Category: Patent Litigation
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The UPC needs to stand united in the face of (hopefully temporary) stagnation, global dynamics, and external threats
The second half of 2026 will show whether the UPC is growing despite the first four months suggesting the opposite. The global patent litigation map is more diverse than ever, and the UPC is facing challenges..
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Munich court orders six months of coercive detention over UPC enforcement gamesmanship in silicone implant patent dispute
The Munich I Regional Court ordered coercive detention for six months against a Polytech managing director after finding the company used its parent as a strawman to block Silimed’s planned UPC enforcement of a disputed patent.
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Jury accepts “reverse doctrine of equivalents” defense in blood pump patent case involving Johnson & Johnson unit
Abiomed and Maquet have been engaged in a long-running battle over blood pump technology.
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Rio court grants Dolby preliminary injunction in AV1 patent dispute against Skyworth
A Rio de Janeiro court granted Dolby preliminary injunctive relief over a patent allegedly incorporated into the AV1 specification, adding momentum to AV1 enforcement efforts and highlighting Brazil’s growing role in video-codec litigation.
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Bill pending in Brazil’s Senate would add anti-interference (including anti-interim-license) provisions to patent law: draconian sanctions
Brazil is now the first country with a pending legislative proposal to penalize those seeking antisuit injunctions and interim licenses.
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Fighting left-handed, UPC risks knock-out blows from foreign courts: CoA rejects interference, but may stop short of effective protection
The UPC CoA’s general stance on pushing back against foreign interference is strong and positive. But it may not be enough against jurisdictions that act (and interpret) aggressively and flexibly.
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ASUS may have violated stipulation not to use same prior art against Nokia in parallel PTAB and ITC proceedings: Director review
USPTO Director Squires wants to avoid “second bite at the apple” situations, and ASUS’s conduct has given rise to concern.
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UPC Court of Appeal says interference through UK interim licenses will not be tolerated: Amazon on losing track against InterDigital, but limited scope
The UPC CoA is inclined to throw out Amazon’s appeal against InterDigital’s anti-interference injunction and is sending out a strong message to judicial imperialists in the UK. The UPC is fully prepared to defend its jurisdiction.
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ParTec (Frohwitter) asserts supercomputer patents against Lenovo in UPC Dusseldorf LD, appeals Munich LD’s rejection of one complaint against NVIDIA
Fresh off the heels of its settlement with Microsoft, ParTec doubles down on its supercomputer patent enforcement campaign.
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UPC’s Lisbon LD rejects Ericsson’s attempt to render Transsion SEP suit “devoid of purpose”
The UPC’s Lisbon LD has rejected Ericsson’s attempt to strike out Transsion’s SEP injunction claims under Rules 360 and 361 RoP, holding that the existence of parallel FRAND proceedings in The Hague does not render the Lisbon action “devoid of purpose” or make the claims manifestly bound to fail.