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Quick summaries and in-depth analysis of patent licensing, litigation and legislation.

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UPC Mannheim hearing went very well for InterDigital — Disney highly likely to be enjoined (as predicted by ip fray) on June 16

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https://t.co/sZMziVgujf

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The Walt Disney Company faces clear and present danger of Unified Patent Court 11-country HEVC patent injunction in InterDigital $IDCC case after May 5 & 6 hearing: court document

https://t.co/c6174V4Nt7

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Brazilian judge gives Snap Inc. (Snapchat) five days to justify free-riding on Dolby Laboratories’ AV1 patents: injunction looms large

The order mentions that competitors like TikTok and Kwai are licensed and that Access Advance offered Snap a license.

https://t.co/UTbCUBR87I

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60% of global economy shares Unified Patent Court Mannheim LD’s concerns over judicial overreach; UK accounts for 3%, but wants to dictate #FRAND to everyone

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https://t.co/JGRSDSDTaM

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Dolby sues Snap Inc. (Snapchat) over AV1 and HEVC patent infringement in U.S. and Brazil: Access Advance VDP license would resolve issue

Preliminary injunctions are being sought in Brazil. Things could happen quickly there.

https://t.co/ncka14mJTA

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BREAKING: Federal Circuit affirms Masimo’s initial ITC win over #Apple — but Masimo not too likely to benefit based on what happened yesterday

The import ban stays in place in formal terms, but Apple's workaround is on track to be CLEARED by the ITC.

https://t.co/lxEi2VCE1v

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The Unified Patent Court's Court of Appeal has referred four questions of EU law, all of them relating to long-arm jurisdiction, to the European Court of Justice. We've published an explanation of what those questions are about, and the attached table.

https://t.co/qjoR0W7SHW

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Amazon backs down (pending appeal) after Unified Patent Court C’s Mannheim LD finds it in breach of InterDigital, Inc.’s anti-interference injunction; further guidance

DEVELOPING ARTICLE

The free summary is available now. More to be added shortly.

https://t.co/FgFJ0pHmoq

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Ultimate showdown: Unified Patent Court presumes Amazon is in breach of injunction, gives until Friday to back down; meanwhile, The Walt Disney Company may be settling with InterDigital

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https://t.co/9eDeHn0APy

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UPC summons Amazon, InterDigital to hearing on short notice: friction with UK FRAND action and language of proceedings on agenda

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https://t.co/dWj6TmfqoU

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BREAKING: Ericsson asserting SEPs against Verifone in Unified Patent Court's Mannheim LD and Hague LD

In Mannheim, there's also a claim for declaration of #FRAND compliance.

https://t.co/WeIWaxsjav

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Newly discovered patent suits:
Ericsson v. Acer
Broadcom (Avago) v. Nissan

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Acer, ASUS may NOT settle YET despite recent German SEP injunctions: new research and observations; HTC, HMD, OPPO, vivo examples

https://t.co/g4pQT2qiO3

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InterDigital wins third Munich injunction against The Walt Disney Company: court confirms bench ruling over HEVC-related patent

2nd SEP bench ruling and 4th patent injunction by a Germany-based court this week (if one includes UPC divisions).

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https://t.co/VlvvmIevUu

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Unified Patent Court’s stern warning has Amazon concerned, already impacts UK court’s case management, but Amazon may have to backtrack to greater extent

InterDigital $IDCC still hopes to reach a procedural agreement with $AMZN.

https://t.co/IPgrS7QGqR

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BREAKING: InterDigital seeking $200M/yr. from Amazon for license to streaming patents, according to Amazon lawyer in UK court

Amazon's counsel breached a protective order and revealed, seemingly inadvertently, this number in open court.

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https://t.co/pIak5eZBmd

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Unified Patent Court issues written warning to Amazon that it will be sanctioned if it continues to seek leverage in UK against InterDigital’s UPC enforcement

If Amazon doesn't backtrack at today's (Thursday) UK hearing, sanctions loom large.

https://t.co/jqHzS20ke2

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U.S. judge publishes decision to throw out Samsung Electronics’ U.S. #FRAND #antitrust action against ZTE; case unlikely to be revived anytime soon

Samsung can amend, but the court doesn't give much guidance. Meanwhile, injunctions loom large in Munich.

https://t.co/ySTjvTPVbr

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InterDigital files patent infringement actions against Hisense, TCL in UPC, Germany, Brazil, India

$IDCC

https://t.co/LT79en8qsQ

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Brief update on Renault’s race against the clock after Broadcom won Germany-wide Clio, Mégane standard-essential patent injunction

$AVGO $RNO

https://t.co/RU1Klv39I3