Category: Uncategorized
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14 years of litigation, 28 days of breakthroughs: Apple contains a once-€1.2 billion Siri patent threat and advances its China AI rollout
Within 28 days, Apple won two first-instance judgments in its 14-year Siri patent dispute, in which Xiao-i had initially sought approximately €1.2 billion in damages, and Apple Intelligence completed filing with China’s cyberspace regulator. Behind that convergence lies a remarkable procedural history.
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China’s top court revives Maxeon BC solar patent in a rare patent validity reversal
A $238 million settlement ended Maxeon and Aiko’s European patent war—but not a Chinese validity fight affecting the same back-contact solar patent portfolio. China’s top court has now delivered Maxeon a rare reversal.
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Microsoft latest target in SIM IP IoT patent enforcement campaign
Capricode IP Protection has become the latest SIM IP subsidiary to enforce its IoT patents against a Big Tech company, following Qord IP’s parallel suits against Samsung last week.
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BREAKING: Nokia joins Avanci’s EV Charging program as licensor
The latest joiner brings the total program participants up to more than 50 licensors and 15 licensees.
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‘I had to grab the bull by the horns,’ says Lucy Wojcik, Chief IP Counsel, on transforming Ocado’s IP team
In an interview with ip fray during IP Dealmakers Europe last month, Ms. Wojcik discussed transforming Ocado’s non-existent IP team into an eight-strong unit, behind the scenes of the historical AutoStore dispute, which at one point had over 100 counsel working on the cases across six jurisdictions, and C-suite communication.
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Chongqing court’s higher 5G aggregate royalty burden in ZTE v. Samsung ruling (than in OPPO v. Nokia) has reasons
In ZTE v. Samsung, the Chongqing court explained why the 5G aggregate royalty rate adopted in OPPO v. Nokia should not be treated as an industry-recognised benchmark and characterised it instead as an “interim figure” used to resolve a particular dispute.
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EPO appellate ruling highlights uncertainty over need to address all auxiliary requests
A newly published EPO appeal decision supports allowing opponents to defer arguments against unexamined auxiliary requests, highlighting continuing uncertainty in Board of Appeal case law.
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Opinion: Streaming’s scale has changed the IP equation
“The IP that enables streaming technologies has moved from the background to the forefront, both as a central topic of industry conversation and as a focal point in litigation and licensing activity across the IP ecosystem,” Via Licensing Alliance’s President Kevin Mack writes in an opinion piece.
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An interview with IP monetization ‘godfather’ Marshall Phelps
“If you let them, patents can permit people to do so many things, and they can pay you for the privilege,” Marshall Phelps recently told ip fray in an exclusive interview.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): 4G action consolidated with later-filed 5G complaint against same party; Hague LD finds no UPC jurisdiction over BYD UK; more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of May 18, 2026.