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Guardant Health ordered to pay TwinStrand Biosciences and University of Washington $245M in Delaware dispute over DNA sequencing patents
Read more: Guardant Health ordered to pay TwinStrand Biosciences and University of Washington $245M in Delaware dispute over DNA sequencing patentsThe co-plaintiffs were originally awarded $83.4 million by a District of Delaware jury in November 2023.
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InterDigital expands UPC litigation against Disney, says VP9 workaround still infringes its patents
Read more: InterDigital expands UPC litigation against Disney, says VP9 workaround still infringes its patentsInterDigital has filed new claims at the UPC targeting Disney’s use of VP9 for 4K streaming, arguing the codec still infringes its patents despite seven injunctions already won worldwide.
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WIPO publishes Ericsson’s 6G foundation patent application
Read more: WIPO publishes Ericsson’s 6G foundation patent applicationThe World Intellectual Property Office has published Ericsson’s 6G foundation patent application, marking an important first step in the company’s ambitions to stay ahead in the 6G SEP race.
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Former USPTO deputy director Coke Stewart on C4IP President appointment
Read more: Former USPTO deputy director Coke Stewart on C4IP President appointment“There is a concern that the pendulum is swinging back and forth from one director to another, or one administration to another. While there isn’t an agreement on what the reforms should be, there is consensus that the changes need to be permanent, and I can better do that from the outside,” Ms. Stewart told…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): 8 CoA rulings including PI, strict appeal deadlines; Munich and Paris LDs reject infringement claims; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): 8 CoA rulings including PI, strict appeal deadlines; Munich and Paris LDs reject infringement claims; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of August 16, 2026.
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Acer, Chinese SEP holder launch first cellular SEP campaign against farm equipment maker:Â John Deere targeted over 4G patents in Munich, Mannheim
Read more: Acer, Chinese SEP holder launch first cellular SEP campaign against farm equipment maker:Â John Deere targeted over 4G patents in Munich, MannheimAcer and Beijing Jingshi Intellectual Property Management have sued John Deere over 4G SEPs in German courts, marking the first cellular SEP campaign against an agricultural vehicle maker.
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UPC CD Milan rejects “straw man” objection in a revocation action, rules every legal person is “concerned” party
Read more: UPC CD Milan rejects “straw man” objection in a revocation action, rules every legal person is “concerned” partyThe UPC’s CD Milan rejected a “straw man”objection to a seminars company’s revocation action against Bellissa HAAS’s garden edging patent, holding that legal persons cannot act privately and are therefore, as a rule, always “concerned” under Art. 47(6) UPCA.
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Opinion: Access Advance’s view on the UK Supreme Court’s Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decisionÂ
Read more: Opinion: Access Advance’s view on the UK Supreme Court’s Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decisionÂThe UK Supreme Court’s decision in Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci recognizes, as have courts around the world, that patent pools which are procompetitive are efficient, market-driven mechanisms that drive rapid and widespread adoption of standardized technology, enabling better consumer experience while ensuring interoperability. Indeed, that widely accepted truth is an important driver of the UK Supreme Court’s…



