Category: Patent Litigation
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Opinion: Access Advance’s view on the UK Supreme Court’s Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci decisionÂ
The UK Supreme Court’s decision in Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci recognizes, as have courts around the world, that patent pools which are procompetitive are efficient, market-driven mechanisms that drive rapid and widespread adoption of standardized technology, enabling better consumer experience while ensuring interoperability. Indeed, that widely accepted truth is an important driver of the UK Supreme Court’s…
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FTC urges Fourth Circuit to reject Amgen plea to shield Roche patent acquisition: deal “threatens to upend” long-settled antitrust framework
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief in an antitrust case between CareFirst and Amgen, urging the Fourth Circuit to reject Amgen’s bid to shield its acquisition of pending patent applications from antitrust scrutiny, as such procurements violate the Sherman Act and are not immunized by the Noerr-Pennington doctrine.
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Valtrus Innovations expands data center-focused campaign with multiple district court complaints asserting former HPE patents
Meanwhile, Starbucks’ declaratory judgment and anti-troll actions against Valtrus in Washington have been terminated.
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Canadian Solar, Maxeon settle U.S. patent dispute
The Eastern District of Texas has dismissed Maxeon’s suit against Canadian Solar with prejudice, while the Federal Circuit has vacated the relevant portion of a PTAB decision relating to Maxeon’s remaining claim, resolving the case in Canadian Solar’s favor.
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Zoom gets dialed in to Delaware suit as PulseLink files additional complaint over patents acquired from Avaya
It’s the second complaint that PAE PulseLink Systems LLC has filed against Zoom, following one in the Eastern District of Texas earlier this year.
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Munich court consolidates FRAND framework for SEP licensing disputes
The Munich I Regional Court’s new FRAND guidelines consolidate the 7th Civil Chamber’s approach to licensing willingness, implementer conduct and substantive review of SEP-holder offers into a single roadmap for future disputes.
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Huawei, Nokia and others share why Brazil is becoming a bigger part of their global patent strategies
Judges, experts, and attorneys shared their perspectives during Licks Attorneys’ ICT Patent Litigation Seminar on Technical and Scientific Evidence 2026.
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German Federal Patent Court leans toward invalidating Malikie patent asserted against Xiaomi in Munich
Germany’s Federal Patent Court has signaled it will likely invalidate a Malikie patent Xiaomi is fighting in a Munich infringement case, though the opinion is preliminary and non-binding.
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UPC Court of Appeal upholds Abbott’s glucose sensor patent: rejects Sibio’s added matter, inventive step attacks
The UPC Court of Appeal has dismissed Sibio’s bid to revoke Abbott’s continuous glucose monitor patent, confirming its own earlier finding from a related injunction case and issuing two headnotes that will guide how the court treats omitted features in future added matter disputes.
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China’s top court overturns Nefecon generic PI despite U.S. Paragraph III-style no-launch pledgeÂ
A Chinese generic of Nefecon obtained formal approval after promising not to launch until patent expiry, then used that approval to seek procurement listings. China’s top court nevertheless held that the broken Paragraph III-style pledge was a regulatory breach – not an admission of patent infringement.