Tesla Fails To Revive 5G FRAND Feud With Avanci, InterDigital

By Jamie Lennox

A London appeals court refused on Thursday to restart Tesla's attempt to sue Avanci and InterDigital in the U.K. over licensing rates for a 5G patent pool, drawing a boundary on its jurisdiction over such disputes.

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Ericsson Can't Take Lenovo License Feud To Top UK Court

By Jamie Lennox

A London appeals court has refused Ericsson's bid to have the U.K.'s top court consider its ongoing licensing feud with Lenovo after ruling that a "willing licensor" in the Swedish company's position would have agreed to an interim license.

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Visual Variations Argued As Key In 'Lego Exception' Designs

By Alex Baldwin

Courts should look at the "overall impression" that a connector makes in the context of a broader modular system in order to decide whether the design merits intellectual property protections, an adviser to the European Union's highest court said Thursday in a case that could affect how something called the "Lego exception" applies.

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Stoma Bag Maker Beats Rival's Patent Infringement Case

By Hanna Vioque

A medical device maker can continue selling a stoma bag that collects waste from people with diverted colons, after convincing a London judge that it wasn't infringing a rival's patent that reduced bulging. 

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Crocs Can't Block Rival's Moccasin-Like EU Shoe Design

By Hanna Vioque

European officials have rejected Crocs' challenge to a rival's shoe design, ruling that just because it shared features with boat shoes or stitched Moccasins didn't mean shoppers wouldn't notice it was a sportier aesthetic.

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Opinion

EU's AI Code Of Practice Creates Risk Of Regulatory Clashes

The second draft of the European Commission's Artificial Intelligence Code of Practice significantly expands beyond the European Union's existing legal framework for AI — especially around copyright protection, public transparency and reporting obligations — and risks interfering with other EU laws by introducing requirements contrary to existing regulations, say lawyers at MoFo.

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Opt-Out Strategy Considerations After Ruling In UPC Appeal

The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court in AIM Sport Development v. Supponor recently clarified the circumstances under which a withdrawal of an opt-out from UPC jurisdiction is possible, bringing new strategic considerations for both patentees and potential defendants, say lawyers at Finnegan.

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