Month: February 2026
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UPC issues written warning to Amazon that it will be sanctioned if it continues to seek leverage in UK against InterDigital’s UPC enforcement
On the eve of a UK hearing in Amazon’s FRAND action against InterDigital, the Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division has warned Amazon in writing (again) to refrain from unlawful interference.
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“Beyond a simple balance sheet figure”: How a med tech start-up leveraged its patents to raise over €5 million
Med tech start-up Virtonomy and counsel from Bardehle Pagenberg reveal how they leveraged its patent portfolio to close a Series A financing round raising more than €5 million.
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UK Supreme Court’s Emotional Perception ruling demotes Aerotel, leaves door open to AI inventions, but hurdle remains high
The claimed invention in question is interesting. It involves two different artificial neural networks working in tandem.
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Xiaomi takes down another Nera Innovations patent; after Federal Patent Court decision, Munich I Regional Court proceedings to remain on hold
Xiaomi has been defending itself very successfully against non-practicing entity Nera Innovations’ UPC and German lawsuits.
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U.S. value-based patent tax plans scrapped
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has confirmed that his plans to impose a 1-5% tax based on the value of granted U.S. patents will no longer be “going anywhere”. He stated during a Subcommittee hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee: “How in the world could we do that? How in the world could anyone reasonably…
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InterDigital faces challenges from Dolby (to patent asserted against Disney) and Samsung (to $1 billion arbitration award)
Dolby has filed a petition for inter partes review of a patent that InterDigital asserted in a global infringement case against Disney in the United States District Court for the Central District of California last year. Meanwhile Samsung has challenged a $1 billion arbitration award it received last July as part of their mobile device…
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Appeals court persuades Grünenthal to drop unfair competition law injunctions (obtained in parallel to patent PIs) against Abdi Farma
Grünenthal had won two different types of injunctions against Amdi Farma over painkillers: a patent PI (on appeal) and unfair competition PIs, which have just been lifted.
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InterDigital files patent infringement actions against Hisense, TCL in UPC, Germany, Brazil, India; TCL also in U.S.
InterDigital has a very successful licensing program and needs to litigate only in a minority of cases. Launching enforcement actions in four (TCL: five) jurisdictions in parallel is a strong statement.
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Maxeon, Aiko Solar end European patent fight with $238 million license
Solar panel manufacturers Maxeon and Aiko Solar have settled a patent infringement dispute that spanned Germany and the Unified Patent Court by inking a licensing deal worth over $238 million.