Category: Unified Patent Court
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UPC Roundup (1 week): stay pending appeal granted over defendant’s objection; various cost-related decisions and one about unitary effect
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our August 3, 2025 UPC Roundup. 1. Dusseldorf LD 1.1 Injunction by default judgment (igus v. Whale Technology) (link to LinkedIn post) The Dusseldorf Local Division (LD) has issued a default judgement against Whale Technology (PDF in German),…
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With UPC lawsuit against Transsion, Huawei joins fellow Access Advance licensors NEC, JVC, Sun Patent Trust in HEVC SEP enforcement
After settling with Philips over other standards and taking a Via LA pool license (its first pool license ever), Transsion could demonstrate that regional rates indeed facilitate license deals.
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UPC Roundup: timeliness of sealing requests; non-novelty and non-inventiveness over same art; Samsung defends twice; new cases (also OpenAI)
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our July 26, 2025, UPC Roundup. 1. CoA: trade secrets must be timely protected (Strabag v. Swarco Futurit) In a decision dated August 1, 2025 (PDF), the Court of Appeal (CoA) rejected the applications submitted by Strabag and…
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Samsung prevails in UPC Dusseldorf LD: gains ground in global wireless patent dispute against Headwater
The Dusseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has handed Samsung a major win in a dispute filed against it by Headwater Research LLC, dismissing the complaint and revoking the patent-in-suit.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on requirements for UPC Representatives; other decisions; and new cases brought by major players
Our Unified Patent Court (UPC) Roundup is now developing throughout the week (with the most recent news on top), and gets converted into the traditional (hierarchically structured) roundup at the end of the week. Please note that this is one of the last UPC Roundups available to non-subscribers. For more information, see the last section…
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Meril concedes heart valve case to Edwards in UPC’s NBRD: court-enforceable settlement tantamount to third injunction
After getting nothing out of U.S. and little out of UK litigation, Edwards is having a winning streak against Meril in the UPC.
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Multi-faceted CD Milan decision: revocation claim failed by default; injunction and interim damages award; some costs deemed excessive
After the Court of Appeal reversed the Central Division’s denial of a preliminary injunction, the enjoined party (EOflow) failed to give security in the main proceedings and has now lost on that basis.
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Nokia sues Chinese automaker Geely in UPC, Germany over 5G SEPs
Nokia has signed amicable bilateral deals with two Chinese automakers to date, but Geely’s rejection of FRAND patent licensing agreement offers has left the company “no choice” but to pursue legal action, Nokia said in a statement today.
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Fraunhofer suing HMD in Unified Patent Court over standard-essential audio coding patents
Yet another SEP holder is suing HMD: now it’s Fraunhofer’s turn. Two cases were lodged with the UPC’s Hamburg LD.
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BREAKING: SAP files its first offensive European patent infringement complaint in history, sues rival Celonis at UPC Dusseldorf
For the first time in its history of over half a century, SAP is asserting a European patent against a competitor, and it’s doing so in the UPC.