1) Half-free: Federal Circuit gives guidance on “connected to” not necessarily requiring separate structures; generic irreparable harm; DOE; admissible willfulness evidence

A precedential Federal Circuit decision in a child car seat case provided several clarifications, some of which address issues likely to resurface in other U.S. patent cases.

2) Free: High Court judge declares Acer, ASUS, Hisense entitled to interim licenses from Nokia despite arbitration offer, but Nokia will appeal

Mr Justice Mellor says he’s aware of Lord Justice Arnold’s preference for arbitration on FRAND terms, but this did not dissuade him from granting Acer, ASUS and Hisense an interim-license declaration.

3) Premium: Abbott regains key patent from now-settled Dexcom dispute as EWCA issues rare patent revocation reversal

The England & Wales Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court’s decision to revoke a patent asserted in Abbott’s now-settled global patent dispute with Dexcom, handing the continuous glucose monitor device maker another key win.