Category: Unified Patent Court
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UPC Roundup (1 week): Hague LD introduces two-step evidence access; PI denied in 3D printing case; FRAND bank guarantee vs. security
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of April 20, 2026. Like the previous one, it is a relatively long UPC Roundup.
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Disney faces clear and present danger of UPC 11-country HEVC patent injunction in InterDigital case after May 5 & 6 hearing: court document
The UPC Mannheim LD appears unconvinced of Disney’s technical defenses, and even if the court deemed Disney entitled to a FRAND license, an injunction would probably issue.
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UPC CD Paris says expired BASF patent still open to attack, makes own determination of technical problem
The UPC’s CD Paris dismissed Huntsman’s revocation action against BASF’s expired EP1516720, confirming that expired patents may still be challenged where past-damage exposure remains live.
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Quantificare v. Canfield Scientific: Dusseldorf LD finds infringement across four UPC states, rejects invalidity counterclaim
The UPC’s Dusseldorf LD ruled that a confirmed infringing act in one contracting member state is enough to support a pan-UPCland injunction, even where the only provable act is in a country the patent holder deliberately carved out of its claim.
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English appeals court presses Acer, ASUS on refusal to arbitrate Nokia licensing terms; UPC’s PMAC mentioned as one option
Computer makers Acer and ASUS have a credibility problem with respect to their willingness to take a FRAND license. Nokia’s only problem is the state of English SEP case law.
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BREAKING: UPC Mannheim LD grants Nokia anti-antisuit injunction against automaker Geely’s Chinese interim-license request; UPDATE: same in Munich court
After InterDigital v. Amazon, the UPC has again entered a preliminary injunction in order to prevent foreign interference with UPC proceedings in the form of an interim license. The maximum iniital penalty is €50M.
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UPC Milan LD stays Spanish long-arm infringement claim pending national revocation: a first
The UPC’s Milan LD confirmed long-arm jurisdiction over Spanish distributor Motocard, but stayed the infringement claim for Spain pending a national revocation action, the first such stay by the UPC.
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Texas jury finds SAP infringed Cyandia patents, sets stage for post-verdict fights over $17M-51M+ damages and injunction
A Marshall, Texas jury found that SAP willfully infringed two Cyandia patents covering channel grid technology and awarded a running royalty for past damages.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA grants Abbott PI after Hague denial, clarifies technicity analysis; various other decisions
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the calendar week of April 13, 2026. It is one of our longest UPC Roundups to date. 11. Around the court 11.1 Brazil court cites UPC ruling, referencing ip fray, in Panasonic v. HMD PI decision (link to detailed article)…
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Brazilian court enters Panasonic v. HMD PI: Via AAC pool offer was FRAND enough; UPC, German case law cited; ruling points to ip fray
Brazilian SEP case law is evolving rapidly, and the judges in Rio de Janeiro increasingly follow developments in other jurisdictions. Occasionally they do so via ip fray.