Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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Breakthrough for VVC as Google implements video standard in Android 17: pool and bilateral licenses to follow
Google has previously implemented codecs that are not subject to its preferred royalty-free pledge, but only at a stage where it would have been a clear mistake not to do so.
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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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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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UPC’s CD Paris hears LED patent revocation claim against Seoul Viosys
The UPC’s CD paris now has to decide an LED technology patent case in which a Seoul Viosys patent has already been partly revoked by the UPC’s Court of Appeal. The claimant, Emporia, asserts that auxiliary requests submitted by the defendant are inadmissible and cannot save the patent from full revocation.
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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 Dusseldorf grants preliminary injunction over orthodontic aligners, clarifies how (not) to raise invalidity arguments, liability of financial holding
After yesterday’s permanent injunction in a printer cartridge case, the Unified Patent Court’s Dusseldorf Local Division has now handed down a preliminary injunction in a med tech case.
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Philips wins UPC’s first-ever main-proceedings bench ruling as Munich LD enjoins Belkin over Qi patent; FRAND defense failed
Two firsts in one: the first UPC bench ruling after an oral hearing in main proceedings, and the first UPC judgment with a handwritten clarification.
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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.