Category: Standard-Essential Patents
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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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BREAKING: ZTE-Samsung patent dispute ends as key UPC Mannheim case is withdrawn; several courts supported ZTE’s FRAND rate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 A UPC case that would likely have led to an injuntion against Samsung has been withdrawn by mutual consent.
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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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CNIPA’s five-year plan spans pre-filing commercial assessments, AI-assisted inventions, possible SEP pilot, drug patent linkage disputes
To help bring inventions to market, China’s patent office will study how to assess their commercial prospects before filing. Its five-year plan also addresses how AI affects inventive step, a possible SEP examination pilot and closer coordination of patent validity challenges with disputes over generic drug entry.
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TCL’s binding pledge in Delhi narrows its options for interim relief in Shenzhen against InterDigital’s Brazilian HEVC injunction
The Delhi High Court held TCL to its German counsel’s assurance that TCL would not interfere with InterDigital’s right to enforce its patents. The pledge leaves TCL little room to seek an antisuit injunction and could also constrain a request in Shenzhen for an interim license covering the sales enjoined in Brazil.
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Motion Picture Association, streaming industry bodies claim SEP holder FRAND “abuse” in open letter to governments
Among other concerns, the industry groups cite “potential downstream effects for customers” as a result of SEP licensing disputes.
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DAZN hit with parallel HEVC patent suits in Munich I Regional Court, UPC
Velos Media has filed a German infringement action against sports streamer DAZN over an HEVC encoding patent, on the same day it also brought a separate UPC suit in Munich.
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Rio judge grants InterDigital HEVC injunction against Hisense: defense ‘borders on an insult to the Court’
A Rio de Janeiro judge ordered Hisense to stop using HEVC in TVs sold in Brazil, said its defense bordered on insulting the Court, and praised InterDigital’s technical, clear reply.