Month: November 2025
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Unified Patent Court judges concerned over UK court order threatening them with imprisonment — but could it also become risky for UK judges to visit the EU?
The antisuit injunction Amazon obtained last month against InterDigital’s efforts to defend its enforcement actions against foreign interference could be interpreted as a direct threat against UPC and German judges.
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BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suit in Nigeria: Ericsson targets Transsion in patent enforcement campaign covering Brazil, India, UPC, Nigeria
“Despite almost a decade of negotiations, Transsion continues to reject Ericsson’s FRAND offers while failing to enter into a global patent license agreement,” Ericsson announced today.
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UPC judge indicates global patent license agreements imposed by foreign courts will NOT be recognized as defense to infringement
UK court-imposed global patent licenses will be of no commercial value if the UPC does not recognize them.
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Podcast: interview with SEP litigation veteran Dr. Christof Augenstein on UPC trends and predictions, long-arm jurisdiction powers
In our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Dr. Augenstein, founding partner of Kather Augenstein.
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The Federal Circuit wants a district court to provide clarity about the scope of a ruling by a judge who has meanwhile been appointed to the Federal Circuit
The circuit judges can’t just knock at the door of their colleague and ask him what he meant a few years ago. They need something formal from the district court.
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UPC officially stays ASUS v. Xiaomi cases based on settlement negotiations; litigation between ASUS and OPPO still in full swing
The UPC lawsuits brought by ASUS and its affiliate Innovative Sonic Corporation have been stayed based on settlement negotiations.
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Huawei earned over $630 million in patent licensing revenue in 2024, balanced IPR philosophy “widely endorsed” by industry
Huawei’s Chief Legal Officer, Liuping Song, announced during the company’s annual IP Forum today that the patent royalties it has paid over the years are nearly three times the amount of royalties it has received, while it spent $25 billion in R&D in 2024 alone.
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After Amazon’s pre-emptive UK strike, InterDigital has now launched enforcement actions in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over video patents
“Amazon is more interested in litigating than negotiating,” InterDigital’s Chief Legal Officer Josh Schmidt said in a statement today, as the company gears up for an anti-interim-license injunction hearing in the UPC this Friday.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): first proactive FRAND determination request by SEP holder; CoA overturns PI over claim construction; Hamburg LD grants new injunction
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our November 2, 2025 UPC Roundup.