Month: April 2026
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Corning wins UPC injunction against TCL TVs over glass sheet patent, validating Hisense decision to settle just before CD ruling on validity
After getting LG and Hisense to settle, Corning has now won a UPC ruling against TCL over glass sheets used in TVs. The patent will expire in June, however, and TCL says its current products do not infringe.
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For indirect infringement, the other component need not actually exist, says UPC Dusseldorf LD in filter cartridge case
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD ruled that a filter cartridge can indirectly infringe a patent even if the complementary funnel is not yet on the market. It also clarified patent exhaustion.
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Video streamers back Tesla against InterDigital, Avanci, as UKSC gears up for end of April pool rate determination hearing
The UK Supreme Court is due to hear Tesla’s pool rate determination case against InterDigital and Avanci from April 27 to April 29. Today, it added The Fair Standards Alliance, ACT | The App Association, The Motion Picture Association, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, and the International Center for Law & Economics as intervenors…
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Breaking FRAND? Samsung pushes back on Wilus’s alleged “bad faith” tactics
As Samsung pushes back against Wilus, a court in Texas is asked to decide whether bad-faith negotiations can remove FRAND limits on SEP remedies.
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Brazilian judge gives Snap(chat) five days to justify free-riding on Dolby’s AV1 patents: injunction looms large
The noose is tightening in Brazil with Snapchat operator Snap facing an AV1 injunction very soon unless it takes a license from Dolby or, far more likely, Access Advance.
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BREAKING: Multi-brand truck maker PACCAR apparently took Avanci license — Acer’s Munich case withdrawn on eve of trial
Most likely, PACCAR resolved the disputes with Acer and Longhorn through an Avanci pool license.
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“Pickleball Patent Wars”: JOOLA launches paddle patent infringement campaign against 11 rivals in ITC, district courts
The pickleball brand is seeking U.S. import bans, as well as damages in parallel district court actions, against 11 competitors, for allegedly copying its patented padel core technology.
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Federal Circuit throws VLSI a lifeline in multibillion-dollar Intel dispute, but it’ll all hinge on what happens in the Western District of Texas
VLSI now has several chances to revive its infringement claims against Intel, which will likely seek to delay further progress as it awaits a decision on its license defense.
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Sony joins Via Licensing Alliance Qi pool as licensor, licensee
Sony, among the top 10 global Qi SEP owners, has joined Via’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool, bringing the total number of licensees that have joined in the past six months up to seven.