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Unitree Robotics faces its first-ever patent infringement suit as it starts IPO process
Read more: Unitree Robotics faces its first-ever patent infringement suit as it starts IPO processA local chemical company has sued Unitree, the world’s leading robotic dog manufacturer, in Hangzhou, China, over alleged patent infringement, shortly after the company started preparations to file for an IPO.
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Masimo insinuates Trump lets Apple infringe patents in exchange for investment: ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s Grok AI share this reading
Read more: Masimo insinuates Trump lets Apple infringe patents in exchange for investment: ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s Grok AI share this readingThis interpretation of the medical device maker’s complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is supported by Grok AI’s analysis.
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BREAKING: Judge Dr. Kircher resigns from Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division and is succeeded by Judge Sender
Read more: BREAKING: Judge Dr. Kircher resigns from Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division and is succeeded by Judge SenderThe Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a major success story, and it is remarkable to what extent even very senior judges (such as presiding judges of regional appeals courts) volunteer to serve as side judges on UPC first-instance panels. But this is not for everyone, and there have been a (very) few resignations to date.…
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Pharma patent litigation updates: Pfizer faces new COVID UPC suit, Merck and Sun Pharma assert in the UK
Read more: Pharma patent litigation updates: Pfizer faces new COVID UPC suit, Merck and Sun Pharma assert in the UKEnanta has filed a fresh complaint against Pfizer over its COVID drug Paxlovid in the Unified Patent Court, while Merck has countersued Halozyme over patents related to its injectable drug Keytruda, and Sun Pharma has initiated a new dispute against Incyte in the UK.
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Ultrahuman fires back at Oura in global smart ring patent war: files suit in India
Read more: Ultrahuman fires back at Oura in global smart ring patent war: files suit in IndiaFollowing a United States International Trade Commission order imposing a U.S. import ban on Ultrahuman last week, the Indian smart ring start-up has countersued its rival Oura in the Delhi High Court.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): five CoA decisions, several key first-instance rulings (Spain, purpose statements, exhaustion etc.), new infringement cases
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): five CoA decisions, several key first-instance rulings (Spain, purpose statements, exhaustion etc.), new infringement casesThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our August 17, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA 1.1 CoA: warnings against continued default must be requested during default proceedings, not as post-decision correction (Microsoft v. Suinno) In a recent order (PDF), the Court of Appeal (CoA) clarified…
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Mixed UPC ruling shows upside and downside of purpose statements, limits of patent exhaustion, susceptibility of claim sets
Read more: Mixed UPC ruling shows upside and downside of purpose statements, limits of patent exhaustion, susceptibility of claim setsA highly instructive, well-structured 80-page decision by the Munich LD’s second panel sheds light on several interesting questions of patent law.
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BREAKING: Nokia sues Paramount over video streaming patents in U.S. and Brazil, uses winning patents from Amazon ITC dispute
Read more: BREAKING: Nokia sues Paramount over video streaming patents in U.S. and Brazil, uses winning patents from Amazon ITC disputeNokia is serious about collecting video codec patent royalties from streamers. Its new enforcement action against Paramount is the latest example.


