Ericsson v. Lava – Delhi HC passes interim injunction for Lava to stop manufacture and sale
Published: 7/10/16
Publication: SpicyIP
India’s smartphone patent war rages on, and it’s latest development is Ericsson’s provisional victory over Lava. The Delhi High Court passed an interim order in the ongoing case of Telefonktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Lava International Ltd. which, operative from the 21st of June 2016, is an injunction order that prevents Lava from importing, exporting, manufacturing, and selling any mobile phones that use Ericsson’s patents and technology. Although this is binding only until a final order is passed, it seems […]
Huawei’s IP coming-of-age in full swing as it steps up assertion campaign with T-Mobile and Samsung suits
Published: 7/8/16
Publication: IAM
Huawei has accelerated its patent assertion campaign on two fronts over the past week, launching a new complaint against T-Mobile in the United States and a further suit against Samsung in China. [READ MORE]
Brexit – the impact on standard-essential patent litigation in the UK
Published: 7/5/16
Publication: Lexology
In the week or so since the UK’s Brexit vote, much has been written in Intellectual Property (IP) circles about the effect on various IP rights and litigation of those rights. From the litigation perspective, most focus has been on the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and rightly so. Various opinions have been provided and comments made by leading lights in the patent world around Europe. [READ MORE]
Brexit and SEPs
Published: 7/5/16
Publication: Managing IP
What will be the impact of the UK vote to leave the EU on litigation over standard-essential patents? David Barron speculates in a guest blog post on Managing IP [READ MORE]
Danger in the delay and the Mobile World Congress
Published: 6/12/16
Publication: Kluwer Patent Blog
he main requirements for applying for a preliminary injunction in Spain are “fumus boni iuris” (i.e., indicia of likelihood of success) and “periculum in mora” (i.e. danger in the delay). A recent decision handed down by the three Barcelona patent Judges (the Judge Rapporteur was the Judge in charge of Commercial Court number 5) has explored the contours of the second requirement, which is enshrined in article 728.1 of the Civil Procedure Act. […]