Category: Unified Patent Court
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UPC’s CD Milan rejects piecemeal claim narrowing even when there may be plenty of time for revocation claimant and court to digest
Most of our articles start with a box that explains the context and the further implications, but sometimes (such as in this case) we publish very short pieces just to draw practitioners’ attention to developments worth taking note of that don’t require an elaborate structure. Court and counsel Panel: Presiding Judge Andrea Postiglione, Judge-rapporteur Anna-Lena…
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BREAKING: Judge Dr. Hubertus Schacht to replace Dr. Georg Werner as Presiding Judge at Munich I Regional Court
A third-party source close to the matter has confirmed to ip fray that Judge Dr. Schacht will start his new role at the Munich I Regional Court on February 1, 2026.
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Google not off the hook after UPC Dusseldorf LD ruling that it doesn’t infringe Ona Patents’ patent: indirect infringement is explicitly not ruled out
Google Pixel phones on their own have been cleared of infringement, but the combination of Google Pixel phones with accessories such as earphones and watches may infringe indirectly.
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UPC Vienna LD holds English-language trial over German-language patent in German-speaking city; general focus on procedural efficiency
Litigants are increasingly prepared to bring UPC cases in less busy local divisions than the German ones. We consider the Vienna LD an interesting option.
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U.S. judge denies Microsoft motion to postpone ParTec patent trial involving OpenAI supercomputer: showdown in Texas in June, ParTec v. NVIDIA in UPC in February
German supercomputer company ParTec sued Microsoft in the Eastern District of Texas in a first step, and NVIDIA in the Unified Patent Court a little later.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): only few decisions including denial of unitary effect in highly unusual scenario, limitation of cost recovery to single lawyer
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our January 3, 2026 UPC Mini-Roundup. This is also a rather short one.
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Nokia strikes Hisense license deal as TV maker prefers global patent peace over London dead end; Acer, ASUS lose important co-defendant
Unlike Hisense, Acer and ASUS make computers that are also used for recording video. Encoding claims, however, are outside the ITU FRAND scope.
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Roku takes HEVC Advance license: court filings in Brazil, UPC; UPDATE: Advance confirms both device and streaming license
A Brazilian court document and a flurry of non-public UPC filings pointed to a settlement, which was subsequently confirmed.
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Contrasting appellate tactics show Amazon feels protected by UK ASI against InterDigital’s Munich AILI, but is scared of UPC sua sponte sanctions
There are two striking differences between Amazon’s UPC and Munich appeals of InterDigital’s anti-interim-license injunctions.
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UPC President denies Amazon motion to stay enforcement of InterDigital’s anti-interim-license injunction; Amazon may already be in breach
This does not mean that Amazon’s appeal will necessarily fail, but Amazon could now face contempt proceedings any day.