Valjakka v. Netflix, Inc.

  1. March 05, 2024

    Judge Lets Ramey Drop Client In Netflix Patent Case

    A California federal judge has allowed Ramey LLP to withdraw from representing a Finnish inventor in his patent infringement case against Netflix, saying he wasn't paying his required fees.

  2. February 29, 2024

    Netflix IP Judge Open To Firm's Withdrawal From 'Messy' Suit

    A California federal judge said Thursday he's inclined to allow Ramey LLP to withdraw from representing a Finnish inventor in his patent infringement case against Netflix, saying that it "is a messy situation" with an interesting factual record, but "at the end of the day, Mr. Ramey is not getting paid."

  3. February 22, 2024

    IP Forecast: Samsung Eyes Ex-Attys' Litigation Funder Chats

    Samsung plans to ask a Texas court to force a patent litigation business to disclose communications with litigation funders ahead of a trial next month over whether the tech giant's former in-house counsel stole trade secrets. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  4. January 31, 2024

    Netflix Urges Court To Keep Ramey Firm On Patent Case

    Netflix is pushing for a California federal court to keep a patent law firm on a Finnish inventor's infringement case against the streaming giant, arguing that the firm is trying to dodge liability by withdrawing.

  5. January 17, 2024

    Ramey Firm Looks To Withdraw From Netflix Patent Suit

    A prolific patent plaintiff firm is asking a California federal court to withdraw from a Finnish executive's infringement case against Netflix, claiming that it has irreconcilable differences with its client and is no longer being paid for its work.

  6. January 08, 2024

    Judge Finds IP Asserted Against Netflix Was Sold Years Ago

    A federal judge in Oakland dismissed a Finnish executive's infringement case against Netflix, finding Monday that the patent had actually been sold off in 2005 and rejecting arguments that cited Scandinavian ownership disputes involving unclaimed shipwrecks and piles of leather found "in a waste pile."

  7. September 21, 2023

    Netflix Cuts The Cord On Finnish Patent Foe's Asset Transfer

    A California federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday requested by Netflix against a Finnish inventor suing it for patent infringement, ordering the inventor to cease transferring his assets to his Finnish entity and declining to consider a late argument that the transfers are needed to pay living expenses.

  8. August 24, 2023

    Netflix Gets Partial Patent Win, Aims To Halt Foe's Asset Move

    A California federal judge who this week allowed a Finnish inventor to pursue infringement claims against Netflix on only one of two patents has been urged by the streaming giant to bar the plaintiff from shielding his assets by transferring them to companies he owns in Finland.