Month: February 2026
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Astellas settles parallel bladder treatment patent suits against India’s Lupin, Zydus: licensing deals worth combined $210 million
Japanese pharmaceutical giant Astellas has signed patent licensing agreements with Indian rivals Lupin and Zydus worth over $210 million, ending all ongoing litigation between the companies in the District of Delaware.
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InterDigital wins third Munich injunction against Disney: court confirms bench ruling over HEVC-related patent
In an impressive winning sterak, InterDigital has now won three out of three cases against Disney in Munich. It was this week’s second bench ruling in Munich (the other came down at the local UPC division).
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Détente in Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents: unconventional tactics against BMW likely spurred settlement talks with Qualcomm
A settlement between Qualcomm and Onesta is a mere formality. A new filing by Onesta in Munich shows that this litigation is most likely coming to an end very soon.
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UPC’s stern warning has Amazon concerned, already impacts UK court’s case management, but Amazon may have to backtrack to greater extent
The UPC’s forceful order on the eve of today’s UK hearing definitely made an impact, but the risk of escalation has not gone away yet.
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UPC’s CD Paris hears LED patent revocation claim against Seoul Viosys
The UPC’s CD paris now has to decide an LED technology patent case in which a Seoul Viosys patent has already been partly revoked by the UPC’s Court of Appeal. The claimant, Emporia, asserts that auxiliary requests submitted by the defendant are inadmissible and cannot save the patent from full revocation.
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InterDigital’s U.S. lawsuit against Hisense finally discoverable; thus suing both Hisense and TCL in five jurisdictions (U.S., BR, UPC, DE, IN)
Context: On Tuesday, InterDigital announced lawsuits against TCL and Hisense in the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Germany, Brazil, and India; and a U.S. lawsuit against TCL quickly became discoverable (February 10, 2026 ip fray article). What’s new: Now an InterDigital v. Hisense U.S. patent infringement lawsuit filed on Tuesday has also become discoverable. See below….
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BREAKING: InterDigital seeking $200M/yr. from Amazon for license to streaming patents, according to Amazon lawyer in UK court
The number must be taken with a grain of salt. It could be pretty accurate, but could also be based on extrapolations. Amazon breached a protective order and most likely an NDA in revealing it.
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UPC Dusseldorf grants preliminary injunction over orthodontic aligners, clarifies how (not) to raise invalidity arguments, liability of financial holding
After yesterday’s permanent injunction in a printer cartridge case, the Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division has now handed down a preliminary injunction in a med tech case.
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UPC Dusseldorf grants Canon unitary injunction against rival cartridge maker; SEP analogy, eco grace period, other remedial questions addressed
This is a very interesting UPC decision that addresses certain arguments, not only but particularly in connection with remedies, that could resurface in other cases.
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Philips wins UPC’s first-ever main-proceedings bench ruling as Munich LD enjoins Belkin over Qi patent; FRAND defense failed
Two firsts in one: the first UPC bench ruling after an oral hearing in main proceedings, and the first UPC judgment with a handwritten clarification.