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Podcast: interview with SEP litigation veteran Dr. Christof Augenstein on UPC trends and predictions, long-arm jurisdiction powers
Read more: Podcast: interview with SEP litigation veteran Dr. Christof Augenstein on UPC trends and predictions, long-arm jurisdiction powersIn our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Dr. Augenstein, founding partner of Kather Augenstein.
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The Federal Circuit wants a district court to provide clarity about the scope of a ruling by a judge who has meanwhile been appointed to the Federal Circuit
Read more: The Federal Circuit wants a district court to provide clarity about the scope of a ruling by a judge who has meanwhile been appointed to the Federal CircuitThe circuit judges can’t just knock at the door of their colleague and ask him what he meant a few years ago. They need something formal from the district court.
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UPC officially stays ASUS v. Xiaomi cases based on settlement negotiations; litigation between ASUS and OPPO still in full swing
Read more: UPC officially stays ASUS v. Xiaomi cases based on settlement negotiations; litigation between ASUS and OPPO still in full swingThe UPC lawsuits brought by ASUS and its affiliate Innovative Sonic Corporation have been stayed based on settlement negotiations.
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Huawei earned over $630 million in patent licensing revenue in 2024, balanced IPR philosophy “widely endorsed” by industry
Read more: Huawei earned over $630 million in patent licensing revenue in 2024, balanced IPR philosophy “widely endorsed” by industryHuaweiâs Chief Legal Officer, Liuping Song, announced during the companyâs annual IP Forum today that the patent royalties it has paid over the years are nearly three times the amount of royalties it has received, while it spent $25 billion in R&D in 2024 alone.
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After Amazon’s pre-emptive UK strike, InterDigital has now launched enforcement actions in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over video patents
Read more: After Amazon’s pre-emptive UK strike, InterDigital has now launched enforcement actions in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over video patentsâAmazon is more interested in litigating than negotiating,â InterDigitalâs Chief Legal Officer Josh Schmidt said in a statement today, as the company gears up for an anti-interim-license injunction hearing in the UPC this Friday.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): first proactive FRAND determination request by SEP holder; CoA overturns PI over claim construction; Hamburg LD grants new injunction
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): first proactive FRAND determination request by SEP holder; CoA overturns PI over claim construction; Hamburg LD grants new injunctionThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our November 2, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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Federal Circuit tells petitioners that IPR denials are unreviewable regardless of reliance on agency guidance in place at time of filing
Read more: Federal Circuit tells petitioners that IPR denials are unreviewable regardless of reliance on agency guidance in place at time of filingA precedential decision reinforces the unreviewability of the USPTO Director’s decisions to deny (or vacate a decision to institute) inter partes reviews.


