Month: June 2026
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Touchstream Technologies targets Samsung while $339M Google verdict remains in limbo
Touchstream has also sued TCL in the Eastern District of Texas recently, asserting some of the same patents at the center of the multimillion-dollar Western District of Texas
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Adeia and RPX strike multilateral licensing deal for e-commerce patents
The agreement involving 10 RPX member companies covers functionalities such as intelligent search, content discovery, and virtual shopping experiences.
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Microsoft signs up to Sisvel Wi-Fi Multimode pool
This latest new joiner brings the number of licensees in Sisvel’s Wi-Fi Multimode pool up to seven.
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ASUS and Lenovo settle global SEP dispute
The two companies had been engaged in a multi-jurisdictional struggle over SEPs and non-SEPs that included action at the UPC, the ITC, and in the German and U.S. courts.
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Apple IPR petitions discretionarily denied due to differing constructions at PTAB and district court
Apple “tells a different story” in district court litigation compared to its claim construction position at the PTAB, according to USPTO Director John A. Squires.
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Finesse Wireless cert petition, snuffs out $166M verdict against AT&T
After an Eastern District of Texas jury awarded substantial damages to Finesse in 2023, AT&T and intervenor Nokia successfully appealed to the Federal Circuit.
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SIM IP launches IoT patent campaign against Samsung with parallel UPC, Munich lawsuits
SIM IP has launched its first IoT patent enforcement campaign, suing Samsung and SmartThings in both the UPC and a Munich court over foundational monitoring technology.
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China’s top court extends stronger automotive IP enforcement to special-purpose vehicles in Zoomlion v. Chengli patent case
China’s Supreme People’s Court has ordered Chengli to pay Zoomlion over $3.5 million in damages. While the award is modest compared with the largest EV battery or chassis disputes, it has been described as the largest known patent damages award in China’s special-purpose vehicle sector.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA widens CD reach, multi-defendant joinder; various other decisions; PMAC gets first ADR request
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of June 22, 2026.
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ITC grants Shoals import ban against Voltage over solar patent infringement, decision to be reviewed by White House
The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed a final determination that electrical infrastructure manufacturing company Voltage infringed rival Shoals’ patents on photovoltaic trunk bus cable assemblies, issuing a limited exclusion order that now heads to the White House for a 60-day review.