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Court of Appeal ends anticipation for InterDigital’s 3G Standard Essential Patent by revisiting claim construction
This Update deals with an interesting determination of the Court of Appeal before Lord Justices Lewison, Asplin, and Arnold where they overturned a finding of anticipation (lack of novelty) made by Justice Mellor in the High Court. The Patent The app...
InterDigital v Lenovo [2023] EWCA Civ 34
Background At first instance, His Honour Justice Hacon found EP 2 485 558 valid and essential to LTE. Lenovo were granted permission to appeal by Lord Justice Arnold against a finding of inventive step over a Samsung document submitted during the stan...
Kigen v Thales: Can an implementer bring a stand-alone claim for FRAND determination?
Background Kigen (UK) Limited is a company which produces software relating to eSIM and iSIMs technology. Thales Dis France SA (also known as Gemalto SA) is a manufacturer of electronic systems and equipment for various sectors. As part of its busines...