Senate questions five USITC nominees, including two patent experts
June 25, 2026
| Nick Robertson
The Senate Finance Committee considered five nominees to be commissioners of the US International Trade Commission on Thursday, a bipartisan slate that would return the agency to full strength for the first ti... (more story)
Global courts converging on FRAND approach
June 25, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Courts around the world are adopting increasingly similar approaches to determining fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory rates in disputes over standard essential patents. A new report shows that comparing ... (more story)
This week at the UPC: June 19-25
June 25, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss
This week, the UPC saw multiple attempts to derail injunction orders, decided on confidentiality and reinforced the Central Division's jurisdiction over a dispute involving the Bosch group. The Munich Local Di... (more story)
Nokia signs patent deal with Asus, extending electronics licensing streak
June 25, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
Nokia says it has signed a patent licence with Asus, adding to earlier deals with Acer, Hisense and Lenovo. The agreement follows a UK court win for Nokia, which said the Finnish telecommunications company cou... (more story)
Japan IP Court rejects old dispatch patent claims against popular taxi app
June 25, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
GO Inc., the operator of one of Japan’s leading taxi hailing apps, defeated a patent appeal brought by Osaka taxi operator Best Kotsu and an individual patent owner over technology used to manage taxi dispatch... (more story)
Top China court details rationale for keeping Infineon sales injunctions in force
June 25, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's top court has signaled it will generally uphold patent injunctions issued after a trial court finds infringement, using its decision to keep sales bans on certain Infineon Technologies gallium nitride ... (more story)
German federal judge endorses arbitration for interim licenses
June 24, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
A judge at Germany’s highest court has spoken out in favor of arbitration and third-party decision-making for interim licenses in disputes over standard essential patents.
EU eyes standards to help commercialize quantum technology
June 24, 2026
| Inbar Preiss and Júlia Tar
A European Commission official has said technical standards could help commercialize quantum technologies as the EU prepares its Quantum Act. Officials, lawmakers and industry said Europe holds the lead in res... (more story)