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No parking ticket: UPC Mannheim’s threat of €50M contempt fine against Amazon in line with CJEU case law, EU Commission guidelines and practice, UPC CoA guidance
Read more: No parking ticket: UPC Mannheim’s threat of €50M contempt fine against Amazon in line with CJEU case law, EU Commission guidelines and practice, UPC CoA guidanceContext: What’s new: We have conducted further research, the detailed results of which are reserved for our premium members (judges are entitled to free access). The starting point is a from the UPC Court of Appeal (CoA) decision in Fujifilm v. Kodak (October 18, 2025 ip fray article), which elaborates on Art. 354(3) of the UPC’S Rules of Procedure…
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UPC threatens Amazon with initial €50M ($59M) fine, “severe consequences”, declares all UK interim licenses unenforceable, suggests EU WTO action against UK
Read more: UPC threatens Amazon with initial €50M ($59M) fine, “severe consequences”, declares all UK interim licenses unenforceable, suggests EU WTO action against UKThe UPC’s Mannheim LD issued a bombshell order just before Christmas, followed by a Christmas Eve notification to the European Commission that could lead to a WTO complaint.
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Opposition brief filed: could copyright-related case law persuade Judge Albright to lift BMW’s antisuit injunction against Munich lawsuit over U.S. patents?
Read more: Opposition brief filed: could copyright-related case law persuade Judge Albright to lift BMW’s antisuit injunction against Munich lawsuit over U.S. patents?Onesta has raised various arguments against BMW’s antisuit motion, some of which are potentially more compelling than others.
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ip fray’s second anniversary: staying on top of SEP and UPC cases while broadening the focus and innovating how legal excellence is recognized
Read more: ip fray’s second anniversary: staying on top of SEP and UPC cases while broadening the focus and innovating how legal excellence is recognizedThank you for your support: sponsors, subscribers, all other readers, and everyone who provides us with relevant information. Happy Holidays!
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Hisense threatened legal action against ip fray over timing of conclusion of Access Advance license agreement
Read more: Hisense threatened legal action against ip fray over timing of conclusion of Access Advance license agreementWe are always happy to make corrections or additions to articles if they are factually warranted. We do that for our readers, and we want to treat everyone fairly. Threats are counterproductive.
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UPC appoints five new legally qualified judges, each to a different division: van Peursem, first Lithuanian, second Austrian, two more Germans
Read more: UPC appoints five new legally qualified judges, each to a different division: van Peursem, first Lithuanian, second Austrian, two more GermansThe UPC’s five new legally qualified judges will join in early March. Dutch judge van Peursem is the most famous one of them in patent law circles.
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Aggressive enforcers NovaCloud and Nagravision (OpenTV) expand campaigns to UPC with new lawsuits against Amazon, Pinterest
Read more: Aggressive enforcers NovaCloud and Nagravision (OpenTV) expand campaigns to UPC with new lawsuits against Amazon, PinterestNovaCloud Licensing is suing large technology companies such as Microsoft and Meta over former Ericsson patents. Nagravision and OpenTV are affiliates and have sued numerous companies, among them Apple.and Netflix.
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Disney, Adeia settle global litigation, strike media patent licensing agreement
Read more: Disney, Adeia settle global litigation, strike media patent licensing agreementAdeia published a raised financial outlook for 2025 moments after it announced the signing of its new deal with Disney, which resolves all outstanding litigation between the companies in Germany, the Unified Patent Court, and the U.S.
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