WiLAN and Subsidiary Polaris Enter into a License Deal, Settle Litigation with LG Electronics
shot by IP News Shots / 9:06 pm on 02 March, 2021
WiLAN Inc. and its subsidiary Polaris Innovations Ltd. have entered into a licensing deal and have also settled litigation related to TV as well as display technologies with LG Electronics Inc. Notably, the licensed patents relate to digital display, TV technologies, and memory interface technologies. The terms and conditions of the deal have not been divulged.
Read more at: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wilan-and-subsidiary-sign-license-with-lg-301236839.html
Industry: Hardware & Equipment
LG Dominates in Patent Validity Battle at the PTAB
shot by IP News Shots / 7:17 pm on 19 February, 2021
LG Electronics Inc. has been able to get a victory at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) as it got claims of a 3D pointing device patent belonging to CyWee Group Ltd., invalidated. The board also rejected CyWee’s substitute claims citing obviousness while rejecting other claims on the grounds of exceeding the scope of the original claims.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/telecom/articles/1356389/lg-gets-ptab-to-nix-cywee-s-bid-to-amend-sensor-patent
Industry: Hardware & Equipment, Software, Wireless Communication
PTAB Changes its Mind About Patent Challenged by Emerson
shot by IP News Shots / 7:13 pm on 19 February, 2021
Parts of a Sipco LLC patent for radio monitoring of remote devices, earlier invalidated on challenge from Emerson Electric Co. by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) have been upheld. The PTAB reversed its decision on order by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) to revisit the decision based on correct interpretation of a key patent term.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/telecom/articles/1356377/ptab-revives-sipco-radio-transmission-patent-
Industry: Hardware & Equipment, Wireless Communication
Kingston to Shell Out More after Court Increases Patent Infringement Damages
shot by IP News Shots / 7:11 pm on 18 February, 2021
Kingston Technology Co. Inc. will have to pay a higher sum as damages to Pavo Solutions Pte Ltd in a patent infringement lawsuit that the former lost. The decision to increase the damages amount by 50% was taken by the US District Court for the Central District of California due to Kingston’s continued sale of allegedly infringing USB drives even after it received a formal notice of the potential infringement.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1355781/pavo-s-7-5m-patent-win-against-kingston-upped-by-3-7m
Industry: Hardware & Equipment
PTAB Accepts Petition to Review USB Patent
shot by IP News Shots / 7:08 pm on 18 February, 2021
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) accepted a petition for review of a USB patent by Western Digital Corp. against inventor Martin Kuster. The review petition was accepted by the board despite Kuster’s argument asserting a parallel lawsuit proceeding involving the same patent at the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. The inventor stated that the PTAB should use its discretion to reject the review petition since the trial is scheduled for November, more than three months before the board would pronounce its ruling. However, the PTAB stated that the date for the legal proceeding may not be rigidly set and can be changed.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/articles/1355983/ptab-to-review-usb-patent-set-for-nov-trial-in-wdtx
Industry: Hardware & Equipment
Licensing Agreement Protects Infinera from Patent Infringement Lawsuit
shot by IP News Shots / 6:31 pm on 12 February, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has affirmed a lower court verdict against Oyster Optics LLC which blocked them from filing a patent infringement lawsuit against Infinera Corp. Oyster cannot be allowed to file infringement allegations because of a licensing agreement that it signed previously.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1354627/fed-circ-rules-acquisition-shields-infinera-from-patent-suit
Industry: Hardware & Equipment