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UPC Milan LD stays Spanish long-arm infringement claim pending national revocation: a first
Read more: UPC Milan LD stays Spanish long-arm infringement claim pending national revocation: a firstThe UPC’s Milan LD confirmed long-arm jurisdiction over Spanish distributor Motocard, but stayed the infringement claim for Spain pending a national revocation action, the first such stay by the UPC.
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Truck maker PACCAR’s Avanci license can now be considered certain as Longhorn follows Acer in withdrawing infringement litigation
Read more: Truck maker PACCAR’s Avanci license can now be considered certain as Longhorn follows Acer in withdrawing infringement litigationAfter a withdrawal by Acer in Munich, one by Longhorn followed in Texas.
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Patent pools have facilitated hundreds of thousands of licensor-licensee relationships, obviated thousands of lawsuits
Read more: Patent pools have facilitated hundreds of thousands of licensor-licensee relationships, obviated thousands of lawsuitsVia’s AVC/H.264 pool alone has brought more than 1,700 licensees and 44 licensors together. That’s almot 75K licensor-licensee pairs. Just one pool.
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PTAB invalidates Trina Solarâs TOPCon patents, ending parallel U.S. proceedings against Canadian Solar
Read more: PTAB invalidates Trina Solarâs TOPCon patents, ending parallel U.S. proceedings against Canadian SolarThe PTAB invalidated all claims of two TOPCon patents asserted by Trina Solar against Canadian Solar. The rulings effectively halt the parallel U.S. proceedings, leaving appeal as the only path forward.
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Human lives at stake: Munich court warns against chilling effect of excessive prior art eligibility as rivaroxaban dispute heads into final round
Read more: Human lives at stake: Munich court warns against chilling effect of excessive prior art eligibility as rivaroxaban dispute heads into final roundAll other Munich landmark rulings related to access to injunctive relief, be it about SEPs, the invalidity defense to PIs, or anti-antisuit relief in different forms. The latest one is about patients more so than patents.
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Texas jury finds SAP infringed Cyandia patents, sets stage for post-verdict fights over $17M-51M+ damages and injunction
Read more: Texas jury finds SAP infringed Cyandia patents, sets stage for post-verdict fights over $17M-51M+ damages and injunctionA Marshall, Texas jury found that SAP willfully infringed two Cyandia patents covering channel grid technology and awarded a running royalty for past damages.
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Huaweiâs strategic planning head Emil Zhang on upping pool participation in âcriticalâ verticals
Read more: Huaweiâs strategic planning head Emil Zhang on upping pool participation in âcriticalâ verticalsHuawei believes patent pools, such as Sisvelâs point-of-sale patent programme, will fix all the legal uncertainty in critical, fragmented technology verticals, the companyâs Head of Strategic Planning & Key Projects Department told ip fray in an exclusive interview.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA grants Abbott PI after Hague denial, clarifies technicity analysis; various other decisions
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA grants Abbott PI after Hague denial, clarifies technicity analysis; various other decisionsThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of April 13, 2026. It is one of our longest UPC Roundups to date. 11. Around the court 11.1 Brazil court cites UPC ruling, referencing ip fray, in Panasonic v. HMD PI decision (link to detailed article)…
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