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BREAKING: Philips and Transsion settle Indian SEP dispute over AAC, USAC
The settlement marks the Chinese mobile phone makerās third publicly known SEP licensing deal this year.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): language change in light of cross-border dispute; warns against refusal of AASI service; other decisions and new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our July, 6 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA 1.1 Service-of-process issues in jurisdictions where no UPC judgment has been enforced yet may weigh in favor of security for costs (Chint New Energy Technology & Astronergy v. Jingao Solar)…
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IP Bridge wins preliminary injunction against BYD in Brazil: no immediate enforcement, but potential fines accumulate
Context: Chinese automaker BYD, which went from tiny numbers to mid-seven-figure annual sales volumes in only a few years, has yet to license cellular standard-essential patents (SEPs). It is being sued in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and German national courts by Sol IP (May 30, 2025 ip fray article) and IP Bridge (April 2,…
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Delhi High Court orders Korean defendant to deposit $43 million in patent infringement dispute
A $35 million security deposit comes on top of a $8 million deposit already ordered in the same dispute in 2019.
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UPC Roundup (2 weeks): separate fees for appeals of revocation claims and of revocation counterclaims even if jointly decided; other clarifications, new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our June 21, 2025 UPC Roundup. The first week after the previous roundup was slow because of a UPC-internal event we mention further below, which is why we exceptionally extended the roundup period. 1. CoA 1.1 CoA rejects…
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Ericssonās assertion and enforcement head Robert Earle on the merits of arbitration
In this interview, Mr. Earle discusses the merits of arbitration, the growing role of the Unified Patent Court in patent enforcement strategies, and his stance on UK courts issuing interim license declarations.
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Nokiaās chief litigation counsel and FSA director clash over Big Tech involvement in proposed EU SEP Regulation lobbying activities
The Fair Standards Allianceās director Robert Pocknell has claimed Apple was not involved in the founding of his organization, which was set up in the interest of SMEs ā and that SEP regulation discussions started at the European Commission way before it was founded.
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āBrain drainā in German district courts makes UPC the new āstandardā in global patent enforcement campaigns, says local patent attorney
Jako Eleveld of Philips and Bernhard Thum of Thum & Partner have agreed with Bardehle Pagenbergās Tobias Wuttke that the UPC has become the ādefault settingā for EU patent litigation, which he noted at the 2nd Annual IP Dealmakers Europe in London yesterday.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): new Swedish Patent Office evidence in TCL case; phased rollout of new Case Management System; various new cases
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our June 8, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. CoA: intervener’s bid to halt enforcement of infringement ruling denied (Chainzone Technology (intervener) v. SWARCO) (link to LinkedIn post) The Court of Appeal (CoA) second panel rejected Chainzone’s application to suspend…
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Two U.S. pharma patent disputes fail to make it to trial: Alnylam concedes first round of litigation against Pfizer, BioNTech in COVID vaccine war, Nexus obtains summary judgment of invalidity
While Alnylam has dropped its patent infringement dispute against Pfizer, BioNTech, and Ingenus Pharmaceuticals has failed to take its cancer dispute to trial, both cases are subject to appeal.