Three licensors in Via LA's patent pool have sued Microsoft in Germany for allegedly infringing their essential video-coding patents through its sales of Windows and Xbox products, their lawyer said Wednesday.
Three licensors in Via LA's patent pool have sued Microsoft in Germany for allegedly infringing their essential video-coding patents through its sales of Windows and Xbox products, their lawyer said Wednesday.
The Unified Patent Court said Wednesday that it cannot assess infringement of national parts of European patents that lapsed before the court opened its doors in June 2023, ruling that jurisdiction over such disputes lies with national courts.
Royal Mail Group and the operator of an address search website argued Wednesday that software firm Codeberry Ltd. copied millions of addresses from the courier's postcode data without permission, as the High Court case opened without counsel for defendants.
Nokia is suing Acer, Asus and Hisense for patent infringement in Europe, kicking off a fresh round of litigation over its video coding tech on the back of its license agreement with Amazon.
The owner of Paddington Bear has hit a souvenir wholesaler with a copyright infringement claim in a London court, accusing it of using copies of the iconic bear on products without its permission.
An appellate judge on Wednesday reinstated a scaffolding manufacturer's three registered designs for builders' trestles, ruling that its many components all formed a single product rather than several alternative goods.
A toy seller has fought back against claims that it copied a teddy bear design to steal customers, arguing that its rival was not the first company to give the stuffed animals a neck bow and rough patches.
