Category: Jurisdictions
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UPCâs CD Paris hears LED patent revocation claim against Seoul Viosys
The UPCâs CD paris now has to decide an LED technology patent case in which a Seoul Viosys patent has already been partly revoked by the UPCâs Court of Appeal. The claimant, Emporia, asserts that auxiliary requests submitted by the defendant are inadmissible and cannot save the patent from full revocation.
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InterDigital’s U.S. lawsuit against Hisense finally discoverable; thus suing both Hisense and TCL in five jurisdictions (U.S., BR, UPC, DE, IN)
Context: On Tuesday, InterDigital announced lawsuits against TCL and Hisense in the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Germany, Brazil, and India; and a U.S. lawsuit against TCL quickly became discoverable (February 10, 2026 ip fray article). What’s new: Now an InterDigital v. Hisense U.S. patent infringement lawsuit filed on Tuesday has also become discoverable. See below….
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BREAKING: InterDigital seeking $200M/yr. from Amazon for license to streaming patents, according to Amazon lawyer in UK court
The number must be taken with a grain of salt. It could be pretty accurate, but could also be based on extrapolations. Amazon breached a protective order and most likely an NDA in revealing it.
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UPC issues written warning to Amazon that it will be sanctioned if it continues to seek leverage in UK against InterDigital’s UPC enforcement
On the eve of a UK hearing in Amazon’s FRAND action against InterDigital, the Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division has warned Amazon in writing (again) to refrain from unlawful interference.
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UK Supreme Court’s Emotional Perception ruling demotes Aerotel, leaves door open to AI inventions, but hurdle remains high
The claimed invention in question is interesting. It involves two different artificial neural networks working in tandem.
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Xiaomi takes down another Nera Innovations patent; after Federal Patent Court decision, Munich I Regional Court proceedings to remain on hold
Xiaomi has been defending itself very successfully against non-practicing entity Nera Innovations’ UPC and German lawsuits.
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U.S. value-based patent tax plans scrapped
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has confirmed that his plans to impose a 1-5% tax based on the value of granted U.S. patents will no longer be âgoing anywhereâ. He stated during a Subcommittee hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee: âHow in the world could we do that? How in the world could anyone reasonably…
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InterDigital files patent infringement actions against Hisense, TCL in UPC, Germany, Brazil, India; TCL also in U.S.
InterDigital has a very successful licensing program and needs to litigate only in a minority of cases. Launching enforcement actions in four (TCL: five) jurisdictions in parallel is a strong statement.
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Novo Nordisk files fresh semaglutide patent infringement suit in District of Delaware
Novo Nordisk has sued telehealth medication provider Hims & Hers over the infringement of one of its semaglutide patents, as the company faces headwinds over its weightloss drugs for the first time in nearly a decade.