-
SharkNinja fails to secure UPC injunction as Paris LD finds patent likely invalid due to implicit disclosure in prior art
Read more: SharkNinja fails to secure UPC injunction as Paris LD finds patent likely invalid due to implicit disclosure in prior artThe UPC denied SharkNinja’s injunction request, finding that all features of the patent were disclosed in a prior art document, even if not all of them explicitly.
-
Wilus targets TP-Link over Wi-Fi SEPs, Dolby sues Barco in projector dispute in Eastern District of Texas complaints
Read more: Wilus targets TP-Link over Wi-Fi SEPs, Dolby sues Barco in projector dispute in Eastern District of Texas complaintsWilus continues its Wi-Fi enforcement drive; while Dolby takes action outside the SEP arena.
-
HMD elects not to appeal Brazilian preliminary injunction in NEC audio standard case
Read more: HMD elects not to appeal Brazilian preliminary injunction in NEC audio standard caseThe Rio state court’s final judgment in the case is expected next month.
-
To survive today’s economic climate, it is ‘essential’ for implementers to shape standards too: Turkish consumer electronics manufacturer Vestel’s IP head
Read more: To survive today’s economic climate, it is ‘essential’ for implementers to shape standards too: Turkish consumer electronics manufacturer Vestel’s IP head“Simply remaining a manufacturer is no longer a sustainable strategy in this competitive business,” Vestel’s IP head Kemal Aygor recently told ip fray.
-
BREAKING: China issues regulations countering foreign extraterritorial jurisdiction
Read more: BREAKING: China issues regulations countering foreign extraterritorial jurisdictionThe global ZTE v. Samsung FRAND rate-setting decision is potentially a targeted scenario.
-
K.Mizra sues Google in Western District of Texas after Google drops Northern California DJ action
Read more: K.Mizra sues Google in Western District of Texas after Google drops Northern California DJ actionBy leaving its notoriously patent-hostile home forum, Google allowed the case to be brought in a more favorable venue for the patent holder.
-
UPC docket distribution is ‘harmful’ and ‘undermining’ or a ‘non-concern’? European patent attorneys strongly divided
Read more: UPC docket distribution is ‘harmful’ and ‘undermining’ or a ‘non-concern’? European patent attorneys strongly dividedA letter by the European Patent Lawyers Association reveals that most non-German European patent attorneys believe that the current state of the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC’s) case distribution (currently very German-heavy) is a huge concern and implore the UPC to change its system. Germans, on the other hand, are strongly against intervention.
-
UPC Roundup (1 week): special status of FRAND pleadings recognized; revocation decisions; various procedural clarifications; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): special status of FRAND pleadings recognized; revocation decisions; various procedural clarifications; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of April 6, 2026.
Follow Us
Latest Articles
- Podcast: interview with Dr. Peter Georg Picht, SEP and competition law expert
- Geely takes Avanci license: combination of three near-simultaneous events leaves no room for reasonable doubt
- Compliance statement on Licensing Executives Society’s alleged Chatham House rule at UPC +3 YEARS event: here’s the evidence
- BREAKING: Nokia and Geely settled cellular SEP dispute; unknown if pool or bilateral license
- Samsung leads U.S. AI patent grants 2025, otherwise largely dominated by Big Tech