US Fifth Circuit’s discovery ruling unlikely to deter SEP litigants, lawyers say
November 06, 2026
| Nick Robertson
Despite a US appeals court decision last week that may place guardrails on some Section 1782 discovery proceedings, litigation remains an important tool for standard-essential patent implementers litigating before the Unif...(read more)
ETSI leadership election challenged over tech giants’ influence
November 05, 2026
| Melissa Ritti and Inbar Preiss
Cyberprime, a Polish cybersecurity manufacturer, is challenging the appointment of ETSI’s sole chair nominee by consensus. The company cites concerns about outsized influence by major patent holders and US technology gian...(read more)
UK design overhaul puts protection ahead of simplification
November 04, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
The UK government will not abolish its unregistered design right, it said Wednesday, opting instead to preserve existing protections while pursuing targeted registration checks and cheaper civil enforcement. The next phase...(read more)
Sisvel executive says EU's renewed SEP push could fracture global licensing
November 03, 2026
| Steve Scherer
A renewed EU effort to regulate standard-essential patent licensing risks splintering global markets and harming smaller innovators and patent pool administrators, Sisvel's executive head of government affairs, Matteo Saba...(read more)
Impact of UPC's intermediary liability questions could reach beyond patent court
November 03, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
The Unified Patent Court is developing rules on when intermediaries can face injunctions for helping others bring allegedly infringing products to market. UPC Court of Appeal President Klaus Grabinski said questions referr...(read more)
USPTO Meishan decision adds hurdles for PTAB petitioners with foreign govt ties
November 03, 2026
| Nick Robertson
The recent denial of Meishan CRRC Fastening System Co’s petition for inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board expands upon how the US Patent and Trademark Office will apply its new standards for identif...(read more)
OpenAI, Microsoft amici clash over creativity, competition in US copyright fight
November 02, 2026
| Emma Whitford, Melissa Ritti and Chris May
Double-digit amicus briefs filed in coordinated lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft in New York federal court show two camps championing human creativity — each accusing the other of undermining the statutory purpose of ...(read more)
Appeal risks temper funders’ appetite for huge trade secret claims
November 02, 2026
| Nick Robertson
Long appeal timelines, appellate reversals for large-dollar verdicts and scrutiny over apportionment and causation make going to trial in trade secret litigation less appealing to third-party funders, a panel of litigation...(read more)