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Lenovo denied UK injunction against Ericsson as tactical gambit falls flat

Device-maker suffers setback in battle to have global dispute determined by English courts

31 May 2024

Sun Patent Trust seeks French courts’ first ever global FRAND decision in new Xiaomi suit

Paris Judicial Court has already expressed willingness to rule on SEP licensing disputes, but has never made a ruling

29 May 2024

Ericsson wins largest-ever Indian patent litigation damages award in SEP dispute against Lava

The Delhi High Court has highlighted the importance of meaningful FRAND negotiations in its ruling that Indian smartphone brand Lava could not use the doctrine-of-exhaustion defence. Now that Lava has appealed and the court has set up a confidentiality club, the patent community is watching keenly to see how this dispute will play out.

22 May 2024

Meet MPAI, the standardisation body for artificial intelligence data coding

The international nonprofit with 44 members – like Sisvel, ETRI, Stanford and MIT – is developing 17 standards and the IEEE-SA has already adopted five

16 May 2024

Malikie Innovations is busy one year after buying BlackBerry patents

From inking a deal within six months to eyeing the UPC – IP Head and IAM Market Maker Angela Quinlan reflects on the past 12 months in an exclusive interview

09 May 2024

Samsung TV deal boosts InterDigital’s Q1 revenue by 30%

CEO Liren Chen says R&D powerhouse has "made great progress on multiple fronts" and signed seven new licence agreements

03 May 2024

InterDigital wins German injunction against Lenovo, but loses UK jurisdictional challenge

Chinese implementer must now fight to remain in Europe’s largest market

03 May 2024

IAM Live: SEP Summit to examine UPC strategy, UK FRAND developments and new markets

The event will be held in person for the first time this year, giving delegates the opportunity to network with industry leaders 

29 April 2024

High-profile investigations at the ITC indicate its growing popularity as a forum for obtaining injunctive relief

Featured in SEP/FRAND Hub 2023/2024

Amid the hesitancy of US district courts to issue injunctions and the country’s evolving SEP policies, the ITC is playing a key part in SEP holders’ litigation strategies in the United States due to the availability of exclusion orders and expansive discovery. 

19 April 2024

Nokia’s 5G smartphone deals free team to focus on new licensing areas, says Jenni Lukander

Finnish company’s patent boss speaks to IAM about lessons from recent patent agreements, shifts in licensing focus and the EU’s proposed SEP reforms

15 April 2024

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