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MPEG LA
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EXHAUSTION OF PATENT RIGHTS & DIRECT INFRINGEMENT RE-EVALUATED:THE MPEG LA / DPH CASE
By Kriton Metaxopoulos of A. & K. Metaxopoulos and Partners Law Firm
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) with its decision X 2r 33/10, announced on August 21, 2012, rejects claims for infringement of MPEG-2 video coding patents by a Greek…
Essential Patent Blog
Settlement Update: MPEG LA Patent Pool Litigation Concerning Video Compression Standard Essential Patents
Back in August, we reported on a series of four patent suits filed in the Southern District of Florida by a group of MPEG LA MPEG-2 patent-pool-licensors targeting television manufacturers Craig Electronics, Curtis International,…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Determines If Documents Qualify for Attorney/Client Privilege
MPEG LA, L.L.C. v. Dell Global B.V., C.A. No. 7016-VCP (Del. Ch. Dec. 9, 2013). Issue Presented: The Court reviewed in camera selected documents which were the subject of a motion to…
Essential Patent Blog
Zenith and MPEG LA move to dismiss ViewSonic’s FRAND-related counterclaims
By David Long
A few weeks ago, we posted about ViewSonic’s FRAND-related counterclaims against Zenith, Panasonic and Philips (collectively, “Manufacturing Plaintiffs”), as well as its FRAND-related Third-Party claim against MPEG LA. On Monday,…
Essential Patent Blog
Curtis Int’l moves to bifurcate Zenith’s infringement action to address liability before adjudicating its FRAND-related defenses
By David Long
We recently posted about defendant ViewSonic’s Answer in Zenith Elec. v. Viewsonic, which Answer included FRAND-related affirmative defenses and counterclaims against plaintiffs Zenith, Panasonic and Philips, as well as a…
Essential Patent Blog
Viewsonic’s Answer in Zenith Electronics LLC v. Craig Electronics, Inc., Case No. 9:13-cv-80567-DMM (S.D. Fla.) Asserts FRAND-related Defenses and Counterclaims – Including Under the Antitrust Laws
By David Long
A few months ago, we posted about patent infringement suits filed by Zenith Electronics (“Zenith”), Panasonic Corporation (“Panasonic”), U.S. Philips Corporation (“Philips”) and The Trustees of Columbia University in the…
Essential Patent Blog
MPEG LA licensors file flurry of standard-essential patent suits on MPEG-2 video compression technology
Back in June, we alerted you to a number of infringement suits brought by licensors to the MPEG LA ATSC patent pool in the Southern District of Florida, targeting several…
Essential Patent Blog
Group of MPEG LA licensors accuse Curtis International and others of infringing ATSC-essential digital television patents
For the second time in a couple of weeks, members of a standard-essential patent pool have filed an infringement lawsuit. Last month, it was Blu-ray patent pool One-Blue (and several…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Applied New York Substantive Law and Delaware Procedural Law
MPEG LA, L.L.C. v. Dell Global B.V., C.A. No. 7016-VCP (Del. Ch. March 6, 2013). This case is noteworthy for purposes of Delaware corporate and commercial law, to the extent…
Essential Patent Blog
Microsoft, Motorola submit final arguments to Washington court on the relevance and effects of Google-MPEG LA AVC/H.264 agreement to a Microsoft-Motorola RAND license
A couple of weeks ago, we noted a peculiar minute order emanating from Judge James L. Robart's courtroom in the Microsoft-Motorola RAND case. Based on his review of Google's AVC/H.264…