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Access Advance extends early-bird period for video streaming patent license to September 30, 2025: service announcement
Read more: Access Advance extends early-bird period for video streaming patent license to September 30, 2025: service announcementThe early-bird period for implementers taking a license to Access Advance’s Video Distribution Pool has been extended to September 30.
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Gallium nitride patent wars: Munich I Regional Court grants Infineon second injunction against Innoscience
Read more: Gallium nitride patent wars: Munich I Regional Court grants Infineon second injunction against InnoscienceThe pendulum has swung back in favor of Infineon in its long-running dispute against Innoscience over gallium nitride technology.
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With UPC lawsuit against Transsion, Huawei joins fellow Access Advance licensors NEC, JVC, Sun Patent Trust in HEVC SEP enforcement
Read more: With UPC lawsuit against Transsion, Huawei joins fellow Access Advance licensors NEC, JVC, Sun Patent Trust in HEVC SEP enforcementAfter settling with Philips over other standards and taking a Via LA pool license (its first pool license ever), Transsion could demonstrate that regional rates indeed facilitate license deals.
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Chanel sued over augmented reality patent in Western District of Texas: virtual try-on
Read more: Chanel sued over augmented reality patent in Western District of Texas: virtual try-onZugara’s patent suit against Chanel is the latest in a string of infringement disputes in the Augmented Reality industry and the second targeting virtual try-on technologies in the beauty sector.
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An interview with Bayer’s outgoing head of IP Dr. Jörg Thomaier, new head Dorian Immler
Read more: An interview with Bayer’s outgoing head of IP Dr. Jörg Thomaier, new head Dorian ImmlerFollowing three decades at Bayer, Dr. Jörg Thomaier is retiring as head of IP, super confident that his replacement Dorian Immler will have the energy and drive to make the changes that the department needs to keep prospering.
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UPC Roundup: timeliness of sealing requests; non-novelty and non-inventiveness over same art; Samsung defends twice; new cases (also OpenAI)
Read more: UPC Roundup: timeliness of sealing requests; non-novelty and non-inventiveness over same art; Samsung defends twice; new cases (also OpenAI)This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our July 26, 2025, UPC Roundup. 1. CoA: trade secrets must be timely protected (Strabag v. Swarco Futurit) In a decision dated August 1, 2025 (PDF), the Court of Appeal (CoA) rejected the applications submitted by Strabag and…
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UPC gets world’s first serious patent lawsuit against OpenAI: French company alleges infringement by C2PA content authenticity standard
Read more: UPC gets world’s first serious patent lawsuit against OpenAI: French company alleges infringement by C2PA content authenticity standardIn June, the UPC received not only a record number of cases, but also a number of very high-profile ones.
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HMD aligns itself with European Commission’s stance on FRAND in opening brief filed with top German court: VoiceAge EVS v. HMD
Read more: HMD aligns itself with European Commission’s stance on FRAND in opening brief filed with top German court: VoiceAge EVS v. HMDLike the European Commission in its amicus brief, HMD insists that the FRAND compliance of a SEP holder’s offer be ascertained prior to ordering an injunction.


