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Category: Jurisdictions

Federal Court of Justice of Germany terminates Deutsche Telekom’s antitrust litigation against IPCom over €200M license agreement from 2013

February 3, 2026

Fortress-backed patent licensing firm IPCom now has legal certainty regarding a licensing agreement it struck with Deutsche Telekom backin 2013.
EU Commission officially indicates concern over UPC-UK antisuit conflict; UPC CoA schedules InterDigital-Amazon hearing for May 28

February 3, 2026

The European Commission’s cordial letter to the Mannheim Local Division’s Presiding Judge encourages the court to share further information.
SAP files pre-emptive strike in cloud patent infringement campaign that targeted Microsoft, now targeting Amazon: Central District of California

February 2, 2026

SAP has filed a declaratory judgment of non-infringement action of several of software company Corent Technology’s patents in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, after the former enforced said patents against both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. The latter settled in December.
Supreme Court of India to decide on national antitrust authority jurisdiction over patent disputes

February 2, 2026

The Supreme Court of India today indicated that it will now decide an unresolved jurisdictional issue over whether the Competition Commission of India should be able to decide patent-related antitrust cases.
EU Commission study on application of IPR Enforcement Directive shows no pressing problem with patent assertion entities

February 1, 2026

The European Commission has released a report on the application of the EU’s IPR Enforcement Directive throughout the bloc. There does not appear to be a pressing need to legislate.
Roche’s Genentech, Organon, China’s Henlius settle major pertuzumab biosimilar litigation in U.S., UPC, NL, and Brazil (where it was most advanced)

January 31, 2026

A favorable validity decision by the Brazilian patent office and evidence preservation in the UPC contributed to this important biosimilar settlement.
Jinko Solar settles another U.S. solar panel patent infringement dispute

January 30, 2026

Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar has settled its patent infringement litigation against rivals VSUN Solar USA Inc., Toyo Co. Ltd., Abalance Corporation, and subsidiaries WWB Corporation and Fuji Solar Co., Ltd. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Delhi HC upholds interim injunction over Canva’s “Present and Record” feature

January 30, 2026

A Division Bench ruling affirmed an earlier single-judge decision.
BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suits in South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines – Ericsson files third wave against Transsion

January 30, 2026

Ericsson has now sued Transsion in 11 different jurisdictions, six of which have never received any SEP infringement actions before.
New Munich FRAND guidance: up to 18% total SEP royalty on phones, foreign FRAND may backfire, cross-checks (top-down, pools), no capture of non-standardized value, and more

January 30, 2026

The Munich I Regional Court is the world’s #1 SEP injunction venue. Its new guidelines have now become available, and compatible with the latest Federal Court of Justice decision