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Moderna, Genevant, Arbutus settle global mRNA patent infringement dispute
Read more: Moderna, Genevant, Arbutus settle global mRNA patent infringement disputeModerna could have to pay up to $2.25 billion as part of the settlement agreement, but remains confident it will close 2026 with up to $5 billion in cash and cash equivalents as a result of the deal.
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Avanci launches WiFi 6 Vehicle licensing program: Mercedes-Benz is first licensee
Read more: Avanci launches WiFi 6 Vehicle licensing program: Mercedes-Benz is first licenseeAvanci has launched an SEP licensing platform covering WiFi 6 and WiFi 7 standards, with the first program (Avanci WiFi 6 Vehicle) already up and running with 10 licensors on board, including Atlas Global, BlackBerry, Canon, ISG, KPN, Malikie Innovations, Meizu Technology, NEC Corporation, NTT, and OPPO.
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Philips becomes first UPC litigant to win AND fend off permanent injunctions, and first to achieve AND prevent revocation
Read more: Philips becomes first UPC litigant to win AND fend off permanent injunctions, and first to achieve AND prevent revocationThe Hague LD declared an Advanced Brain Monitoring patent invalid and therefore dismissed the infringement case against Philips.
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Interjurisdictional peace in global SEP enforcement would be possible through mutual covenants not to go extraterritorial
Read more: Interjurisdictional peace in global SEP enforcement would be possible through mutual covenants not to go extraterritorialSome litigants are now busier litigating anti-interference and antisuit injunctions (which come in different shapes and forms) than the actual patents. That is an inefficient resource allocation.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on suspensive effect of rehearing petition, CoA/CFI separation for file access; Munich LD on freedom to involve patent attorneys; more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on suspensive effect of rehearing petition, CoA/CFI separation for file access; Munich LD on freedom to involve patent attorneys; moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 22, 2026 UPC Roundup.
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USPTO, DOJ file 3rd joint pro-injunction brief since June in standards-RELATED but NOT undisputedly standard-ESSENTIAL patent case: next stop Wilus v. Askey?
Read more: USPTO, DOJ file 3rd joint pro-injunction brief since June in standards-RELATED but NOT undisputedly standard-ESSENTIAL patent case: next stop Wilus v. Askey?Patent holder Collision said that its patents-in-suit were not standard-essential and Samsung did not raise a FRAND defense, but Collision later made infringement arguments that were standards-related.
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UPC panel warns requesting expedited UK FRAND trials may trigger sanctions: part II of InterDigital v. Amazon coverage
Read more: UPC panel warns requesting expedited UK FRAND trials may trigger sanctions: part II of InterDigital v. Amazon coverageThis is a follow-up to our previous report on a highly instructive UPC hearing in Mannheim.
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Amazon backs down (pending appeal) after UPC’s Mannheim LD finds it in breach of InterDigital’s anti-interference injunction; further guidance
Read more: Amazon backs down (pending appeal) after UPC’s Mannheim LD finds it in breach of InterDigital’s anti-interference injunction; further guidanceThe Mannheim Local Division has defused the contempt-of-court issue with Amazon over a potential pursuit of damages in the UK based on hypothetical future enforcement in the UPC.
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