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Category: Patent Litigation

Jinko Solar settles another U.S. solar panel patent infringement dispute

January 30, 2026

Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar has settled its patent infringement litigation against rivals VSUN Solar USA Inc., Toyo Co. Ltd., Abalance Corporation, and subsidiaries WWB Corporation and Fuji Solar Co., Ltd. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Major win for ZTE as U.S. federal judge throws out Samsung’s FRAND contract/antitrust action

January 30, 2026

Samsung brought FRAND claims in multiple jurisdictions. In the UK a trial is underway, in Germany one will be held shortly, but its U.S. case has been dismissed.
BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suits in South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines – Ericsson files third wave against Transsion

January 30, 2026

Ericsson has now sued Transsion in 11 different jurisdictions, six of which have never received any SEP infringement actions before.
New Munich FRAND guidance: up to 18% total SEP royalty on phones, foreign FRAND may backfire, cross-checks (top-down, pools), no capture of non-standardized value, and more

January 30, 2026

The Munich I Regional Court is the world’s #1 SEP injunction venue. Its new guidelines have now become available, and compatible with the latest Federal Court of Justice decision
Hisense, AU Optronics successfully defend LCD panel patent infringement allegations: Eastern District of Texas

January 29, 2026

The win for AU Optronics is particularly significant as it marks the first time in over 22 years that a Taiwanese company has obtained a defense verdict in a patent infringement case against a U.S. company in the Eastern District of Texas, according to the company.
UK app developer Reincubate (Camo) files U.S. antitrust and patent lawsuit against Apple after its functionality became the Continuity Camera feature

January 27, 2026

This combined patent and antitrust case tackles a case of “Sherlocking”, meaning that Apple incorporated the functionality of a third.party app into its own products.
Federal Court of Justice of Germany upholds Sisvel v. Haier I & II, declines EU Commission’s request for referral to ECJ: VoiceAge EVS wins over HMD

January 27, 2026

VoiceAGe EVS has won all the way, and the European Commission’s intervention yielded no result whatsoever.
Meta targeted in multi-billion-dollar smart eyewear patent infringement lawsuit with manufacturers Oakley, EssilorLuxottica

January 26, 2026

The complaint, filed by Hong Kong-based smart glasses manufacturer Solos, asserts that the defendants’ infringement has already generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and threatens to generate billions more “if left unchecked”.
Disney alienates customers, hurts brand reputation by switching off Dolby Vision, other premium features due to InterDigital’s Munich injunctions

January 23, 2026

The German tech press struggles with the notion that Disney would degrade the quality of its premium offering.
UPC’s Mannheim LD imposes €1.72M contempt fine on Kodak for insufficient information, recall, destruction; discusses cross-border enforcement

January 23, 2026

The order is significant because of the substantial amount of the penalty as well as the olive branch it extends to the English courts.