Month: June 2026
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Dusseldorf LD’s latest injunction shows structural improvement of UPC’s English-language decisions authored by German judges
The judgment, authored by Judge-rapporteur Dr. Ingo Rinken, discusses the parties’ and the court’s views in a format that makes it clearer than mny other UPC rulings whose positions are actually being stated.
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UPC’s Dusseldorf LD enjoins Siemens mammography product over Hologic’s flying-focal-spot patent, refusing a €4 billion security demand
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD held Siemens Healthineers’ MAMMOMAT B.brilliant infringes Hologic’s flying-focal-spot patent in three countries, relying on Siemens’s own marketing. It granted an injunction and recall, ordered destruction, and refused Siemens’s €4 billion enforcement-security demand.
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Nokia’s licensing programs continue to break new ground with increasing diversity of device categories
A Nokia executive has provided an update on Nokia’s licensing programs. There are signs of horizontal and vertical expansion, suggesting further growth.
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Boston Scientific raises University of Texas’s alleged inflammatory comments, A-Rod comparisons in appeal of $42M District of Delaware jury verdict
Counsel compared an expert witness to the disgraced baseball player, while also suggesting that the standard for finding invalidity should be similar to deciding whether to commit someone to a psychiatric institution.
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Dolby doubles down on Snap: third Brazil complaint and amended U.S. pleadings add more HEVC patents
Dolby filed a third patent complaint in Brazil against Snap and amended its Delaware case, adding more HEVC patents. Snap still has not taken a license.
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UPC’s Hague LD allows phased “external eyes only” regime in Ericsson v. Transsion FRAND dispute
The Hague LD has allowed Ericsson to keep its comparable license agreements away from Transsion’s in-house employees for now, adopting a phased confidentiality approach that could become influential in future SEP and FRAND disputes before the UPC.
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Tulip settles disputes with Nissan and Renault unit Dacia over LG, Panasonic battery patents ahead of Munich PI hearing
The Munich I Regional Court has canceled preliminary injunction hearings in Tulip Innovation’s cases against Nissan and Dacia (Renault). The only plausible explanation is that both automakers have settled.
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Apple wins summary judgment of invalidity over Neonode patent relating to 2010s “slide-to-unlock” dispute with Samsung
The Neonode Smartphone patent has survived PTAB challenges and Federal Circuit appeals brought by Google and Samsung.
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Federal Patent Court revokes second Nera patent in Xiaomi dispute; all three infringement actions have now failed at first instance
The Federal Patent Court has revoked Nera Innovations’ EP2947606, the second of three patents asserted against Xiaomi to fall at first instance. Nera must now win on appeal to achieve anything.
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EPO appellate ruling highlights uncertainty over need to address all auxiliary requests
A newly published EPO appeal decision supports allowing opponents to defer arguments against unexamined auxiliary requests, highlighting continuing uncertainty in Board of Appeal case law.