Month: January 2026
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Munich Regional Court Judge Dr. Schoen on incoming new judge, cross-border injunctions, FRAND calculations in Wilus v. ASUS
The incoming Presiding Judge over the 21st Civil Chamber, who will replace Judge Dr. Georg Werner, has been chosen and has a “patent-positive approachâ, Judge Dr. Oliver Schoen of the Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber told attendees of the 12th annual IP and Competition Forum in Oxford today.
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U.S. judge denies Microsoft motion to postpone ParTec patent trial involving OpenAI supercomputer: showdown in Texas in June, ParTec v. NVIDIA in UPC in February
German supercomputer company ParTec sued Microsoft in the Eastern District of Texas in a first step, and NVIDIA in the Unified Patent Court a little later.
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Acer sues AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon in Eastern District of Texas
The smartphone manufacturer has taken a similar approach to fellow mobile phone maker ASUS, targeting the companiesâ cellular base stations, some of which are equipped by Nokia, but most of which are supplied by Ericsson.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): only few decisions including denial of unitary effect in highly unusual scenario, limitation of cost recovery to single lawyer
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our January 3, 2026 UPC Mini-Roundup. This is also a rather short one.
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Bayer Xarelto cases: Denmark becomes interesting patent PI jurisdiction after first Supreme Court clarification of strong validity presumption
The top Danish court also spoke out on the impact of redundant patent claim elements.
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NPE Onesta will not seek anti-antisuit injunction against BMW’s U.S. antisuit injunction barring Munich enforcement of U.S. patents: de-escalation
Non-practicing entity Onesta puts the fate of BMW’s antisuit injunction (which is presently only a TRO) entirely into the hands of the U.S. federal judiciary.
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Access Advance comments on Chinese dispute with video surveillance equipment maker Dahua, Supreme Court ruling on FRAND pool rate jurisdiction
Judicial FRAND determinations concerning patent pool rates raise various issues. Pool administrators normally do not enjoy price-setting flexibility.
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Munich I Regional Court grants Regeneron preliminary injunctions against Advanz (21 European countries), Celltrion, Hexal, Stada
Regeneron used a patent that previously secured injunctions against Formycon.
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OPPO’s partnership with Access Advance becomes even more multi-faceted as it takes VVC license, gets MCBA benefits, but for now reserves all VVC enforcement rights
OPPO is asserting a VVC patent against ASUS in China and not (for now) a licensor of VVC Advance.
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Warner Bros. Discovery “pulls a Samsung” against Nokia with U.S. FRAND/antitrust claims after similar ones in other venues; also argues exhaustion by Apple, Amazon licenses
in the midst of a major merger battle, Warner Bros. Discovery is pursuing FRAND matters in at least three different venues now.