Category: Unified Patent Court
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SIM IP launches IoT patent campaign against Samsung with parallel UPC, Munich lawsuits
SIM IP has launched its first IoT patent enforcement campaign, suing Samsung and SmartThings in both the UPC and a Munich court over foundational monitoring technology.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA widens CD reach, multi-defendant joinder; various other decisions; PMAC gets first ADR request
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of June 22, 2026.
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Nokia, ASUS ink patent licensing deal: will also arbitrate terms
Nokia has now settled the last of its three global disputes targeting major implementers over video patent infringement, signing a patent license agreement with ASUS. The terms of the deal will be determined through arbitration.
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Dusseldorf LD grants Evac injunction against Shanghai VacDrain, rejects de facto successor theory against German distributor
The Dusseldorf LD found infringement of two Evac patents covering vacuum wastewater technology, granted injunctive relief against the manufacturer and its principal, but dismissed claims against a German distributor.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA reverses injunction denial; Milan LD on PI motions during main proceedings; various other decisions
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of June 15, 2026.
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UPC Milan LD denies Ericsson PIs and damages security in ASUS dispute, tries to explain away massive cumulative delay
The UPC’s Milan LD denied Ericsson’s PI motions against ASUS because it was not convinced that the situation had changed during the main proceedings in a way that justified emergency relief. It also denied security for damages.
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Mediation and Arbitration as Settlement Pathways in Chinese Patent Disputes
China has no UPC Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre equivalent. Its relevant pathways are more dispersed. This article maps those pathways and explains how they may matter in Chinese patent disputes.
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UPC grants InterDigital 11-country injunction against Disney’s streaming services: FRAND defense failed in unusual way; €8M (not €500M) security
As predicted by ip fray, InterDigital has won an 11-country HEVC injunction against Disney’s streaming services. Three German injunctions did not lead to a settlement, but this one might.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): drone maker defends in Mannheim; various procedural rulings in relatively uneventful week
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of June 8, 2026.
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InterDigital-Amazon binding arbitration agreement was reached shortly after UPC CoA hearing: last signature on May 31
Nokia’s appellate win over Acer and ASUS strengthened, but the UPC CoA weakened, InterDigital’s position vis-à-vis Amazon.