LG Innotek All Set to Sell LED Patents
shot by IP News Shots / 10:33 am on 12 May, 2021
LG Innotek is all set to sell its patents relating to the LED business to a China-based LED company. The patent portfolio that is included in the sales deal contains over 10,000 LED-related patents.
Read More at: https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/05/10/lg-innotek-selling-led-patents-equipment-china/
Industry: Electrical Equipment
CAFC Affirms Lower Court Decision Clearing Hilti of Patent Infringement Charges
shot by IP News Shots / 10:29 am on 12 May, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has affirmed a lower court ruling favouring Hilti Inc. of patent infringement charges. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas cleared Hilti of the infringement charges asserted by FireBlok IP Holdings LLC. The plaintiff had accused the defendant of infringing on an electrical box insert patent. However, the district court found the patent to be covered under a licensing agreement, thereby leading to the ruling by the court.
Read More at: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/hilti-win-over-electrical-box-patent-claims-affirmed-on-appeal
Industry: Electrical Equipment
OCC and CommScope Sign a Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement
shot by IP News Shots / 10:22 am on 12 May, 2021
Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) and CommScope Inc. have announced the signing of a patent cross-licensing agreement for certain parts of their patent portfolios. The patents included in the agreement include several copper data communication connectivity patents of both parties along with OCC’s in-building wireless patents.
Industry: Electrical Equipment, Wireless Communication
CAFC Upholds Microsoft’s PTAB Win
shot by IP News Shots / 7:11 pm on 07 May, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) upheld decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) siding with Microsoft Corp. The board had invalidated three multiprocessing systems patents belonging to FG SRC LLC based on obviousness due to prior art. Interestingly, the patent owner had tried to use sovereign immunity to keep the patents from being reviewed, but failed to do so.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/nativeamerican/articles/1382140/fed-circ-backs-microsoft-s-ptab-win-over-computer-patents-
Industry: Electrical Equipment
Access Advance Adds Oppo as Licensor in HEVC Patent Pool
shot by IP News Shots / 7:00 pm on 06 May, 2021
Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. (Oppo) is the latest member of the Access Advance LLC’s HEVC Advance Patent Pool. As part of the patent pool, Oppo will be a licensee as well as licensor and the HEVC/H.265 Standard Essential Patents belonging to Oppo will also be a part of the pool.
Industry: Electrical Equipment
Judge Admits Error, Allows New Trial in Pass & Seymour vs. Leviton Patent Licensing Dispute
shot by IP News Shots / 6:43 pm on 28 April, 2021
The judge at the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York admitted to having made an error in a contract and patent licensing case, and hence allowed a new trial. The dispute between Pass & Seymour Inc. and Leviton Manufacturing Co. had ended in a loss for the latter. However, after a year, the judge accepted that his error in denying the presentation of some evidence was unjust. The contract and patent dispute was related to a ground-fault circuit interrupter.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1379425/leviton-gets-new-patent-trial-after-judge-cops-to-error
Industry: Electrical Equipment, Hardware & Equipment