The Federal Circuit denied Motorola's mandamus petition, ruling that the Acting Director's rescission of the "compelling merits" memo did not require APA notice-and-comment and that Motorola failed to demonstrate a protectable property interest. The EU Parliament's legal affairs committee voted to refer the EU Commission to the EU's highest court over withdrawal of a proposed standard-essential patents regulation. A jury awarded $191.4 million in a dispute involving OLED display technologies. The Council for Innovation Promotion urged the U.S. Trade Representative to address IP protection shortcomings during USMCA review. The Ninth Circuit affirmed a $23.5 million verdict for CoComelon. The USPTO ordered reexamination of a Nintendo patent covering in-game Pokemon features.
"the Federal Circuit finds that Motorola failed to demonstrate a protectable property interest in its challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) rescission of former Director Vidal's "compelling merits" memo; the EU Parliament's legal affairs committee voted to refer the EU Commission to the EU's highest court over its withdrawal of a proposed regulation on standard-essential patents; Samsung gets hit with a $191.4 million jury verdict over OLED display technologies;"
"the Council for Innovation Promotion asks the U.S. Trade Representative to address specific shortcomings in IP protections among America's trading partners during joint review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement; the Ninth Circuit affirms a $23.5 million jury verdict for CoComelon after finding that the district court did not err in assessing the copyrightability of a baby character in a series of online children's videos; and the USPTO orders reexamination of a Nintendo patent that protects in-game features utilized by the company's popular Pokemon gaming series."
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