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Now both UPC appellate panels agree on jurisdiction over pre-UPC-start damages
Read more: Now both UPC appellate panels agree on jurisdiction over pre-UPC-start damagesContext: Earlier this year, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Court of Appeal (CoA) held in Fives v. REEL that the UPC has jurisdiction over infringement claims relating to the period before the UC opened its doors (i.e., damages from periods prior to June 1, 2023) (January 17, 2025 ip fray article). The related headnote said:…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): clarification on arbitrary territory for revocation; first Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction; new BYD case
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): clarification on arbitrary territory for revocation; first Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction; new BYD caseThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 24, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CD Paris: UPC revokes patent in Germany, clarifies territorial scope and invalidity grounds (Aylo Premium v. DISH Technologies) (link to LinkedIn post) The Paris seat of the Central Division (CD) revoked…
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First-ever UPC Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction, U.S. court denies PI against Brazilian SEP enforcement: InterDigital v. Disney
Read more: First-ever UPC Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction, U.S. court denies PI against Brazilian SEP enforcement: InterDigital v. DisneyThis may even be the first anti-antisuit injunction ever to have been granted by a court based in the city of Mannheim, Germany.
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Second UPC lawsuit filed against BYD: will Tesla throw its Chinese competitors under the bus or vice versa?
Read more: Second UPC lawsuit filed against BYD: will Tesla throw its Chinese competitors under the bus or vice versa?BYD is coming under ever more pressure from standard-essential patent assertions. Another case has been filed with the UPC’s The Hague Local Division.
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LG Electronics joins Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi wireless charging patent pool as licensor, licensee
Read more: LG Electronics joins Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi wireless charging patent pool as licensor, licenseeLG’s move significantly expands the pool’s share of the Qi wireless charging space, which already previously covered 50% of all declared standard-essential patents.
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ZTE moves for dismissal of Samsung’s California FRAND contract and antitrust action; filing reveals Samsung is seeking interim license in UK
Read more: ZTE moves for dismissal of Samsung’s California FRAND contract and antitrust action; filing reveals Samsung is seeking interim license in UKZTE has responded to Samsung’s SEP-related contract and antitrust complaint in the Northern District of California with a motion to dismiss.
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EXCLUSIVE: SEP enforcement against Chinese car maker BYD reaches Unified Patent Court’s The Hague Local Division
Read more: EXCLUSIVE: SEP enforcement against Chinese car maker BYD reaches Unified Patent Court’s The Hague Local DivisionAfter two SEP enforcement lawsuits against Chinese automaker BYD in Munich, Sol IP added one in Mannheim and is now suing in the UPC’s The Hague Local Division, too.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): concept of anchor defendant recognized; juicer patent invalidated; other decisions and various new cases
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): concept of anchor defendant recognized; juicer patent invalidated; other decisions and various new casesThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 17, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. The Hague LD: Anchor defendant may expose foreign legal entities to liability due to BSH long-arm jurisdiction (Genevant & Arbutus v. Moderna) (link to LinkedIn post) This UPC action is part…
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