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AST-sold patents on the loose again as Samsung faces Texas DRAM complaint
Read more: AST-sold patents on the loose again as Samsung faces Texas DRAM complaintA number of U.S. lawsuits have been filed in recent months involving patents sold to PAEs under AST’s “catch-and-release” model.
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Via Licensing Alliance signs MPEG LA veteran as General Counsel
Read more: Via Licensing Alliance signs MPEG LA veteran as General CounselTony Piotrowski also held past roles in the IP teams at Nokia and Philips.
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VideoLabs broadens licensing offer after acquiring patents from Ericsson and Texas Instruments
Read more: VideoLabs broadens licensing offer after acquiring patents from Ericsson and Texas InstrumentsThe patent licensing company today announced the assignment of hundreds of patents from Ericsson relevant to networking and cybersecurity.
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InterDigital brings damages claim against Disney in Germany, building additional pressure to take license
Read more: InterDigital brings damages claim against Disney in Germany, building additional pressure to take licenseMultiple injunctions have not yet persuaded Disney to take a video patent license from InterDigital, but the streamer is now facing an increasingly diversified enforcement strategy.
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BREAKING: SIM IP secures $100M financing, eyes $1-3B more for patent monetization plans
Read more: BREAKING: SIM IP secures $100M financing, eyes $1-3B more for patent monetization plansThe platform launched by Erich Spangenberg is having an especially busy year.
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Delhi High Court upholds refusal of injunction against Xiaomi, holds nine-year delay is by itself sufficient to deny interim relief
Read more: Delhi High Court upholds refusal of injunction against Xiaomi, holds nine-year delay is by itself sufficient to deny interim reliefThe Delhi HC Division Bench has dismissed Conqueror Innovations’ appeal against Xiaomi, holding that a nine-year delay in suing is by itself sufficient to refuse an interim injunction, and that the appellants’ new claim construction contradicted their own pleadings.
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MediaTek affiliate HFI Innovation sues Snap over video codec patent: fifth infringement case piles onto Snapchat’s growing UPC docket
Read more: MediaTek affiliate HFI Innovation sues Snap over video codec patent: fifth infringement case piles onto Snapchat’s growing UPC docketMediaTek’s HFI Innovation has become the latest licensor to sue Snap over video codec patents at the UPC, joining Dolby, M&K Holdings, and ETRI amid parallel U.S. and Brazilian disputes.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies appeal-fee cure period; Milan LD relaxes front-loading in PI case; Munich LD on implementer willingness in FRAND dispute; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies appeal-fee cure period; Milan LD relaxes front-loading in PI case; Munich LD on implementer willingness in FRAND dispute; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of September 7, 2026.


