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UK judge makes thinly-veiled antisuit threat against UPC; Advisory Committee chair mocks Mannheim LD, openly disagrees with UPC President
Read more: UK judge makes thinly-veiled antisuit threat against UPC; Advisory Committee chair mocks Mannheim LD, openly disagrees with UPC PresidentToday’s LESI event in Munich showed deep divisions within the UPC ecosystem over the subject of docket distribution, and even deeper ones between UK and continental European courts concerning patent rulings with cross-border effect.
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TCL China Star Optoelectronics acquires Japan Display patents
Read more: TCL China Star Optoelectronics acquires Japan Display patentsJapan Display is diversifying into the sensor and semiconductor packaging markets, and is divesting thousands of non-core patents as part of the process.
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Delhi High Court overturns Philipsâ DVD SEP win, finds âinsufficient evidenceâ of essentiality or infringement, narrows royalty base
Read more: Delhi High Court overturns Philipsâ DVD SEP win, finds âinsufficient evidenceâ of essentiality or infringement, narrows royalty baseThe Delhi High Court appellate bench has reversed Philips’s landmark DVD SEP win, finding no proof of essentiality, infringement, or FRAND rates. The exhaustion defense saves the defendant.
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UPC to become âdefault choiceâ for patent litigation across many industries, says Umicore Head of IP
Read more: UPC to become âdefault choiceâ for patent litigation across many industries, says Umicore Head of IPThe UPC is a âhugely important development in the global IP landscapeâ and is proving to be an âexcellent forumâ for patent disputes, Umicoreâs head of IP, Sean Alexander, told ip fray in an interview at the third annual IP Dealmakers Europe. Umicore has filed one infringement case in the UPC and is considering filing…
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LG Electronics sued in Eastern District of Texas by Fortress-linked NPE wielding former TCL China Star Optoelectronics patents
Read more: LG Electronics sued in Eastern District of Texas by Fortress-linked NPE wielding former TCL China Star Optoelectronics patentsIt appears to be the first time that China Star Optoelectronics has divested patents to an NPE that have subsequently been asserted.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): Mannheim LD separates Ericsson patent cases; Munich LD narrows use of confidential licensing materials; strict scheduling standards
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): Mannheim LD separates Ericsson patent cases; Munich LD narrows use of confidential licensing materials; strict scheduling standardsThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of May 11, 2026.
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SEP strategies: Disney demonstrates why (F)RAND does not and cannot work for video streamers the way it does for display devices
Read more: SEP strategies: Disney demonstrates why (F)RAND does not and cannot work for video streamers the way it does for display devicesFor a long time, SEP enforcement against video streamers was pretty much non-existent. Now that there is a first major wave of such lawsuits and various injunctions have come down, fundamental enforcement-related differences become clear.
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Federal Circuit reverses fee award and sanctions based on broad scope of what is purely lack of merit
Read more: Federal Circuit reverses fee award and sanctions based on broad scope of what is purely lack of meritThe Federal Circuit affirmed dismissal of mComâs banking patent suits and upheld invalidity findings against the remaining asserted claims, but reversed both the fee award and the sanctions imposed against counsel, reiterating that unsuccessful patent litigation alone does not establish exceptional or abusive conduct.
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- UK judge makes thinly-veiled antisuit threat against UPC; Advisory Committee chair mocks Mannheim LD, openly disagrees with UPC President
- TCL China Star Optoelectronics acquires Japan Display patents
- Delhi High Court overturns Philipsâ DVD SEP win, finds âinsufficient evidenceâ of essentiality or infringement, narrows royalty base
- UPC to become âdefault choiceâ for patent litigation across many industries, says Umicore Head of IP
- LG Electronics sued in Eastern District of Texas by Fortress-linked NPE wielding former TCL China Star Optoelectronics patents