the Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Divison, Judge-rapporteur Dr. Daniel Voß (“Voss”) has rejected a venue-related preliminary objection.
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Samsung brings FRAND claim against ZTE in 4th jurisdiction: counterclaim in Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division
Read more: Samsung brings FRAND claim against ZTE in 4th jurisdiction: counterclaim in Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local DivisionAfter bringing standalone FRAND/SEP actions in the UK, Germany and the United States, Samsung has now also brought a FRAND counterclaim in the UPC.
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AI patent-eligibility: spotting hallucinations over value-adds
Read more: AI patent-eligibility: spotting hallucinations over value-addsWhile AI is accelerating discovery, designing software, and shaping new chemical compounds, some industry voices question whether we have become too dependent on it to invent, and how the pitfalls of that over-dependence are being materialized.
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UPC’s Court of Appeal: defendants never have to provide collateral, not even if they bring revocation counterclaims
Read more: UPC’s Court of Appeal: defendants never have to provide collateral, not even if they bring revocation counterclaimsThe UPC’s Court of Appeal considers a revocation claim merely a part of an infringement defendant’s defense and does not see a basis for requiring security.for costs.
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Clearing up misconceptions about OPPO-Volkswagen patent license agreement: it merely proves Avanci’s flexibility
Read more: Clearing up misconceptions about OPPO-Volkswagen patent license agreement: it merely proves Avanci’s flexibilityThe only noteworthy aspect of the OPPO-Volkswagen patent license is that it shows Avanci members can enter into bilateral agreements even after signing up.
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Apple-funded astroturfers caught LYING about organization’s ETSI membership: ACT | The App(le) Association
Read more: Apple-funded astroturfers caught LYING about organization’s ETSI membership: ACT | The App(le) AssociationACT | The App(le) Association claims to be an ETSI member. It is not. Certainly not for months to come and not necessarily thereafter.
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SEP holders push back against calls for withdrawal of withdrawal of EU SEP Regulation
Read more: SEP holders push back against calls for withdrawal of withdrawal of EU SEP RegulationThe EU SEP Regulation is headed for its formal withdrawal, but there still is some wrangling behind the scenes that keeps lobbyists busy.
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