Category: Unified Patent Court
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BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suit in Nigeria: Ericsson targets Transsion in patent enforcement campaign covering Brazil, India, UPC, Nigeria
âDespite almost a decade of negotiations, Transsion continues to reject Ericssonâs FRAND offers while failing to enter into a global patent license agreement,â Ericsson announced today.
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UPC judge indicates global patent license agreements imposed by foreign courts will NOT be recognized as defense to infringement
UK court-imposed global patent licenses will be of no commercial value if the UPC does not recognize them.
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Podcast: interview with SEP litigation veteran Dr. Christof Augenstein on UPC trends and predictions, long-arm jurisdiction powers
In our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Dr. Augenstein, founding partner of Kather Augenstein.
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UPC officially stays ASUS v. Xiaomi cases based on settlement negotiations; litigation between ASUS and OPPO still in full swing
The UPC lawsuits brought by ASUS and its affiliate Innovative Sonic Corporation have been stayed based on settlement negotiations.
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After Amazon’s pre-emptive UK strike, InterDigital has now launched enforcement actions in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over video patents
âAmazon is more interested in litigating than negotiating,â InterDigitalâs Chief Legal Officer Josh Schmidt said in a statement today, as the company gears up for an anti-interim-license injunction hearing in the UPC this Friday.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): first proactive FRAND determination request by SEP holder; CoA overturns PI over claim construction; Hamburg LD grants new injunction
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our November 2, 2025 UPC Roundup.
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UPC CoA: translation of specification presumed accurate if it formed basis of EPO examination; court can decide added matter even without written argument
The UPC’s CoA affirmed the Dusseldorf LD’s finding of invalidity over added matter.
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Interview with Presiding Judge Camille Lignières (UPC, Paris LD) on the pivotal importance of the third judge, and other interesting questions
Judge Lignières shared interesting views and insights, starting with her own education as a French judge and leading to how judges collaboratively shape decisions at the UPC.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): interesting PI denial clarifies evidentiary burden, standard for infringement of apparatus claims; enforcement/security distinction by CoA; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our October 26, 2025 UPC Roundup. We’ve enhanced the navigation structure for the roundups: in addition to the traditional list of all roundups, you can now also select a particular year in the menu at the top of the…
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Nokia enforces video streaming patents against Warner Bros. Discovery in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil; overlaps with Paramount cases
WBDâs video streaming business (Max, Discovery+, and related services) has about 126 million global subscribers and generates roughly $2.7â$2.8 billion in quarterly direct-to-consumer revenue.