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This week, Innovatio IP Ventures, LLP filed three new patent infringement cases in the Northern District of Illinois against Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. and Media USA, Inc., manufacturers of WiFi chips. The complaints are identical, save for the defendants’ names and accused products.
Innovatio alleges that the WiFi chips made and sold…
Last week, Judge Holderman issued an Announcement that Fujitsu and Tellabs reached a settlement in this case where a jury had found that Fujitsu breached its RAND obligations and Judge Holderman had ordered Fujitsu to show cause why its patent should not be deemed unenforceable as to Tellabs (see our July 24, 2014 post). …
If you are attending the AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC this week, please join us at an educational CLE provided by the Standards & Open Source Committee on “Practical Considerations in Litigating Standard Essential Patents” on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 3:30 pm. Our own David Long will be moderating the one-hour panel discussion…
Yesterday, a jury returned a verdict finding that Fujitsu had breached its standard-setting obligations to offer its declared ‘737 Patent (now expired) to Tellabs on reasoanble and non-discriminatory terms (RAND). Judge Holderman then issued an order to show to cause why the patent should not be held unenforceable as to Tellabs. This case presents many…
Last week, Judge Holderman issued several orders on various motions in limine filed by Fujitsu and Tellabs in advance of the jury trial of the case, which began this past Monday. The jury will decide whether Fujitsu breached its alleged obligation to offer Tellabs a license to Fujitsu’s ‘737 patent on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms…
Since Judge Holderman’s September 27, 2013 order setting a RAND rate in the sprawling Innovatio WiFi litigation (see our October 3 post), two of the five major device manufacturers involved in the case have settled-out. Motorola settled with Innovatio after a November 22nd settlement conference and was dismissed on December 17th. Less than a…
If you missed our complimentary webinar last week on Lessons Learned From Litigated Royalty Rates on Standard Essential Patents, you will find a copy of the slide deck here and you can watch the recorded webinar online here.
Reminder (and correcting some email notices) that the Essential Patent Blog and Kelley Drye & Warren LLP will host a complimentary webinar on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 12pm Eastern to discuss the import of Judge Holderman’s Oct. 3 RAND opinion in the Innovatio IP Ventures Patent Litigation and comparison with Judge Robart’s RAND methodology from…
Please join the Essential Patent Blog and Kelley Drye & Warren LLP for a complimentary webinar on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 12:00pm Eastern to discuss the import of Judge Holderman’s recent RAND decision in the In re Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC Patent Litigation. Judge Holderman’s October 3rd decision is only the second U.S. district…
Today the court posted the public version of Judge Holderman’s 89-page ruling on what constitutes RAND for Innovatio’s WiFi patents — posted much sooner than anticipated in our earlier post. The court applied a modified version of Judge Robart’s methodology to determine the RAND rate to be paid by manufacturers of WiFi equipment for…
