Via VP on global licensing seeking better middle ground; Disney switches off 4K UHD, UHR in Germany; litigation news from U.S., Brazil etc.

1) Free: OPINION: Global licensing is seeking a better middle ground

An opinion piece by Patrick Zhang, Vice President, Licensing and Commercial Strategy, Via Licensing Alliance.

2) Free: Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revoked

Non-practicing entities increasingly find Xiaomi to be a hard target. Advanced Standard Communication’s patents are under major invalidation pressure, resulting in the cancelation of a Munich trial and a bunch of Chinese revocation rulings.

3) Premium: Brazilian appeals court rejects Edwards Lifesciences’ trade dress claims against Meril’s heart valve, upholds first-instance ruling

A São Paulo appeals court has denied Edwards Lifesciences’ bid to stop Meril’s MyVal heart valve on trade dress grounds, upholding a trial court’s full rejection of the claims.

4) Premium: Longhorn IP unit and Samsung sign 5G SEP licensing deal as U.S. litigation against Lenovo continues

Dido Wireless Innovations LLC is monetizing a portfolio of 5G SEPs acquired from Shanghai Langbo Communication Technology.

5) Premium: U.S. Supreme Court again called upon to examine “settled expectations” basis for USPTO discretionary denials

Kahoot has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking SCOTUS to review settled expectations denials, following a similar petition filed by Google earlier this year.

6) Premium: ‘The future of medicine and diagnostics’: behind the patent enforcement strategy of biotech tools company Seer 

Seer’s VP of Legal, George Fox, discusses the challenges that its patent portfolio has recently overcome, and the enforcement campaign it has launched in the U.S. 

7) Premium: Magistrate judge recommends Amazon lose standing fight against Edge Networking despite Cisco, Intel inventor agreements

A federal magistrate judge has recommended rejecting Amazon’s bid to end Edge Networking’s patent suit over ownership questions tied to Cisco and Intel inventor agreements, citing the bona fide purchaser doctrine.

8) Premium: Snap under pressure as ETRI files U.S. complaint, joins fellow VDP licensors in expanding the social media company’s SEP docket

ETRI and Kyung Hee University join Dolby and others in taking action against Snap’s alleged infringement of video SEPs.

9) Free: Disney switches off 4K UHD and HDR in Germany, possibly other markets due to InterDigital’s UPC injunction

Disney continues to degrade the quality of its streaming offerings in Germany just to comply with InterDigital’s video patent injunctions.

10) Premium: U.S. solar company’s plans to become fully domestic silicon-based solar manufacturer forge ahead with former Trina Solar patents

T1 Energy, a U.S.-based, publicly traded, solar module manufacturer, has acquired a portfolio of foundational solar patents from Singapore-based Evervolt for a total of $135 million to manufacture TOPCon solar cells and panels.