The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2023

While the AmeriKat is still recovering from 2020, her Belgian Katfriends sum-up what was 2022 in Belgian patent litigation 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2022 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2023.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The past week in London has seen Tesla drive patent proceedings against technology company InterDigital, Genesis band members say That's (not) All in a breach of contract claim against Virgin Records, and betting giant Entain play its hand in a claim over its acquisition of BetCity last year.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This past week in London has seen Lenovo Group and LM Ericsson embroiled in a patent dispute, Jaguar Land Rover face legal action from a number of employees over contract breaches, and Dexia Credit file another swaps claim with property administrator Patrimonio del Trentino.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The past week in London has seen German software company Topalsson face a breach of contract claim from law firm CMS, Pfizer and BioNTech look for the cure to their patent woes in a claim against Moderna, and Alaska Airlines ready for departure in a commercial contracts claim against Virgin Aviation.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2023

Previously, patents—a limited monopoly allowing a patent holder to bar competitors from making/using/selling/importing a claimed system or method—were of limited use for those in the cannabis industry. 1] The asserted patents were: U.S. Patent No. Patent No. 2:21-cv-08756-JWH-SHK, ECF No. 23, 2022). [1]

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2023

government statement of interest filed in a patent infringement suit against Moderna, Inc.’s That statement argued that Moderna should be released from infringement liability under the terms of a government contract that “authorize[d] and consent[ed] to all use and manufacture” of any U.S. patented invention.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

holding that the language of the governing contract's forum selection clause expressly allowed for the filing of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings in certain circumstances. entered into a settlement and license agreement in 2014, following years of patent litigation over their competing glucose monitoring system patents.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 11, 2023

On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states will be possible with one action. This series of articles – directed at U.S. and consider their implications on U.S. This series of articles – directed at U.S.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 10, 2023

On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states will be possible with one action. This series of articles – directed at U.S. and consider their implications on U.S. This series of articles – directed at U.S.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 This case is applicable to all types of contracts including those involving Intellectual Property. The duty of honest performance requires that parties must not lie or otherwise knowingly mislead each other about matters directly linked to the performance of a contract. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71.

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Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The Federal Circuit has issued an interesting nonprecedential order in In re VLSI Technology LLC , denying VLSI’s petition for a writ of mandamus that sought to reverse a district court order allowing Intel to amend its answer to assert a declaratory judgment counterclaim regarding a patent license defense. Patent Nos.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 15, 2023

On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states will be possible with one action. This series of articles – directed at U.S. and consider their implications on U.S. This series of articles – directed at U.S.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Patents can help inventors gain protection and recognition for their innovations, but are often costly and can take years to issue to register. Europe may be on the cusp of streamlining the patent process with its proposed Unified Patent Court (UPC). In theory, this increased patent protection should benefit the inventor.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 9, 2022

Most companies are aware of the potential patent infringement liability for sales made in the United States but may not know that liability for infringing a U.S. patent can also extend to the processes used to make their product—even when manufacturing is done entirely outside the United States by a contract manufacturer.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

For well over a year, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and some members of Congress have engaged in a campaign to urge the Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to break patents on pharmaceuticals to lower drug prices by invoking a century-old statute, Title 28 of the U.S.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 25, 2022

This past week in London has seen a lawsuit filed against rapper Jay-Z's sport agency, an HSBC alternative investment division sued for breach of contract and pharmaceutical giants Teva and Novartis facing off over patents. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

Accredited European Patent Litigation Certificate Course Trier & Online tutorial - Course start: 25 September 2024; Course end: 16 May 2025 ERA will offer a high-standard course giving patent attorneys the best tools to understand the legal framework and procedural rules necessary to litigate before the UPC.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on August 31 affirmed a district court’s ruling that Verify Smart Corp had failed to plausibly allege an agency relationship between Wells Fargo and Bank of America (the “Banks”) and a banking industry group’s subsidiary sufficient to prove the Banks enlisted the subsidiary to challenge a patent they were contractually (..)

