Month: June 2025
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European Patent Office aligns with Unified Patent Court on claim construction standard: Enlarged Board of Appeal decision
Today’s decision by a Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office lays out a claim construction standard that is materially consistent with that of the Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal.
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U.S. judge deprioritizes Samsung’s FRAND case against ZTE, UK judge requested post-hearing briefing on cross-jurisdictional implications
A federal judge in California has pushed back a hearing date by almost four months and a UK judge requested post-hearing briefing on Samsung’s multi-country FRAND lawsuits.
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Federal Circuit decision in Optis v. Apple SEP case shows why UK courts should leave other jurisdictions alone: misconception exposed
In the seemingly neverending SEP story between Optis and Apple, the Federal Circuit has ordered a U.S. retrial on the merits and what would be a third damages trial in the same case.
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Novartis and MSN settle part of chronic heart failure patent fight, but key patent remains
Novartis and MSN have settled one prong of their U.S. Entresto patent infringement dispute in the Federal Circuit, but the companies will continue to litigate over a second patent as Novartis strives to defend its corner of the chronic heart failure drug market.
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Novo Nordisk lets key Ozempic patent lapse in Canada, despite being world’s second-largest semaglutide market
Novo Nordisk has continued to pay for a key Ozempic patent in several jurisdictions across the world, and even obtained an adjusted expiration date in the U.S., but the company stopped paying fees in Canada as far back as 2018, records show.
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UPC Dusseldorf LD affirms 10x v. Curio preliminary injunction in final ruling, creates opening for late claim construction arguments
Having recently settled its dispute with Bruker (NanoString) on presumably favorable terms, 10x is now continuing its patent enforcement with a victory over Curio.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): new Swedish Patent Office evidence in TCL case; phased rollout of new Case Management System; various new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our June 8, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA: intervener’s bid to halt enforcement of infringement ruling denied (Chainzone Technology (intervener) v. SWARCO) (link to LinkedIn post) The Court of Appeal (CoA) second panel rejected Chainzone’s application to suspend…
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Microsoft seeks declaratory judgment against Biogy over RFC one-time passcode patent in Northern District of California
Microsoft has alleged that Biogy’s prior “litigation behavior” confirms it will be its next target in an RFC patent infringement suit.
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Nokia upgrades Hisense, Acer disputes with Indian patent infringement filings
Nokia’s patent enforcement against Hisense and Acer is now expanding to India.
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USPTO on pace to quadruple discretionary denials under new interim procedures, report says
Recent data by Unified Patents has found that there were three times more United States Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board discretionary denial decisions in Q1 2025 than the last record number of decisions (167 in 2020).