Category: Patents
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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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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA tightens costs recovery requirements; Dusseldorf LD rejects PI for lack of urgency; Milan LD delivers setback to Ericsson; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of November 2, 2026.
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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BREAKING: ZTE-Samsung patent dispute ends as key UPC Mannheim case is withdrawn; several courts supported ZTE’s FRAND rate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 A UPC case that would likely have led to an injuntion against Samsung has been withdrawn by mutual consent.
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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.
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Delaware judge reverses course, hands Irish NPE Tir a fourth chance against Comcast over streaming patents
Judge Choe-Groves withdrew her dismissal of claims over the assertion of three Tir patents against Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Peacock, but struck parts of Tir’s infringement contentions on the one patent that survived.
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Atlas Global goes after Nintendo for Wi-Fi SEP infringement following Federal Circuit affirmation of $37.5M jury award, European validity woes
Atlas Global claims the Nintendo Switch 2, among other products, infringes 11 of its patents relevant to Wi-Fi 6 technology.
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TĂĽrkiye launches new patent fee incentives for SMEs, AI innovatorsÂ
TĂĽrkiye has introduced new patent fee incentives, offering a 75% reduction in selected fees for first-time SME applicants and a 50% discount on expedited search reports for qualifying AI inventions.