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• March 11, 2025

  Fire-Proof Fabric Maker Sues To Nix Rival's Fire Barrier Patent

  A manufacturer of fire-resistant construction materials told a London patent court that a patent owned by its competitor contains features that were already industry-standard, whilst also claiming that its rival had threatened the manufacturer's clients for using its products.

• March 11, 2025

  Appeals Justices' Latest FRAND Split Poised For Top Court

  The Court of Appeal's split judgment blocking Tesla from litigating licensing terms for a full wireless patent portfolio against the pool manager presents a prime opportunity for the U.K.'s top court to further clarify the country's jurisdiction to settle licensing spats over standard-essential patents, experts say.

• March 11, 2025

  Frasers Group Unit Beats Insect Protein Co. 'Wriggle' TM

  A Frasers Group unit has convinced British officials that a company manufacturing cricket-based meat shouldn't be able to sell any products under the "Wriggle" brand, because shoppers might mix it up with its existing Wiggle mark. 

• March 11, 2025

  Motorola, Ericsson License Terms Clarified Ahead Of Trial

  A London court on Tuesday marked the boundaries of Motorola's 2011 license to use Ericsson's cellular technology, helping set the stage for the Swedish company's FRAND showdown with the Lenovo group later in the year.

• March 11, 2025

  Roche Gets Illumina Unit's DNA Testing Patent Revoked

  Roche has persuaded a European appeals panel to revoke an Illumina Inc. subsidiary's patent over a way of detecting fetal DNA in maternal blood, proving that the technique isn't inventive.

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