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UPC Roundup (1 week): three CoA rulings; Milan LD rejects Italian language request; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): three CoA rulings; Milan LD rejects Italian language request; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) during the calendar week of March 9, 2026. The UPC rarely puts out new decisions on Mondays before the afternoon, so we now publish our weekly roundups on Monday around noon. 10. Around the court: divergent win rates in Munich LD…
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Unitree Robotics to proceed with IPO after successfully defeating āmaliciousā patent infringement claims
Read more: Unitree Robotics to proceed with IPO after successfully defeating āmaliciousā patent infringement claimsA court in China has dismissed a pair of patent infringement suits filed against humanoid robot manufacturer Unitree Robotics after finding that the plaintiff āviolated the purpose of IP protectionā by engaging in āmalicious litigationā.
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UPC starts development of case law on damages causation and quantification, applying German as well as alternatively EU/UPC statutes
Read more: UPC starts development of case law on damages causation and quantification, applying German as well as alternatively EU/UPC statutesIn an outlier case where the UPC was asked to determine damages based on a German merits ruling, the panel was unconvinced of any damages being attributable to the defendant’s infringement as opposed to other causes.
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First U.S. patent long-arm assertions in German court withdrawn with prejudice as Onesta settles with Qualcomm; separately, NVIDIA settled
Read more: First U.S. patent long-arm assertions in German court withdrawn with prejudice as Onesta settles with Qualcomm; separately, NVIDIA settledThe realistic best-case scenario for BMW materialized with respect to costs. But the overall course of events will not completely discourage others from pulling an Onesta.
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OpenAI, Adobe win UPC long-arm appeal; French plaintiff can’t invoke French long-arm statute before Paris LD against non-UPCland defendants
Read more: OpenAI, Adobe win UPC long-arm appeal; French plaintiff can’t invoke French long-arm statute before Paris LD against non-UPCland defendantsThe Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal. did not need to ask the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling in this case.
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Apple settles wide-angle camera patent infringement dispute in District of Delaware after successfully invoking “single-means” doctrine
Read more: Apple settles wide-angle camera patent infringement dispute in District of Delaware after successfully invoking “single-means” doctrineApple has settled two parallel actions brought by Canadaās Immervision over the alleged infringement of the latterās wide-angle camera-related patents, bringing the companiesā five-year dispute to an end.
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OPPO wins German 5G case against ASUS; first such win for OPPO, ASUS’s third Munich defeat in as many months
Read more: OPPO wins German 5G case against ASUS; first such win for OPPO, ASUS’s third Munich defeat in as many monthsThis is OPPO’s first 5G patent injunction, and the history of the dispute is that ASUS attacked first (directly and via non-practicing entity Innovative Sonic).
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Pendulum swings in Nokiaās favor in Brazilian ASUS preliminary injunction caseĀ
Read more: Pendulum swings in Nokiaās favor in Brazilian ASUS preliminary injunction caseĀNokia has received a favorable expert report in a Brazilian merits-based preliminary injunction case against ASUS.
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