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Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRs
Read more: Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRsThe Trump II USPTO’s discretionary decisions program is now the subject of no fewer than four petitions for writ of certiorari before SCOTUS.
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Could the UK Supreme Court’s Avanci ruling affect SEP holders outside the pool?
Read more: Could the UK Supreme Court’s Avanci ruling affect SEP holders outside the pool?The UK Supreme Court’s Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decision did not determine the merits, but opens the door to broader questions about the relationship between patent pool licensing and FRAND obligations.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies standard for EPO-based stay; Paris LD rejects stay over parallel national proceedings; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies standard for EPO-based stay; Paris LD rejects stay over parallel national proceedings; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of July 26, 2026.
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OPINION: Global licensing is seeking a better middle ground
Read more: OPINION: Global licensing is seeking a better middle groundAn opinion piece by Patrick Zhang, Vice President, Licensing and Commercial Strategy, Via Licensing Alliance.
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Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revoked
Read more: Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revokedNon-practicing entities increasingly find Xiaomi to be a hard target. Advanced Standard Communication’s patents are under major invalidation pressure, resulting in the cancelation of a Munich trial and a bunch of Chinese revocation rulings.
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Brazilian appeals court rejects Edwards Lifesciences’ trade dress claims against Meril’s heart valve, upholds first-instance ruling
Read more: Brazilian appeals court rejects Edwards Lifesciences’ trade dress claims against Meril’s heart valve, upholds first-instance rulingA São Paulo appeals court has denied Edwards Lifesciences’ bid to stop Meril’s MyVal heart valve on trade dress grounds, upholding a trial court’s full rejection of the claims.
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Longhorn IP unit and Samsung sign 5G SEP licensing deal as U.S. litigation against Lenovo continues
Read more: Longhorn IP unit and Samsung sign 5G SEP licensing deal as U.S. litigation against Lenovo continuesDido Wireless Innovations LLC is monetizing a portfolio of 5G SEPs acquired from Shanghai Langbo Communication Technology.
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U.S. Supreme Court again called upon to examine “settled expectations” basis for USPTO discretionary denials
Read more: U.S. Supreme Court again called upon to examine “settled expectations” basis for USPTO discretionary denialsKahoot has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking SCOTUS to review settled expectations denials, following a similar petition filed by Google earlier this year.
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- Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRs
- Could the UK Supreme Court’s Avanci ruling affect SEP holders outside the pool?
- UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies standard for EPO-based stay; Paris LD rejects stay over parallel national proceedings; and more
- OPINION: Global licensing is seeking a better middle ground
- Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revoked