This week at the UPC: June 26-July 2
July 02, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams
This week the UPC saw a vital decision on the importance of urgency in infringement claims in its denial of Guardant's appeal in a case against Sophia Genetics, as well as two decisions underlining how request... (more story)
IP licensing and business: June 19-July 1
July 02, 2026
| Steve Scherer
RPX expanded access to e-commerce patents and Microsoft joined a WiFi technologies pool, while Nokia added Asus to its consumer electronics licensing program. Nokia joined Avanci’s EV charger pool as a licenso... (more story)
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft loses India biomass patent fight over disclosure failures
July 02, 2026
| Freny Patel
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft lost its appeal against the rejection of an Indian patent application after the Calcutta High Court found insufficient disclosure and missing biological-origin information required unde... (more story)
Qualyst Transporter wins patent remand dispute against Indian Patent Office
July 02, 2026
| Freny Patel
US-based Qualyst Transporter Solutions secured a Bombay High Court ruling barring the Indian Patent Office from introducing new prior art and objections during a fresh hearing ordered by the court.
Apple and Optis clash over future of FRAND rates at UK Supreme Court
July 01, 2026
| Douglas Clarke-Williams
A three-day hearing at the UK Supreme Court between Apple and Optis concluded on Wednesday, with the country’s highest court now set to make the most consequential decision in six years on the setting of fair,... (more story)
Crystal Crop seeks merger clearance for FMC's India crop protection business
July 01, 2026
| Freny Patel
The sale of global agrochemical giant, FMC's India crop protection business to Crystal Crop Protection faces an in-depth merger review. In its long-form merger filing, Crystal informed the Competition Commissi... (more story)
Issa commits to US Judiciary votes on deepfake, anti-piracy legislation
June 30, 2026
| Nick Robertson
At a wide-ranging House Judiciary IP subcommittee hearing Tuesday on internet copyright issues, Chairman Darrell Issa said he wants bills regulating AI deepfakes and no-fault injunctions to counter online pira... (more story)
Vietnam to fine unauthorized reposting, storage of copyrighted works
June 30, 2026
| Hoa Dinh
Starting in July, social media users, website operators and social network providers in Vietnam will face fines for unauthorized reposting, sharing or storage of copyrighted works under Decree 174. The new rul... (more story)