Amazon disputes InterDigital claim of video patent license deal
June 12, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
Amazon on Friday disputed InterDigital’s claim from one day earlier that the companies have resolved their global dispute over video technology standard-essential patents.
Novo Nordisk wins blocking order in UK to combat counterfeit drugs
June 12, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
Novo Nordisk can legally block more than 130 websites selling counterfeit versions of its blockbuster weight loss drug, along with other illicit medical devices, a UK judge ruled Friday. The company was also g... (more story)
InterDigital says Amazon video patent litigation is settled (update*)
June 12, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
InterDigital said that it and Amazon have settled their video patent dispute with a license covering Amazon services and devices, including Prime Video. It said final commercial terms would be set through bind... (more story)
China's top court official revives call for specialized IP procedure rules
June 12, 2026
| MLex Staff
A top Chinese court official has renewed calls for dedicated procedural rules for intellectual property litigation and the establishment of a national IP court, citing the growing complexity of technology-rela... (more story)
JASRAC's AI rule makes human authorship gateway to Japan music royalties
June 12, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s main music copyright-management organization will handle music created with artificial intelligence only when human creative contribution can be recognized, putting royalty collection for AI-involved s... (more story)
Dolby ratchets up the pressure on Snap in global HEVC, AV1 patent fight
June 11, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
The licensing arm of Dolby Laboratories this week expanded a patent enforcement campaign against Snap Inc. in the US and abroad. The filings add new video-coding patents to the litigation and reiterate a posit... (more story)
This week at the UPC: June 5-11
June 11, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss
This week the Unified Patent Court clarified how revocation counterclaims should be valued and continued to refine its approach to UK patent designations. Judges also granted Hologic an injunction against Siem... (more story)
Daiichi Sankyo's trademark win falls short on online-monitoring costs
June 11, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
A Tokyo court ordered an individual seller on an online marketplace to pay Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare for selling health products that used the company’s trademarked branding, but refused to make the seller cov... (more story)