Month: October 2025
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BREAKING: ZTE becomes first SEP holder to win UK interim license appeal; ETSI complaint discredited; future UK cases may involve arbitration terms
This outcome is not at all surprising. The England & Wales Court of Appeal wanted to keep clear of jurisdictional supremacy.
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PI spate: Novo Nordisk just obtained 29 injunctions (26 over patent, 3 over UCL) against semaglutide rivals in Germany, served at CPHI fair
Context: What’s new: Novo Nordisk has just obtained, served and enforced a whopping 29 preliminary injunctions (PIs) against (mostly Asian and to a lesser extent European) companies offering the active pharmaceutical ingredient semaglutide and/or pharmaceuticals containing semaglutide at the CPHI fair. The pan-European law firm of Hoyng Rokh Monegier, in collaboration with UK firm Bristows,…
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InterDigital sues Transsion over cellular SEP infringement in UPC, India, Brazil
During the company’s Q3 earnings call yesterday, InterDigital’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Liren Chen, announced that it has sued Chinese smartphone maker Transsion for infringing several cellular standard-essential patents in the Unified Patent Court, the Delhi High Court, and the Regional Business Court of Rio de Janeiro in September.
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Amazon v. InterDigital injunction remains in place after UK hearing — UK court interested in UPC AILI proceedings (Nov. 14 hearing)
In the dispute between Amazon and InterDigital, it turns out that the judges in London and Mannheim both read about certain developments on this website first.
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Eastern District of Munich: Onesta sues BMW in Munich I Regional Court over two U.S. and one European former AMD patents
Onesta has filed an unprecedented action in the Munich I Regional Court, asserting two U.S. patents and one European patent against BMW, pushing for an extension of the practical reach of the so-called “long-arm jurisdiction”.
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UPC’s Munich LD throws out untimely 5G infringement allegations against Xiaomi in SEP case that started with 4G-only accusations
Court and counsel Munich LD, panel 2: Presiding Judge Ulrike Voss, Judge Dr. Daniel Voss (both “Voß” in German) and Judge Rute Lopes (Lisbon, Portugal). Counsel for defendant, counterclaimant and successful movant Xiaomi: Hogan Lovells (lead: Dr. Andreas von Falck; additional counsel of record: Oliver Baecker (“Bäcker” in German)). Counsel for claimant, counterclaim-defendant and non-movant…
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U.S. licensing firm Adeia bags key win in Canadian patent infringement dispute against Vidéotron
The Federal Court of Canada has found Vidéotron infringed two of U.S. patent licensing firm Adeia’s four asserted patents, issuing an injunction, but has invalidated the two remaining patents.
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UK appeals court starts to realize Samsung’s interim-license declaration against ZTE lacks objective justification and necessity
Samsung’s counsel was unable to explain to the England & Wales Court of Appeal why his client needed a UK interim license declaration when ZTE already offered one.
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the billion-dollar AI lawyer with a passion for patent litigation
In an exclusive interview with ip fray, Justin Nelson of Susman Godfrey discussed some of the biggest cases in his career, how Susman Godfrey finds and trains its lawyers, the difference (and cross-overs) between patent and copyright litigation, and how he decides on whether to take up a case or not.
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‘AI copyright litigation is as technical as patent litigation’: an interview with leading IP litigator Justin Nelson
Susman Godfrey’s Justin Nelson, first-chair trial counsel for a class of copyright holders in a $1.5 billion action against Claude AI maker Anthropic, sat down with ip fray to discuss his work in patent litigation, the technical cross-over between copyright and patent cases, and the Unified Patent Court’s growing role in cross-border disputes.