Month: May 2026
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Fortress Investment Group acquires IPValue, bringing 20,000+ top tech company patents under its wing
The fresh injection of capital will help IPValue to explore new partnerships and expand its monetization campaigns.
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UPCâs Lisbon LD rejects Ericssonâs attempt to render Transsion SEP suit âdevoid of purposeâ
The UPCâs Lisbon LD has rejected Ericssonâs attempt to strike out Transsionâs SEP injunction claims under Rules 360 and 361 RoP, holding that the existence of parallel FRAND proceedings in The Hague does not render the Lisbon action âdevoid of purposeâ or make the claims manifestly bound to fail.
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Ericsson shifts part of Transsion SEP fight to UPC Central Division with standalone revocation action
Ericsson has launched a standalone revocation action against a Transsion patent at the UPCâs CD Paris, creating parallel validity and infringement proceedings inside the UPC and further escalating the partiesâ broader global SEP and licensing dispute.
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Next transatlantic long-arm fight: SAP wants Mannheim court to clear it of U.S. trade secret misappropriation claims brought by Celonis
Another layer of complexity in a high-stakes cross-jurisdictional competition, patent, and trade secrets dispute with cases pending in different U.S. and European courts (plus, regulatory investigations). This is sort of a “reverse Onesta” play.
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Huawei takes top spot among Brazil’s foreign patent filers in 2025
InterDigital, Nokia, and OPPO were also among the top 50 nonresident applicants.
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CAT opens new fronts in Doosan dispute with USITC, District of Delaware complaints
The latest filings come in response to Doosan Bobcat’s previous infringement actions in the U.S. and Europe.
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Federal Circuit affirms district judge’s overruling of $469M jury verdict against DISH Network
ClearPlay sued DISH Network over its TV ad-skipping feature back in 2014, alleging infringement of two patents.
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Power provider AES and partner Fluence targeted by non-practicing entity over patents relevant to clean energy distribution, storage
GridScale Solutions LLC has sued the two companies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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Milan Local Division grants Pirelli twin UPC wins, clarifies burden-shifting and claim construction in tire patent disputes
The Milan LD finds literal infringement of two Pirelli tyre patents, rejects a revocation counterclaim, and grants pan-UPC injunctions against two Chinese tire manufacturers.
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USPTO denies ex parte reexam following earlier “settled expectations” refusal of inter partes review; Director defends discretionary powers before Federal Circuit
Geotab previously had its petition for IPR denied, at least on a partial basis of patent owner Fractus having settled expectations as per validity.