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Nokia signs new patent licensing agreement with pay-TV provider Starz
Read more: Nokia signs new patent licensing agreement with pay-TV provider StarzThe deal marks Nokia’s sixth licensing agreement in the video technology patent space this year.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): scope of res judicata clarified; EPO examiner criticized for negligence; injunctions and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): scope of res judicata clarified; EPO examiner criticized for negligence; injunctions and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our October 19, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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UPC’s Central Division (Milan seat) declined to assess 50 non-modular invalidity attacks in detail, terminated analysis after strongest few
Read more: UPC’s Central Division (Milan seat) declined to assess 50 non-modular invalidity attacks in detail, terminated analysis after strongest fewA leave-no-stone-unturned approach by bioMérieux to a Labrador patent has led the Milan seat of the UPC’s Central Division to clarify how to deal with an excessive number of invalidity contentions.
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10x, Roche, Prognosys target Illumina in fresh patent infringement suits over gene sequencing
Read more: 10x, Roche, Prognosys target Illumina in fresh patent infringement suits over gene sequencingThe two suits, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, involve nine patents related to single-cell genetic sequencing and spatial technologies.
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ZTE, Samsung apparently finalizing global patent settlement as Munich court canceled today’s SEP trial on short notice
Read more: ZTE, Samsung apparently finalizing global patent settlement as Munich court canceled today’s SEP trial on short noticeThe last-minute cancelation of today’s ZTE v. Samsung SEP trial in Munich strongly suggests that a settlement has been reached in principle and the parties are now just finalizing the details.
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‘Another piece to emerging UPC puzzle’: CD Paris awards Edwards another injunction in long-running dispute with Meril, issues diverging inventive-step standard
Read more: ‘Another piece to emerging UPC puzzle’: CD Paris awards Edwards another injunction in long-running dispute with Meril, issues diverging inventive-step standardThis latest decision shows the UPC isn’t always willing to follow the EPO’s practices (in this case on the inventive step), but harmonization must come from both sides, counsel for Edwards has told ip fray.
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Optis files fresh communications SEP suit against OPPO in Delhi High Court: details revealed
Read more: Optis files fresh communications SEP suit against OPPO in Delhi High Court: details revealedLicensing firm Optis has asserted five of its 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE), and 5G SEPs against OPPO in India’s Delhi High Court, and an initial hearing for pro tem arguments is scheduled for January 9, 2026.
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Both InterDigital’s AILIs and Amazon’s UK injunction can be construed broadly or narrowly: what interpretation is most reasonable?
Read more: Both InterDigital’s AILIs and Amazon’s UK injunction can be construed broadly or narrowly: what interpretation is most reasonable?This is a second follow-up to the Monday news of Amazon having obtained what the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) called an anti-antisuit injunction (AASI) (October 20, 2025 ip fray article). That report was based on the operative order, and the reasons became available yesterday, which led to our first follow-up…
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