Month: August 2025
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UPC Roundup (1 week): five-month delay defeats application for provisional measures; clarifications on scope of rejoinder, authorization of counsel; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our August 24, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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Federal Circuit revives Sonos v. Google: laches allowed in rare cases only
The Federal Circuit has partly reversed a judgment by the Northern District of California, finding that it abused its discretion in finding that Google was prejudiced by Sonos’ alleged delay in claiming the subject matter at issue via continuation practice.
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Dolby seeking SEP-based preliminary injunction against Roku as Munich I Regional Court outpaces UPC’s Munich LD by wide margin
Roku is coming under pressure in the Munich I Regional Court with a January 2026 trial date and a SEP-based preliminary injunction motion, but nothing has happened in the UPC.
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Via LA Bridge Summit to feature inter-pool administrator discussion: third edition in San Francisco (September 22-26)
Co-hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, Via Licensing Alliance’s third-ever Bridge Summit will be held at the Fairmont in San Francisco, and will include keynotes from Huawei’s Emil Zhang and Xiaomi’s Na Wei, as well as a panel discussion with fellow pool administrators Sisvel and Access Advance.
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Unitree Robotics faces its first-ever patent infringement suit as it starts IPO processÂ
A local chemical company has sued Unitree, the world’s leading robotic dog manufacturer, in Hangzhou, China, over alleged patent infringement, shortly after the company started preparations to file for an IPO.
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Masimo insinuates Trump lets Apple infringe patents in exchange for investment: ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s Grok AI share this reading
This interpretation of the medical device maker’s complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is supported by Grok AI’s analysis.
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BREAKING: Judge Dr. Kircher resigns from Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division and is succeeded by Judge Sender
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a major success story, and it is remarkable to what extent even very senior judges (such as presiding judges of regional appeals courts) volunteer to serve as side judges on UPC first-instance panels. But this is not for everyone, and there have been a (very) few resignations to date….
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Pharma patent litigation updates: Pfizer faces new COVID UPC suit, Merck and Sun Pharma assert in the UK
Enanta has filed a fresh complaint against Pfizer over its COVID drug Paxlovid in the Unified Patent Court, while Merck has countersued Halozyme over patents related to its injectable drug Keytruda, and Sun Pharma has initiated a new dispute against Incyte in the UK.
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Ultrahuman fires back at Oura in global smart ring patent war: files suit in India
Following a United States International Trade Commission order imposing a U.S. import ban on Ultrahuman last week, the Indian smart ring start-up has countersued its rival Oura in the Delhi High Court.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): five CoA decisions, several key first-instance rulings (Spain, purpose statements, exhaustion etc.), new infringement cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our August 17, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA 1.1 CoA: warnings against continued default must be requested during default proceedings, not as post-decision correction (Microsoft v. Suinno) In a recent order (PDF), the Court of Appeal (CoA) clarified…