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The perennial topic of anguish, anger, anxiety, annoyance, etc amongst patent attorneys and litigators, alike. With the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a new dimension arrives. Patent litigation strategists are not just plotting out their timelines of national proceedings v EPO, but also the UPC.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The past week in London has seen credit score agency Equifax hit with a class action suit over a data breach compromising 14 million consumers’ data, scuppered law firm High Street Solicitors accused by a fund management company of breaching its contract, and Lenovo bring its 5G patent dispute with Ericsson to the High Court.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states is now possible with one action. European parallel patent. This series of articles – directed at U.S. and consider their implications on U.S. By: Haug Partners LLP

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IAM Magazine

MAY 19, 2022

Lawsuit accuses licensing administrator of punitive change to contract and follows previous German patent litigation between the two companies.

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IAM Magazine

MAY 19, 2022

Lawsuit accuses licensing administrator of punitive change to contract and follows previous German patent litigation between the two companies.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states is now possible with one action. European parallel patent. This series of articles – directed at U.S. and consider their implications on U.S. By: Haug Partners LLP

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IP Watchdog

MAY 22, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday, May 21, issued a precedential decision vacating and remanding a district court’s finding that Core Optical Technologies didn’t have standing to sue Nokia due to the language of a contract between the inventor and his employer. Judge Mayer dissented. 6,782,211 by Nokia Corp.,

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Patently-O

AUGUST 2, 2021

During that time he filed a number of patent applications that came from his time on-leave and that he assigned to Omni. However, UM argued that it owned the patents based upon his employment agreement; that it had expended some ongoing funds; and that Islam had bounced ideas off of some of the faculty members. employment.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 25, 2023

In the patent law textbook, we learned about filing and expiry dates of patents in one chapter, and grounds for invalidity in another. This integration of patent law concepts also demonstrated the interplay between business and the law as the legal department’s vigilance on these matters was crucial to business success.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

The significance of this case is that the Federal Circuit confirmed that parties can contractually negotiate away their right to file IPRs or other validity challenges in the Patent Office. District Court for the District of Delaware asserting claims against Sarepta for breach of contract and other claims.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2023

government’s recent statement of interest filed in a patent infringement suit against Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. That statement argued that Moderna should be released from infringement liability under the terms of a government contract that “authorize[d] and consent[ed] to all use and manufacture” of any U.S. patented invention.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 16, 2022

Chief Justice Roberts Pledges to Review Patent Venue Rules (Source: Reuters). Ryan Selby: PODA Granted US Patent for Closed Bottom Vaporizer Pod (Source: Cision). Nike Sues Lululemon for Patent Infringement Over Mirror Home Gym (Source: Global News). New Job Postings on Patently-O: Dorsey. Source: USPTO. Greensville, SC.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has begun 2023 with its first precedential patent decision in DexCom, Inc. After an extended bit of patent litigation, the parties entered a 2014 settlement agreement that included a mutual covenant not to challenge each other’s patents again until 2021. by Dennis Crouch The U.S.

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The IPKat

APRIL 2, 2024

December, January, February - wake the IPKat up in March Back in December - when it was colder and darker - London's patent practitioners attended AIPPI UK’s annual patent round-up event hosted by Hogan Lovells. In total 19 patents were litigated, with eight being held valid, and seven valid and infringed.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In keeping with our previous reports on the Unified Patent Court, it was announced on October 19, 2022, that the Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) confirmed the appointment of 85 judges to the UPC. Pankhuri Malik is an Osgoode LLM Graduate, IPilogue Writer and IP Innovation Clinic Fellow.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Federal Circuit has provided additional guidance about an appellant’s standing to appeal IPR decisions after settling the related litigations and entering into patent license agreements. The saga began with Qualcomm accusing Apple of infringing several patents in district court. patents 7,844,037 and 8,683,362.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

As a person involved in copyright on a daily basis, I’ve observed a number of events and requests for comment over the last few years on the issue of whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be “authors” in the copyright sense (or inventors of patents). Below are my thoughts on what is interesting about these cases.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 2, 2023

On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states will be possible with one action. This series of articles – directed at U.S. and consider their implications on U.S. This series of articles – directed at U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

When entering into contracts, parties commonly include forum selection clauses to govern future litigation between the parties. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has generally recognized that parties can bargain away these rights, including through forum selection clauses in contracts. Patent and Trademark Office ….

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