Month: January 2026

Great style: Judge Brinkman files first UPC dissenting opinion, but everyone respects each other and contributes to debate

January 28, 2026

Unlike the Court of Justice of the European Union, the UPC allows judges to file dissenting opinions. There is now an example of how constructively and respectfully this can be done.
UK app developer Reincubate (Camo) files U.S. antitrust and patent lawsuit against Apple after its functionality became the Continuity Camera feature

January 27, 2026

This combined patent and antitrust case tackles a case of “Sherlocking”, meaning that Apple incorporated the functionality of a third.party app into its own products.
UPC Court of Appeal has decided access to comparable SEP license agreements: no AEO/EEO regime, but restrictions on use in licensing

January 27, 2026

The UPC rejects restrictive rules such as Attorneys’ Eyes Only and Expert Eyes Only in order to safeguard a party’s access to justice.
Federal Court of Justice of Germany upholds Sisvel v. Haier I & II, declines EU Commission’s request for referral to ECJ: VoiceAge EVS wins over HMD

January 27, 2026

VoiceAGe EVS has won all the way, and the European Commission’s intervention yielded no result whatsoever.
Access Advance extends early-bird period for licensees again, enabling them to benefit from recent Via deal: service announcement

January 27, 2026

This extension of the period during which licensees can secure the old prices gives implementers of video standards the chance to derive the full benefit from the acquisition of Via’s HEVC and VVC pools.
Access Advance licensors ETRI, Philips suing Meta at UPC, Munich I Regional Court; seeking preliminary injunction in Munich

January 26, 2026

Four patent infringement lawsuits by Access Advance licensors against Meta (Facebook) have become discoverable. One of them could make impact particularly quickly.
An interview with Manny Schecter, IBM’s former patent chief

January 26, 2026

“My biggest challenge was the constant need to educate inventors and business executives about IP and its importance for innovation,” Mr. Schecter, who served as IBM’s chief patent counsel for 14 years, told ip fray.
Huawei, Qualcomm, Samsung, Ericsson continue to dominate $15 billion 5G licensing market: LexisNexis 5G SEP rankings

January 26, 2026

While the Top 50 5G patent owners reflected broad geographic diversity, Chinese companies continue to dominate the rankings, LexisNexis’s 2026 edition of “Who Is Leading the 5G Patent Race?” has revealed.
Meta targeted in multi-billion-dollar smart eyewear patent infringement lawsuit with manufacturers Oakley, EssilorLuxottica

January 26, 2026

The complaint, filed by Hong Kong-based smart glasses manufacturer Solos, asserts that the defendants’ infringement has already generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and threatens to generate billions more “if left unchecked”.
UPC Roundup (1 week): long-arm and contempt decisions; a dozen new infringement cases; busy hearing period ahead

January 24, 2026

This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our January 17, 2026 UPC Roundup. 6.2 Patent litigation summit Europe highlights measured impact of UPC on global strategy (link to detailed article) Kisaco Research’s fourth annual Patent Litigation Summit Europe concluded on January 21, 2026, after four…