Category: Jurisdictions
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EU appeal against WTO panel decision in proceedings against China confirmed, Chinese government responds
While China welcomes the World Trade Organizationâs panel report, it is prepared to arbitrate under the framework of the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Agreement, it has stated.
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ToolGen sues Vertex, Lonza, and RoslinCT over CRISPR patents
ToolGenâs suits come in response to patent oppositions filed by the defendants over its first-ever European CRISPR-Cas9 protein delivery method patent.
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âPressure pointsâ: Latin Americaâs role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements
Counsel to Nokia and Ericsson reveal why the SEP holders chose Brazil and Colombia for their enforcement campaigns and the role those jurisdictions played in reaching global settlements.
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MediaTek bets on UK judicial overreach with early 2026 FRAND trial in Huawei dispute, gets slapped with Brazilian injunctions
Context: The standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing dispute between Huawei and MediaTek is getting more attention now, in no small part due to Huawei having recently filed two Unified Patent Court (UPC) complaints (April 11, 2025 ip fray article). Previously, Â MediaTek brought a case against Huawei in the UK, with a throw-in-the-kitchen-sink range of claims from…
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Philips and Vivo settle five-year Indian 3G, 4G SEP dispute
The companiesâ patent licensing agreement comes over a year after Oppo settled with Philips in a parallel dispute â diverging from a pattern of settlements involving both parties occurring in short succession of each other.
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Via LA licensors M&K, Gensquare LLC, Tagivan II suing Microsoft over HEVC SEPs in Dusseldorf: court confirms details
The licensors are enforcing seven standard-essential patents that Microsoft has used in some of its most popular products, including Windows 10, Windows 11, its Surface tablets, and its Xbox consoles, they allege.
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ASUS, Innovative Sonic suing OPPO in Munich; both plaintiffs use same licensing agent (Celerity IP), are also suing Xiaomi
ASUSTeK and Innovative Sonic Corporation are both represented by the same licensing agent, Celerity IP, and suing OPPO and its OnePlus affiliate now.
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Heat turns up on automaker BYD as IP Bridge seeks Germany-wide patent injunctions
IP Bridge is now pursuing injunctive relief against automaker BYD in two patent lawsuits in Munich.
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Fresh off the heels of its Amazon settlement, Nokia launches multimedia patent enforcement against Acer and ASUS PCs, HiSense smart TVs
After its settlement with Amazon, Nokia is now enforcing multimedia patents against Acer, ASUS and Hisense in Germany and the Unified Patent Court.