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First-ever UPC Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction, U.S. court denies PI against Brazilian SEP enforcement: InterDigital v. Disney
Read more: First-ever UPC Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction, U.S. court denies PI against Brazilian SEP enforcement: InterDigital v. DisneyThis may even be the first anti-antisuit injunction ever to have been granted by a court based in the city of Mannheim, Germany.
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Second UPC lawsuit filed against BYD: will Tesla throw its Chinese competitors under the bus or vice versa?
Read more: Second UPC lawsuit filed against BYD: will Tesla throw its Chinese competitors under the bus or vice versa?BYD is coming under ever more pressure from standard-essential patent assertions. Another case has been filed with the UPC’s The Hague Local Division.
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LG Electronics joins Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi wireless charging patent pool as licensor, licensee
Read more: LG Electronics joins Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi wireless charging patent pool as licensor, licenseeLG’s move significantly expands the pool’s share of the Qi wireless charging space, which already previously covered 50% of all declared standard-essential patents.
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ZTE moves for dismissal of Samsung’s California FRAND contract and antitrust action; filing reveals Samsung is seeking interim license in UK
Read more: ZTE moves for dismissal of Samsung’s California FRAND contract and antitrust action; filing reveals Samsung is seeking interim license in UKZTE has responded to Samsung’s SEP-related contract and antitrust complaint in the Northern District of California with a motion to dismiss.
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EXCLUSIVE: SEP enforcement against Chinese car maker BYD reaches Unified Patent Court’s The Hague Local Division
Read more: EXCLUSIVE: SEP enforcement against Chinese car maker BYD reaches Unified Patent Court’s The Hague Local DivisionAfter two SEP enforcement lawsuits against Chinese automaker BYD in Munich, Sol IP added one in Mannheim and is now suing in the UPC’s The Hague Local Division, too.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): concept of anchor defendant recognized; juicer patent invalidated; other decisions and various new cases
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): concept of anchor defendant recognized; juicer patent invalidated; other decisions and various new casesThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our May 17, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. The Hague LD: Anchor defendant may expose foreign legal entities to liability due to BSH long-arm jurisdiction (Genevant & Arbutus v. Moderna) (link to LinkedIn post) This UPC action is part…
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Netflix aspires to become Broadcom’s Vietnam, amends second U.S. countersuit with two more patents
Read more: Netflix aspires to become Broadcom’s Vietnam, amends second U.S. countersuit with two more patentsNot only has Netflix been defending against Broadcom’s cross-jurisdictional patent assertions for more than five years, but it’s now stepping up its retaliation.
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EU roundup: new trade policy paper; ETSI comments on EC Single Market plans; minority of member states attempts to revive SEP Regulation
Read more: EU roundup: new trade policy paper; ETSI comments on EC Single Market plans; minority of member states attempts to revive SEP RegulationContext: The Brussels “eurocracy” has been wildly unsuccessful from an economic policy point of view. The United States and China have taken an unassailable lead in all key digital technologies. The collective market capitalization of all publicly traded EU companies is but a fraction of that of all publicly traded U.S. companies. Just like the…
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