12 May 2020PatentsJeffrey D Smyth, Max Mauldin and Joseph Myles

Patent ineligibility in Ericsson v TCL

Ericsson v TCL Communication Technology Holdings began in 2015 when Ericsson filed suit alleging infringement of five patents against TCL (Case No. 18-2003, 2020 WL 1856498 [Fed Cir, Apr 14, 2020]). TCL successfully challenged four of the patents through inter partes review.

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