Month: July 2026
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Munich court pauses Siemens v. Honor SEP suit ahead of validity ruling
The Munich I Regional Court has stayed one of Siemens’s two patent infringement actions against Honor despite the absence of a preliminary assessment in the parallel validity proceedings, providing another data point in the debate over when German courts will suspend SEP litigation pending nullity challenges.
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Lenovo sues Longhorn IP and Hamilcar Barca in North Carolina, invokes state anti-troll law over patent demands
Lenovo has taken the fight to two Longhorn IP entities in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, seeking invalidity rulings on four patents and damages under the state’s anti-patent-troll statute.
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Proxense sues Cisco over Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7 patents, points to Cisco IP chief’s Texas testimony
Proxense has sued Cisco in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas over four wireless networking patents, alleging infringement through Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7 products and seeking damages and an injunction.
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Meet the PMAC’s newly appointed FRAND Guidelines Working Group
Simon Dack, the newly appointed Chair of the PMAC’s FRAND Guidelines Working Group, as well as several of its members, shared with ip fray what this means for the SEP ecosystem.
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LG Energy Solution launches U.S. district court, ITC actions against Eve Energy, Bosch & others over battery patent infringement
After securing several key licensees in the EV market, the South Korean battery maker is beginning to turn its attention to other verticals.
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BREAKING: UPC grants InterDigital second 11-country injunction against Disney
The UPC’s Dussledorf Local Division has today granted InterDigital the company’s second HEVC patent injunction against Disney, joining the several it has already secured in Germany and Brazil.
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Malikie Innovations sets sights on medical device segment with latest U.S. complaint targeting Abbott
The heir to the BlackBerry patent portfolio appears to be testing the waters in the multibillion-dollar market for connected medical devices.
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14 years of litigation, 28 days of breakthroughs: Apple contains a once-€1.2 billion Siri patent threat and advances its China AI rollout
Within 28 days, Apple won two first-instance judgments in its 14-year Siri patent dispute, in which Xiao-i had initially sought approximately €1.2 billion in damages, and Apple Intelligence completed filing with China’s cyberspace regulator. Behind that convergence lies a remarkable procedural history.
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USPTO Director Squires to deliver keynote speech at Via Licensing Alliance’s marquee Bridge Summit this October
The Via Bridge Summit is taking place in San Francisco, October 6-9, 2026.
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UPC Court of Appeal establishes framework for conditional revocation counterclaims
The UPC Court of Appeal established the first appellate framework for conditional revocation counterclaims, clarifying appeal rights, procedural requirements, and case management where infringement findings are challenged on appeal.