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Peloton hit with $20.5 million jury verdict over NEC streaming patent infringement
Read more: Peloton hit with $20.5 million jury verdict over NEC streaming patent infringementA jury has awarded NEC $20.5 million in damages, after finding that Peloton infringed one of three asserted patents. This is a significant success for the Japanese patentee, despite losing out in a prior summary judgment and in a USPTO PTAB IPR for the remaining two patents ahead of the jury trial.
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An SEP read of Chinaās 2026ā2030 State Council IP plan: pools to curb āinvolutionā, licensing ambitions under antitrust watch, dedicated SEP database
Read more: An SEP read of Chinaās 2026ā2030 State Council IP plan: pools to curb āinvolutionā, licensing ambitions under antitrust watch, dedicated SEP databaseChinaās 2026ā2030 State Council IP plan places patent pools on two tracks: as tools to reduce transaction costs and curb industrial āinvolutionā in key industries and as commercially sustainable licensing platforms with potential cross-border reach.
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Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRs
Read more: Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRsThe Trump II USPTO’s discretionary decisions program is now the subject of no fewer than four petitions for writ of certiorari before SCOTUS.
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Could the UK Supreme Courtās Avanci ruling affect SEP holders outside the pool?
Read more: Could the UK Supreme Courtās Avanci ruling affect SEP holders outside the pool?The UK Supreme Courtās Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decision did not determine the merits, but opens the door to broader questions about the relationship between patent pool licensing and FRAND obligations.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies standard for EPO-based stay; Paris LD rejects stay over parallel national proceedings; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies standard for EPO-based stay; Paris LD rejects stay over parallel national proceedings; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of July 26, 2026.
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OPINION: Global licensing is seeking a better middle ground
Read more: OPINION: Global licensing is seeking a better middle groundAn opinion piece by Patrick Zhang, Vice President, Licensing and Commercial Strategy, Via Licensing Alliance.
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Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revoked
Read more: Munich court cancels Advanced Standard Communication trial against Xiaomi; several Chinese ASC patents revokedNon-practicing entities increasingly find Xiaomi to be a hard target. Advanced Standard Communication’s patents are under major invalidation pressure, resulting in the cancelation of a Munich trial and a bunch of Chinese revocation rulings.
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Brazilian appeals court rejects Edwards Lifesciencesā trade dress claims against Merilās heart valve, upholds first-instance ruling
Read more: Brazilian appeals court rejects Edwards Lifesciencesā trade dress claims against Merilās heart valve, upholds first-instance rulingA SĆ£o Paulo appeals court has denied Edwards Lifesciencesā bid to stop Merilās MyVal heart valve on trade dress grounds, upholding a trial courtās full rejection of the claims.
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