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Context: The 802.11ax Standard, which is commonly known as the Wi-Fi 6 standard, was developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and has been substantially contributed to by Marvell Technology, Inc., NXP Semiconductors N.V., and ZTE Corporation. Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC is a non-practising entity (NPE) t...
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German standard-essential patent (SEP) case law is in flux after HMD appealed the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) part of a VoiceAge EVS appellate win to the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), the top German court (in practice) for patent cases (Context: Xiaomi is frequently sued over patents in Europe, particularly in Germany, because of its significant market share. But it defends itself vigorously, affords first-rate lawyers, and has repeatedly achieved strong results. For example, Xiaomi won the first-ever UK interim patent license last year (
Context: Unified Patent Court (UPC) decisions on whether a defendant is entitled to collateral covering litigation expenses turn can be justified based on the plaintiff’s financial strength and/or potential enforcement difficulties. Some decisions by the Court of First Instance (CFI) reflected a limited degree of skepticism regarding the enforceabil...
Context: As global patent holders increasingly seek enforcement in India against foreign defendants, the Delhi High Court (HC) has stepped in with a decisive interim ruling that may reshape the enforcement landscape —part of a broader trend seen in earlier cases such as the Dolby–HMD dispute over SEP royalty deposits (
