Category: Jurisdictions
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UPC infringement filings reach 2026 high of 40 in October, German divisions’ monthly share falls to 67.5%
The UPC also logged 11 new stand-alone revocation actions, five provisional measures applications, and 69 first-instance cases overall in October 2026, while The Hague had its busiest month of the year.
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Netlist looks to build on Micron momentum with ITC & California campaign targeting Kingston
This latest ITC complaint from Netlist also names Lenovo and several distributors of Kingston products as respondents.
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South Korean patent fights: court denies LG Chem injunction against JS Energy, mediation takes center stage in Hanmi and Hanwha Semitech case
A Seoul court has refused LG Chem’s request to halt rival JS Energy’s cathode production, while Hanmi and Hanwha Semitech postponed a hearing for mediation.
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Moderna and GlaxoSmithKline settle mRNA vaccine dispute with cross-license; “not obligated to make payments”
The agreement settles pending litigation in the United States and Europe.
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Chinese ASI again targets European IP enforcement, prompting Dutch AASI backed by penalties of up to €100 million
Years after China’s 2020 ASI wave, a Chinese ASI has again targeted European IP enforcement, prompting a Dutch AASI backed by penalties of €1 million per day, capped at €100 million. Although the Dutch case concerns trademarks, the confrontation has significant implications for cross-border patent litigation.
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InterDigital secures preliminary injunction against TCL over HEVC patents in Brazil
A Rio court has granted InterDigital a provisional injunction against TCL over HEVC patents, denying an interim license and examining FRAND compliance, licensing comparables, and implementer willingness.
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Rio Court conditions Disney’s patent injunction compliance on consumer protection
A Rio de Janeiro court has placed consumer protection at the center of patent injunction enforcement, requiring Disney to address potential harm to subscribers when implementing its technical workaround.
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Munich appeals court overturns coercive detention order against Polytech in Silimed dispute: injunction did not clearly cover nullity action
The Munich Higher Regional Court has overturned a detention order against a Polytech managing director, finding the injunction did not clearly cover the nullity action that blocked Silimed’s planned UPC enforcement.
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UPC Dusseldorf grants Dai Nippon Printing injunction against Zapp over OLED mask foil patent, rejects prior public use defense
The Dusseldorf LD has found that Zapp’s SuperClean Invar 36 foils infringe a Dai Nippon Printing patent and held that Zapp’s lab tests could not prove its prior public use defense.
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Delaware judge reverses course, hands Irish NPE Tir a fourth chance against Comcast over streaming patents
Judge Choe-Groves withdrew her dismissal of claims over the assertion of three Tir patents against Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Peacock, but struck parts of Tir’s infringement contentions on the one patent that survived.