Month: December 2025
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Disney, Adeia settle global litigation, strike media patent licensing agreement
Adeia published a raised financial outlook for 2025 moments after it announced the signing of its new deal with Disney, which resolves all outstanding litigation between the companies in Germany, the Unified Patent Court, and the U.S.
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Novo Nordisk suffers another loss in efforts to extend key Ozempic patent in Brazil
Brazilâs Superior Tribunal de Justiça has issued its first-ever decision on patent term adjustment, ruling that Novo Nordiskâs request to extend its Ozempic-related patent is unconstitutional because a drugmakerâs rights to a patent term cannot override societyâs rights to affordable medicine.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA denies commercial docket data service access to pleadings; ex parte inspection order lifted; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our December 14, 2025 UPC Roundup. 7. UPC achievement lists launched by ip fray to recognize law firms that secure outcomes (link to detailed article) ip fray has launched a new set of achievement lists highlighting law firms…
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BREAKING: Within hours of Brazilian injunction, HEVC Advance lists Hisense as licensee
The Brazilian court gave Hisense only 48 hours to comply. and a preliminary injunction based on a report by a court-appointed expert has teeth.
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Brazilian PIs and bad-faith litigation sanctions hit Hisense; newly discovered European video lawsuits against Hisense, Disney, Rakuten, DAZN
Preliminary injunctions, a fine for bad-faith litigation, multiple new video patent lawsuits in the Unified Patent Court and Munich I Regional Court: the heat is on.
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UPC revokes patents and throws out infringement actions in GXD v. Myriad, Centripetal v. Palo Alto
In two separate decisions issued today, the Unified Patent Courtâs Munich LD and Mannheim LD have respectively revoked a patent asserted by South Korean non-practising entity, GXD-Bio, against rival Myriad, and by network security firm Centripetal against Palo Alto Networks.
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BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suit in Morocco: Ericsson ramps up 4G, 5G SEP enforcement campaign against Transsion in Indonesia, Colombia, Morocco
Despite offering Transsion arbitration over FRAND-compliant terms, the company continues to âbenefitâ from Ericssonâs patented technology without a license, and âjustice delayed is justice deniedâ, Robert Earle, Ericssonâs Vice President, Patent Assertion and Enforcement, said today.
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Federal Circuit gives guidance on “connected to” not necessarily requiring separate structures; generic irreparable harm; DOE; admissible willfulness evidence
A precedential Federal Circuit decision in a child car seat case provided several clarifications, some of which address issues likely to resurface in other U.S. patent cases.
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High Court judge declares Acer, ASUS, Hisense entitled to interim licenses from Nokia despite arbitration offer, but Nokia will appeal
Mr Justice Mellor says he’s aware of Lord Justice Arnold’s preference for arbitration on FRAND terms, but this did not dissuade him from granting Acer, ASUS and Hisense an interim-license declaration.
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Abbott regains key patent from now-settled Dexcom dispute as EWCA issues rare patent revocation reversal
The England & Wales Court of Appeal has reversed a lower courtâs decision to revoke a patent asserted in Abbottâs now-settled global patent dispute with Dexcom, handing the continuous glucose monitor device maker another key win.