Category: Patent Litigation
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UPC infringement filings reach 2026 high of 40 in October, German divisions’ monthly share falls to 67.5%
The UPC also logged 11 new stand-alone revocation actions, five provisional measures applications, and 69 first-instance cases overall in October 2026, while The Hague had its busiest month of the year.
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UPC Milan accepts parent-company guarantee in Nixu v. Amazon security-for-costs dispute
The UPC’s Milan Local Division has rejected Amazon’s €600,000 security-for-costs request against Nixu, finding that a parent-company guarantee provides sufficient protection despite potential enforcement complications under Texas law.
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Netlist looks to build on Micron momentum with ITC & California campaign targeting Kingston
This latest ITC complaint from Netlist also names Lenovo and several distributors of Kingston products as respondents.
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South Korean patent fights: court denies LG Chem injunction against JS Energy, mediation takes center stage in Hanmi and Hanwha Semitech case
A Seoul court has refused LG Chem’s request to halt rival JS Energy’s cathode production, while Hanmi and Hanwha Semitech postponed a hearing for mediation.
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InterDigital secures preliminary injunction against TCL over HEVC patents in Brazil
A Rio court has granted InterDigital a provisional injunction against TCL over HEVC patents, denying an interim license and examining FRAND compliance, licensing comparables, and implementer willingness.
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UPC’s first-ever successful FRAND defense: Milan LD sides with ASUS against Ericsson
For the first time in history, a FRAND defense has succeeded in the UPC (subject to an appeal).
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Rio Court conditions Disney’s patent injunction compliance on consumer protection
A Rio de Janeiro court has placed consumer protection at the center of patent injunction enforcement, requiring Disney to address potential harm to subscribers when implementing its technical workaround.
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BREAKING: ZTE-Samsung patent dispute ends as key UPC Mannheim case is withdrawn; several courts supported ZTE’s FRAND rate
ZTE and Samsung have presumably settled their multijurisdictional dispute through a license agreement. A UPC case that would likely have led to an injuntion against Samsung has been withdrawn by mutual consent.
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Munich appeals court overturns coercive detention order against Polytech in Silimed dispute: injunction did not clearly cover nullity action
The Munich Higher Regional Court has overturned a detention order against a Polytech managing director, finding the injunction did not clearly cover the nullity action that blocked Silimed’s planned UPC enforcement.
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UPC Dusseldorf grants Dai Nippon Printing injunction against Zapp over OLED mask foil patent, rejects prior public use defense
The Dusseldorf LD has found that Zapp’s SuperClean Invar 36 foils infringe a Dai Nippon Printing patent and held that Zapp’s lab tests could not prove its prior public use defense.