Context: 10x Genomics was an “early adopter” of the United Patent Court (UPC) with its patent enforcement against NanoString. That dispute has meanwhile been settled on terms presumably favorable to
Nokia is one of the most difficult targets for NPEs (and other patent holders) to sue. This litigation is just the latest example of customer lawsuits in which Nokia and Ericsson have to intervene in
Regional Court three months later. The patentee was granted an ex parte preliminary injunction (over U.S. Patent No. 9,899,481 (“electronic component and switch circuit”)) by the German court that
Germany (March 3, 2025 ip fray article). Infringement litigation is also progressing. For example, ZTE obtained a standard-essential patent (SEP) preliminary injunction in Brazil (February 13, 2025 ip
settled part of their Entresto patent fight in the U.S. (court order below). This means they are no longer litigating over this patent: U.S. Patent No. 8,101,659 (“Methods of treatment and
Context: Section 337 investigations in the United States International Trade Commission (USITC or ITC) are a powerful tool in U.S.-based patent litigation. As international trade has grown, so too
factory infringes its Chinese patent CN101121653, which protects this technology. Sucess in China Cathay successfully defended its patent in an infringement suit against Hilead in China. It also won