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New UPC Vienna LD decision is patentee-friendly on validity, but infringement would have been easier to argue in non-German-speaking venue
Read more: New UPC Vienna LD decision is patentee-friendly on validity, but infringement would have been easier to argue in non-German-speaking venueThe court’s stance on prior art will please patent holders. To the infringement theory, a panel without a German-speaking majority might have been more receptive.
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Adeia: new Microsoft patent licensing deal, Q4 2025 revenue hit record $182.6 million
Read more: Adeia: new Microsoft patent licensing deal, Q4 2025 revenue hit record $182.6 millionThe U.S. licensing firm, which signed 26 agreements in 2025, has started 2026 with strong momentum, signing a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft and reducing its debt by $60 million.
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Ericsson, Verizon successfully defend 5G antenna patent infringement claims
Read more: Ericsson, Verizon successfully defend 5G antenna patent infringement claimsA jury in the United States District Court for the District of Eastern Texas has found that Ericsson and Verizon have not infringed five of Singaporean cable manufacturer Procomm’s 5G antenna technology patents.
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UPC summons Amazon, InterDigital to hearing on short notice: friction with UK FRAND action and language of proceedings on agenda
Read more: UPC summons Amazon, InterDigital to hearing on short notice: friction with UK FRAND action and language of proceedings on agendaAmazon’s pursuit of UK court rulings bound to interfere with property rights enforceable in the territories of UPC contracting member states continues to create interjurisdictional friction.
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Novo Nordisk targets Canadian pharma giant Apotex in new oral semaglutide patent infringement suit
Read more: Novo Nordisk targets Canadian pharma giant Apotex in new oral semaglutide patent infringement suitNovo Nordisk has sued Canada’s Apotex in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey over the alleged infringement of six patents related to its oral weightloss drug Rybelsus.
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Via Licensing Alliance Qi Wireless pool gains two new Chinese smart auto licensees
Read more: Via Licensing Alliance Qi Wireless pool gains two new Chinese smart auto licenseesChinese smart automotive companies Huizhou Longcheer Automotive Electronics and Huizhou Desay SV Automotive have joined Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool as licensees, building on the pool’s recent momentum, particularly across the Asia Pacific region.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on case management, jurisdiction, security; Milan LD on requirements for evidence gathering; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on case management, jurisdiction, security; Milan LD on requirements for evidence gathering; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our February 14, 2026 UPC Roundup. 8. Around the court 8.1 UPC decisions cited by Federal Court of Justice of Germany (link to detailed article) The Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice of Germany) rejected a petition by the…


