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Patents out, trade secrets in: Celonis seeks to reshape SAP fight in California
Read more: Patents out, trade secrets in: Celonis seeks to reshape SAP fight in CaliforniaCelonis plans to modify its antitrust lawsuit in California against SAP to add trade secret allegations stemming from discovery, igniting a discussion about the relevance of new IP claims in the case.
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An interview with NTT’s Chief IP Strategist Shunsuke Sakai
Read more: An interview with NTT’s Chief IP Strategist Shunsuke SakaiMr. Sakai talks to ip fray about how he has been actively exploring broader monetization paths and new deal structures beyond traditional licensing to create value from NTT’s portfolio. “We don’t wait until an issue escalates to get organized,” he emphasizes.
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BREAKING: Chinese court determines $731M for 6-year, $600M+ for 5-year ZTE-Samsung FRAND cross-license — UK court is global outlier
Read more: BREAKING: Chinese court determines $731M for 6-year, $600M+ for 5-year ZTE-Samsung FRAND cross-license — UK court is global outlierThe Chongqing Intermedia People’s Court ruling is consistent with those of the Munich I and Frankfurt Regional Courts, and the appellate level of the Rio de Janeiro State Court: 1.9 times (or at least >1.5 times) the UK figure.
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UPC Roundup (1 week):Â CoA overturns Paris LD on urgency; res judicata clarified across rulings; FRAND counterclaim dismissed; more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week):Â CoA overturns Paris LD on urgency; res judicata clarified across rulings; FRAND counterclaim dismissed; moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of April 27, 2026.
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UK rate determination in Samsung v. ZTE of $392M ends up far below what other courts deemed FRAND, invites ever more litigation
Read more: UK rate determination in Samsung v. ZTE of $392M ends up far below what other courts deemed FRAND, invites ever more litigationA public redacted version of the UK FRAND judgment in Samsung v. ZTE has become available while a Chinese court ruling on the same question is still in the making and injunctions are in place in Brazil and Germany.
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IP is the “basis of Europe’s competitiveness” – it would be “unrealistic” to think otherwise, says IP Europe’s new Secretary General Niklas Lagergren
Read more: IP is the “basis of Europe’s competitiveness” – it would be “unrealistic” to think otherwise, says IP Europe’s new Secretary General Niklas Lagergren“Our ideas and our intellectual property are basically the only possible basis we have for our future competitiveness,” Mr. Lagergren, who boasts 30 years in IP policy experience in Brussels, told ip fray in an exclusive interview.
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BREAKING: ZTE prevails on FRAND in parallel offensive, defensive cases in landmark German decisions against Samsung
Read more: BREAKING: ZTE prevails on FRAND in parallel offensive, defensive cases in landmark German decisions against SamsungIn two parallel decisions, the Munich I Regional Court has granted ZTE a German injunction against Samsung and thrown out Samsung’s own SEP countersuit over FRAND.
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- Patents out, trade secrets in: Celonis seeks to reshape SAP fight in California
- An interview with NTT’s Chief IP Strategist Shunsuke Sakai
- BREAKING: Chinese court determines $731M for 6-year, $600M+ for 5-year ZTE-Samsung FRAND cross-license — UK court is global outlier
- UPC Roundup (1 week):Â CoA overturns Paris LD on urgency; res judicata clarified across rulings; FRAND counterclaim dismissed; more
- UK rate determination in Samsung v. ZTE of $392M ends up far below what other courts deemed FRAND, invites ever more litigation