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An interview with Bayerâs outgoing head of IP Dr. Jörg Thomaier, new head Dorian Immler
Read more: An interview with Bayerâs outgoing head of IP Dr. Jörg Thomaier, new head Dorian ImmlerFollowing three decades at Bayer, Dr. Jörg Thomaier is retiring as head of IP, super confident that his replacement Dorian Immler will have the energy and drive to make the changes that the department needs to keep prospering.
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UPC Roundup: timeliness of sealing requests; non-novelty and non-inventiveness over same art; Samsung defends twice; new cases (also OpenAI)
Read more: UPC Roundup: timeliness of sealing requests; non-novelty and non-inventiveness over same art; Samsung defends twice; new cases (also OpenAI)This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our July 26, 2025, UPC Roundup. 1. CoA: trade secrets must be timely protected (Strabag v. Swarco Futurit) In a decision dated August 1, 2025 (PDF), the Court of Appeal (CoA) rejected the applications submitted by Strabag and…
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UPC gets world’s first serious patent lawsuit against OpenAI: French company alleges infringement by C2PA content authenticity standard
Read more: UPC gets world’s first serious patent lawsuit against OpenAI: French company alleges infringement by C2PA content authenticity standardIn June, the UPC received not only a record number of cases, but also a number of very high-profile ones.
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HMD aligns itself with European Commission’s stance on FRAND in opening brief filed with top German court: VoiceAge EVS v. HMD
Read more: HMD aligns itself with European Commission’s stance on FRAND in opening brief filed with top German court: VoiceAge EVS v. HMDLike the European Commission in its amicus brief, HMD insists that the FRAND compliance of a SEP holder’s offer be ascertained prior to ordering an injunction.
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Access Advance reveals previously unknown video streaming patent pool licensors: OPPO, Siemens
Read more: Access Advance reveals previously unknown video streaming patent pool licensors: OPPO, SiemensThe heads of IP at ByteDance, OPPO, MediaTek, Dolby, Tencent and Kuaishou have now issued statements on why they joined the patent program, which now boasts 31 licensors.
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Litigation funding increasingly âunnecessarilyâ complex because of predatory litigation funding myths, SIM IP director says
Read more: Litigation funding increasingly âunnecessarilyâ complex because of predatory litigation funding myths, SIM IP director saysFirms like Sauvegarder Investment Management can help patentees assert their assets in this increasingly expensive system, but would prefer to buy the patents that they enforce first, SIM IPâs Jennifer Burdman said on an online panel today.
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IP Europe, Nokia welcome definitive withdrawal of EU SEP Regulation
Read more: IP Europe, Nokia welcome definitive withdrawal of EU SEP RegulationApparently the formal withdrawal of the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents already happened weeks ago, and its publication is now imminent.
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UK wrongful-enforcement damages standard at issue in Sandoz v. Bayer; disclosures in South African patent lawsuits can influence parallel cases
Read more: UK wrongful-enforcement damages standard at issue in Sandoz v. Bayer; disclosures in South African patent lawsuits can influence parallel casesSandoz is seeking a disgorgement of profits from Bayer, alleging that misrepresentations to the European Patent Office are a basis for going beyond the usual compensation.
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