InterDigital hit by Chinese anti-suit injunction; GE's energy IP pivot; Indian patent examination surge; Acacia’s medtech play; Patent thickets get thicker; plus much more
Everything we covered on IAM over the last seven days – and all you need to know from the global IP market to set yourself up for the start of another busy week
MONDAY 28th September
Wuhan court issues anti-suit injunction against InterDigital, following request from Xiaomi, and sets itself up to rule on global FRAND rate in dispute between the pair. Read more here
Sisvel and automotive component manufacturer u-blox have announced a licensing agreement that ends US litigation between the pair. Read more here
There is no legal requirement for SEP owners to license their US IP rights to all comers; neither is there an economic justification for compulsion. Read more here
TUESDAY 29th September
The Indian patent office examined more than 85,000 applications last year – a new record and a 44% increase over 2018’s total. Read more here
Merck asks SCOTUS to revive $2.5 billion damages award in latest attempt to persuade the court to give guidance on enablement and written description requirements. Read more here
The patent fight between Google and Sonos expands after search giant files for a declaratory judgment, claiming “reasonable apprehension” of another suit from speaker pioneer. Read more here
WEDNESDAY 30th September
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation recently published long-awaited guidelines on antitrust considerations in the field of IP rights. Read more here
The monthly IAM/ktMINE US Patent Elite share tracker finds top electronics IP owners' stock performance falling behind their peers for the first time. Read more here
Acacia’s acquisition of a stake in data-focused, medtech business, Sensyne is another sign of the NPE’s push to diversify its holdings. Read more here
THURSDAY 1st October
As courts around China look to assert their jurisdiction and issue anti-suit orders, there are two key Supreme People’s Court decisions they will refer to for guidance. Read more here
Drug imitators are facing the challenge of increasingly large IP thickets – and not just in the biologics space. Read more here
At this year’s IAM Auto IP event, there was further evidence of an industry struggling to come to terms with a new SEP licensing normal. Read more here
FRIDAY 2nd October
Policymakers in South Korea want to make the country’s patent litigation system more attractive by introducing discovery, but some parts of industry are not happy. Read more here
In-depth data analysis of GE’s patent portfolio and filing strategies show that the industrial giant is preparing for a new role in energy. Read more here
InterDigital requests anti anti-suit injunction from Indian court in response to previous ruling by Chinese court in Wuhan. Read more here
SATURDAY 3rd October
When it comes to tackling gender equality in IP in Asia, saying the present is better than the past is not enough. Read more here