Month: October 2026
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Bringing collaborative licensing models to the AI revolution will “underpin our growth for the next 5 to 10 years, and beyond”: Via’s Kevin Mack
With dozens of companies owning more than five essential patent families, “there’s a lot of risk out there” for both licensors and licensees, he said.
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SK Nexilis copper-foil patent dispute highlights U.S.-UPC divide over claim construction
UPC Mannheim rejected SK Nexilis’s copper foil claim on a literal reading, even as a Texas jury found infringement and awarded $3.3 million. The split shows how claim construction diverges.
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BREAKING: InterDigital wins PI against TCL in Brazil
The 3rd Business Court of the Judicial District of the Capital of Rio de Janeiro adopted the findings of an independent expert report, which fully supported InterDigital’s position that TCL infringes the two patents-in-suit, that the patents are essential to the HEVC standard, and that InterDigital’s offers met its FRAND obligations.
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USPTO Director again discretionarily denies IPR over petitioner’s purported links to Chinese state
John A. Squires has already nixed several IPRs on the grounds that petitioners had failed to name “real-parties-in-interest” that may be ineligible foreign governments.
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Proxense sues Mastercard over biometrics patents, expands LG enforcement campaign
Non-practicing entity Proxense has added Mastercard to its list of defendants in its Big Tech patent enforcement campaign that has so far targeted Samsung, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, and LG Electronics. It has also added two more patents to its campaign against the latter.
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3D pen maker wins two more PIs against Chinese, Singapore rivals in MunichÂ
The Munich I Regional Court has confirmed two preliminary injunctions it had granted 3D pen manufacturer WobbleWorks in its long-running patent infringement disputes with rivals myFirst Tech Asia and Kretrum.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on stays, prior-art manufacturing methods and aligned deadlines; Mannheim signals injunction against Samsung; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of October 19, 2026.
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China’s top court clarifies when claim amendments can end drug patent-linkage cases: how U.S. Hatch-Waxman actions differ
Narrowing claims can save a drug patent but end its pending linkage case in China. A newly posted Supreme People’s Court case explains when that can happen, while U.S. Hatch-Waxman cases illustrate different requirements for litigating amended claims before launch.
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UPC’s CD Milan assumes jurisdiction over declaratory judgment concerning future divisionals and over anti-abandonment injunctions
The UPC’s CD Milan has taken an expansive stance on declaratory and injunctive relief for the purpose of thwarting the so-called divisional game, but has also recognized the need for appellate guidance.
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Oura reignites U.S. Ultrahuman patent infringement battle after $2.2B IPO
Smart-ring maker Oura has filed a fresh suit against Indian rival Ultrahuman in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging it infringed two more of its patents related to the curved battery, circuit board, magnets, and sensors in its smart rings.