Category: Patent Litigation
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New Munich presiding judge advises SEP implementers to carve out Germany from UK license requests, makes other FRAND remarks at ZTE v. Samsung trial
This ZTE v. Samsung trial was the Presiding Judge Dr. Hubertus Schacht’s first FRAND hearing since returning to the Munich I Regional Court and taking over the 21st Civil Chamber.
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Apple’s Texas trial win over Optis has implications for UK Supreme Court hearing in June/July: 500M-300M-zero
The question of how to reconcile a global FRAND rate set in the UK (including for past use) with a U.S. damages award is now a non-issue.
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Judge Albright hands down written antisuit injunction ruling in BMW v. Onesta; settlement looms large, but this matters for future cases
The dispute between Onesta and BMW is apparently coming to an end now, but Judge Albright’s reasoning for an antisuit injunction will be cited to in future situations where U.S. patents are asserted abroad.
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Velos Media met only limited opposition from TikTok to anti-antisuit motion in Western District of Texas: injunction followed TRO
This went smoothly, contrasting with the bitterly-contested antisuit conflict between InterDigital and Amazon.
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InterDigital wins third Munich injunction against Disney: court confirms bench ruling over HEVC-related patent
In an impressive winning sterak, InterDigital has now won three out of three cases against Disney in Munich. It was this week’s second bench ruling in Munich (the other came down at the local UPC division).
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Détente in Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents: unconventional tactics against BMW likely spurred settlement talks with Qualcomm
A settlement between Qualcomm and Onesta is a mere formality. A new filing by Onesta in Munich shows that this litigation is most likely coming to an end very soon.
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UPC’s stern warning has Amazon concerned, already impacts UK court’s case management, but Amazon may have to backtrack to greater extent
The UPC’s forceful order on the eve of today’s UK hearing definitely made an impact, but the risk of escalation has not gone away yet.
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InterDigital’s U.S. lawsuit against Hisense finally discoverable; thus suing both Hisense and TCL in five jurisdictions (U.S., BR, UPC, DE, IN)
Context: On Tuesday, InterDigital announced lawsuits against TCL and Hisense in the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Germany, Brazil, and India; and a U.S. lawsuit against TCL quickly became discoverable (February 10, 2026 ip fray article). What’s new: Now an InterDigital v. Hisense U.S. patent infringement lawsuit filed on Tuesday has also become discoverable. See below….
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BREAKING: InterDigital seeking $200M/yr. from Amazon for license to streaming patents, according to Amazon lawyer in UK court
The number must be taken with a grain of salt. It could be pretty accurate, but could also be based on extrapolations. Amazon breached a protective order and most likely an NDA in revealing it.
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UPC issues written warning to Amazon that it will be sanctioned if it continues to seek leverage in UK against InterDigital’s UPC enforcement
On the eve of a UK hearing in Amazon’s FRAND action against InterDigital, the Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division has warned Amazon in writing (again) to refrain from unlawful interference.