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MIT enforces cloud and IoT chip security patents against Amazon Web Services, Microsoft in U.S.
Read more: MIT enforces cloud and IoT chip security patents against Amazon Web Services, Microsoft in U.S.The asserted quasi-SEPs relate to physical unclonable function (PUF) technology, which has important applications in authentication and cryptography.
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Wilus defeats four consecutive Wi-Fi SEP reexaminations, granted additional claims: challenges by Unified Patents
Read more: Wilus defeats four consecutive Wi-Fi SEP reexaminations, granted additional claims: challenges by Unified PatentsThe four consecutive reexamination wins also reinforce the strength of the SEPs in Sisvel’s Wi-Fi patent pool, Chief IP Officer Heath Hoglund noted today.
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EPO Board of Appeal revokes Novo Nordisk’s cardiovascular semaglutide patent; generics could enter EU as early as 2031
Read more: EPO Board of Appeal revokes Novo Nordisk’s cardiovascular semaglutide patent; generics could enter EU as early as 2031The Board found the claims lacked priority, so a clinical study publication destroyed novelty, leaving Ozempic and Wegovy potentially vulnerable to competition earlier than expected.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies electronic signature requirements; PMAC and UPC accelerate activities on FRAND, AI and dispute resolution; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies electronic signature requirements; PMAC and UPC accelerate activities on FRAND, AI and dispute resolution; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of October 5, 2026. It was a slow week in terms of decisions.
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SK hynix sues Longhorn IP again, alleging repeated patent demands through affiliates
Read more: SK hynix sues Longhorn IP again, alleging repeated patent demands through affiliatesSK hynix has taken Longhorn IP back to court, challenging infringement allegations over eight former TSMC patents and accusing the licensing company of using a new affiliate to pursue additional licensing demands despite earlier agreements.
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Disney hit with Delaware complaint from ETRI over video coding SEPs
Read more: Disney hit with Delaware complaint from ETRI over video coding SEPsETRI claims that Disney was repeatedly contacted by Access Advance to take a (F)RAND license to the VDP pool, which would cover the asserted patents.
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OPPO, Nidec have taken Qi Wireless Power patent pool license, Via announces during AI licensing-focused Summit
Read more: OPPO, Nidec have taken Qi Wireless Power patent pool license, Via announces during AI licensing-focused SummitDuring its annual Bridge Summit in San Francisco today, which will largely focus on opportunities and strategies in AI patent licensing, Via Licensing Alliance announced Japan’s Nidec Mobility Corporation and China’s OPPO – already a licensor – have both taken a license in Via’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool.
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Halozyme wins Dutch injunction against Merck’s Keytruda SC in eight European countries, court holds patent valid
Read more: Halozyme wins Dutch injunction against Merck’s Keytruda SC in eight European countries, court holds patent validThe Hague District Court has upheld Halozyme’s patent and found infringement. Merck’s subcutaneous cancer drug is blocked in eight European countries, but Merck strongly disagrees, alleging the patent is invalid.


