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• German patent infringement proceedings are doubly bifurcated. On the one hand, the courts hearing infringement cases do not make a final decision on validity, but merely assess the likelihood of invalidation when deciding on a request to stay theinfringement proceedings. That is usually referred to as bifurcatio...

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• There are currently two major pool players managing High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) and Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard-essential patent (SEP) pools: Via Licensing Alliance and Access Advance. This, according to many licensors and licensees, has led to substantial fragmentation in the market. Dolby Lab...

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This is a summary of developments in and around th...

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If patents are challenged in the European Patent Office (EPO) during the...