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Sisvel vs. Haier: Düsseldorf court follows case law in Via Licensing and TCL dispute

Dolby and Philips, both members of patent pool Via Licensing, have sued Chinese electronics company TCL in Düsseldorf. Now the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf has rejected TCL's objection to two firs ...

28 July 2021 by Amy Sandys
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VoiceAge wins first lawsuit against HMD with Wildanger and Bosch Jehle

Today, Mannheim Regional Court ruled that mobile phone manufacturer HMD infringed a VoiceAge EVS patent for speech coding technology. The court could ...

23 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Game over in Sisvel and Xiaomi's global SEP dispute

A licensing deal has ended all global litigation between Sisvel and Mitsubishi Electric, and mobile electronics company Xiaomi. The deal covers all mo ...

2 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Munich Regional Court upholds AASI application against Huawei

A Munich court has dismissed Huawei's opposition against an anti-anti-suit injunction. IP Bridge can now launch three SEP lawsuits against Huawei. IP ...

30 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Munich Regional Court creates third patent chamber

Munich Regional Court is expanding its capacities for patent disputes. A new civil chamber will also hear patent infringement cases. This is the court ...

28 June 2021 by Konstanze Richter
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"Nokia and Daimler's licensing deal is problematic for the connected industry"

Daimler has taken a licence for Nokia’s mobile communications portfolio, ending the highest stakes connected cars dispute in Europe. But the agreement ...

9 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Roman Bonn: "The issue of SEP licences is by no means off the table"

Following Nokia’s connected cars settlement with Daimler, German auto supplier Continental announced its intention to proceed with its lawsuit against ...

4 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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"Anti-suit injunctions are a road to nowhere"

The Regional Court Munich wants to classify implementers in FRAND disputes who file anti-suit injunctions in China or elsewhere, as unwilling licensee ...

25 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Sisvel vs. Haier: Federal court raises bar for implementers in SEP disputes

The Federal Court of Justice has ruled that implementers must show a more precise interest in taking a FRAND licence in SEP disputes. In the latest Si ...

2 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Munich court confirms AAAASI in SEP battle between InterDigital and Xiaomi

Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi has suffered a setback in its global SEP dispute with InterDigital. The Regional Court Munich prohibited Xiao ...

26 February 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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China wakes up in global SEP litigation

The anti-suit injunction dispute between Ericsson and Samsung over a global SEP licence is escalating still further. Anti-suit injunctions are also se ...

29 January 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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BREAKING: Regional Court Düsseldorf refers Nokia vs. Daimler questions to CJEU

The latest connected cars development sees the CJEU decide which company in a production chain is entitled to a FRAND licence. This follows the Region ...

26 November 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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District Court of The Hague declares Sisvel patent non-essential

In the pan-European dispute between Xiaomi and Sisvel, the latter party has suffered a further defeat in the Netherlands. The District Court of The Ha ...

13 November 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Connected cars

Daimler feels the pressure after losing to Nokia again

In the ongoing connected cars battle, Daimler faces a sales ban after the Regional Court Munich ordered an injunction against the company. The action ...

30 October 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Daimler loses to Conversant over connected cars SEP

In the ongoing battle over connected cars technology, Daimler has recorded another defeat. This time, it's against Conversant Wireless. The Regional C ...

28 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Munich Procedure enhances competition among patent courts

Short and transparent court procedures make the Regional Court Munich a go-to location to file for patent disputes. According to a recent survey of th ...

26 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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