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ITC updates: Infineon withdraws second of four patents against Innoscience, Oura bags smart ring patent victory
Read more: ITC updates: Infineon withdraws second of four patents against Innoscience, Oura bags smart ring patent victoryThe United States International Trade Commission has issued a favorable initial determination for Oura in its smart ring case against rivals Ultrahuman and RingConn, while, in the gallium nitride wars, Infineon has withdrawn a second out of four patents asserted against its competitor Innoscience.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reverses PI denial, CD invalidates offside detection patent, Gucci doesn’t infringe Agfa patent, and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reverses PI denial, CD invalidates offside detection patent, Gucci doesn’t infringe Agfa patent, and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our April 26, 2025 UPC Roundup. More things happened than the week before. 1. CoA reverses denial of provisional measures (i.e., preliminary injunction) in Insulet v. EOFlow (link to detailed article) U.S. company Insulet now has a 17-country preliminary…
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French court deems public announcement of UPC lawsuit “denigration” of competitor in absence of infringement ruling
Read more: French court deems public announcement of UPC lawsuit “denigration” of competitor in absence of infringement rulingContext: Qiagen is suing bioMérieux in the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) over a product for testing patients for latent tuberculosis (see item 2 of our March 16, 2025 UPC Roundup). Latent tuberculosis can progress to active tuberculosis. The patent-in-suit is EP2726883 (“A cell mediated immune response assay with enhanced sensitivity”). What’s…
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UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses denial of 17-country preliminary injunction in medical device case: Insulet prevails over EOFlow
Read more: UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses denial of 17-country preliminary injunction in medical device case: Insulet prevails over EOFlowThe UPC’s Court of Appeal has previously upheld and overturned some preliminary injunctions, but like in any other jurisdiction it is difficult to get a denial of a PI reversed on appeal.
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Apple owes more than $700M in standard-essential patent royalties and interest to licensing firm Optis: England & Wales Court of Appeal
Read more: Apple owes more than $700M in standard-essential patent royalties and interest to licensing firm Optis: England & Wales Court of AppealContext: A couple of months ago, the England & Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) heard Optis’s appeal against Apple (February 25, 2025 ip fray article). In 2023, Mr Justice Marcus Smith — who primarily serves as the President of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, but in this case presided over a standard-essential patent (SEP) litigation…
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Federal Circuit hands victories to Apple, PayPal in parallel payment-system patent infringement disputes with Fintiv
Read more: Federal Circuit hands victories to Apple, PayPal in parallel payment-system patent infringement disputes with FintivThe United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has thrown out an appeal against a Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidation decision brought by Fintiv against Apple, after the same patent was already invalidated in a parallel case against PayPal.
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