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USPTO Director again discretionarily denies IPR over petitioner’s purported links to Chinese state
Read more: USPTO Director again discretionarily denies IPR over petitioner’s purported links to Chinese stateJohn A. Squires has already nixed several IPRs on the grounds that petitioners had failed to name “real-parties-in-interest” that may be ineligible foreign governments.
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Proxense sues Mastercard over biometrics patents, expands LG enforcement campaign
Read more: Proxense sues Mastercard over biometrics patents, expands LG enforcement campaignNon-practicing entity Proxense has added Mastercard to its list of defendants in its Big Tech patent enforcement campaign that has so far targeted Samsung, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, and LG Electronics. It has also added two more patents to its campaign against the latter.
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3D pen maker wins two more PIs against Chinese, Singapore rivals in Munich
Read more: 3D pen maker wins two more PIs against Chinese, Singapore rivals in MunichThe Munich I Regional Court has confirmed two preliminary injunctions it had granted 3D pen manufacturer WobbleWorks in its long-running patent infringement disputes with rivals myFirst Tech Asia and Kretrum.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on stays, prior-art manufacturing methods and aligned deadlines; Mannheim signals injunction against Samsung; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on stays, prior-art manufacturing methods and aligned deadlines; Mannheim signals injunction against Samsung; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of October 19, 2026.
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China’s top court clarifies when claim amendments can end drug patent-linkage cases: how U.S. Hatch-Waxman actions differ
Read more: China’s top court clarifies when claim amendments can end drug patent-linkage cases: how U.S. Hatch-Waxman actions differNarrowing claims can save a drug patent but end its pending linkage case in China. A newly posted Supreme People’s Court case explains when that can happen, while U.S. Hatch-Waxman cases illustrate different requirements for litigating amended claims before launch.
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UPC’s CD Milan assumes jurisdiction over declaratory judgment concerning future divisionals and over anti-abandonment injunctions
Read more: UPC’s CD Milan assumes jurisdiction over declaratory judgment concerning future divisionals and over anti-abandonment injunctionsThe UPC’s CD Milan has taken an expansive stance on declaratory and injunctive relief for the purpose of thwarting the so-called divisional game, but has also recognized the need for appellate guidance.
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Oura reignites U.S. Ultrahuman patent infringement battle after $2.2B IPO
Read more: Oura reignites U.S. Ultrahuman patent infringement battle after $2.2B IPOSmart-ring maker Oura has filed a fresh suit against Indian rival Ultrahuman in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging it infringed two more of its patents related to the curved battery, circuit board, magnets, and sensors in its smart rings.
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Disney disables HEVC on Disney+ in Brazil following Huawei injunction, appeals order
Read more: Disney disables HEVC on Disney+ in Brazil following Huawei injunction, appeals orderDisney has asked a Rio de Janeiro appeals court to suspend Huawei’s HEVC injunction, asserting that it has fully switched HEVC off on Disney+ in Brazil, and maintaining that it has not infringed its patents.
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- USPTO Director again discretionarily denies IPR over petitioner’s purported links to Chinese state
- Proxense sues Mastercard over biometrics patents, expands LG enforcement campaign
- 3D pen maker wins two more PIs against Chinese, Singapore rivals in Munich
- UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on stays, prior-art manufacturing methods and aligned deadlines; Mannheim signals injunction against Samsung; and more
- China’s top court clarifies when claim amendments can end drug patent-linkage cases: how U.S. Hatch-Waxman actions differ