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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP strikes trade secret litigation financing deal with Tangibly
Read more: Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP strikes trade secret litigation financing deal with TangiblyThe partnership will transform trade secret enforcement from a “reactive burden into a proactive advantage”, Mr. Spangenberg said today.
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Via Licensing Alliance’s memory technology patent pool now conducting formation meetings, with notable interest from licensees, licensors in Asia
Read more: Via Licensing Alliance’s memory technology patent pool now conducting formation meetings, with notable interest from licensees, licensors in AsiaAs the first of its semiconductor pools moves forward, Via Licensing Alliance will soon introduce a pool focused on interconnect technologies, Via’s vice president of program management Willy Chang told ip fray in an interview.
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UPC Vienna LD holds English-language trial over German-language patent in German-speaking city; general focus on procedural efficiency
Read more: UPC Vienna LD holds English-language trial over German-language patent in German-speaking city; general focus on procedural efficiencyLitigants are increasingly prepared to bring UPC cases in less busy local divisions than the German ones. We consider the Vienna LD an interesting option.
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Both BMW and Onesta made inconsistent representations in U.S. antisuit dispute this week; Federal Circuit makes first decision
Read more: Both BMW and Onesta made inconsistent representations in U.S. antisuit dispute this week; Federal Circuit makes first decisionThe Federal Circuit will decide on a motion to stay enforcement after Judge Albright has issued his written injunction ruling.
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Nokia inks three new multimedia patent licensing agreements, including with social media platform Snapchat
Read more: Nokia inks three new multimedia patent licensing agreements, including with social media platform SnapchatThe deals mark Nokia’s first video streaming deals with social messaging companies, Tejas Shah, Nokia’s newly appointed Chief Licensing Officer for New Segments, said in a blog post today.
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BREAKING: Judge Albright orders immediate withdrawal of Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents (BMW v. Onesta antisuit injunction)
Read more: BREAKING: Judge Albright orders immediate withdrawal of Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents (BMW v. Onesta antisuit injunction)At the end of a motion hearing in the Western District of Texas, licensing firm Onesta was ordered immediately to withdraw its lawsuits in Munich over two U.S. patents.
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Munich Regional Court Judge Dr. Schoen on incoming new judge, cross-border injunctions, FRAND calculations in Wilus v. ASUS
Read more: Munich Regional Court Judge Dr. Schoen on incoming new judge, cross-border injunctions, FRAND calculations in Wilus v. ASUSThe incoming Presiding Judge over the 21st Civil Chamber, who will replace Judge Dr. Georg Werner, has been chosen and has a “patent-positive approach”, Judge Dr. Oliver Schoen of the Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber told attendees of the 12th annual IP and Competition Forum in Oxford today.
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U.S. judge denies Microsoft motion to postpone ParTec patent trial involving OpenAI supercomputer: showdown in Texas in June, ParTec v. NVIDIA in UPC in February
Read more: U.S. judge denies Microsoft motion to postpone ParTec patent trial involving OpenAI supercomputer: showdown in Texas in June, ParTec v. NVIDIA in UPC in FebruaryGerman supercomputer company ParTec sued Microsoft in the Eastern District of Texas in a first step, and NVIDIA in the Unified Patent Court a little later.


