Month: July 2025
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on requirements for UPC Representatives; other decisions; and new cases brought by major players
Our Unified Patent Court (UPC) Roundup is now developing throughout the week (with the most recent news on top), and gets converted into the traditional (hierarchically structured) roundup at the end of the week. Please note that this is one of the last UPC Roundups available to non-subscribers. For more information, see the last section…
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Novo Nordisk suffers loss over negative claim limitation in ongoing patent dispute over diabetes drug Wegovy
The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has ruled that Viatris has not induced the infringement of one of five asserted patents in litigation initiated by Novo Nordisk.
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Pressure mounting on truck maker PACCAR as Acer files SEP case in Eastern District of Texas after suing in Germany
Acer previously sued truck maker PACCAR in Munich and is now asserting standard-essential patents in the Eastern District of Texas, too — where Longhorn sued before.
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Meril concedes heart valve case to Edwards in UPC’s NBRD: court-enforceable settlement tantamount to third injunction
After getting nothing out of U.S. and little out of UK litigation, Edwards is having a winning streak against Meril in the UPC.
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Increased ACT pro-SEP regulation activities in India are “scaremongering” but “worrisome”, say SEP holders
ACT has substantially stepped up its level of activity in India, as well as parts of Latin America, with SEP holders calling its actions “misplaced alarmism” and playing into the Indian government’s SME innovation concerns.
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U.S. appeals court revokes Novartis short-term injunction in Entresto patent dispute against MSN
Decision allows MSN to launch its generic version of Entresto into the market, and opens the door for others to follow.
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Regional rate structures for patent pools enable some deals and minimize litigation, but each market has its own characteristics
Some patent pools offer regional rates. Others don’t. All of that may merely be reflective of the market-driven nature of the collective-licensing business.
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Access Advance, Via LA position multimedia patent pools for further growth with price stability offer, regionalization for more standards
Via LA extends the concept of regional rates to HEVC/VVC. Access Advance invites implementers with an offer to secure license fees until 2030 and multi-codec incentive.
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Multi-faceted CD Milan decision: revocation claim failed by default; injunction and interim damages award; some costs deemed excessive
After the Court of Appeal reversed the Central Division’s denial of a preliminary injunction, the enjoined party (EOflow) failed to give security in the main proceedings and has now lost on that basis.
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Nokia sues Chinese automaker Geely in UPC, Germany over 5G SEPs
Nokia has signed amicable bilateral deals with two Chinese automakers to date, but Geely’s rejection of FRAND patent licensing agreement offers has left the company “no choice” but to pursue legal action, Nokia said in a statement today.