Region: Europe

UEFA fights off UPC injunction days before EURO 2024 kicks off

Patentee’s NPE status worked against it, Unified Patent Court judges stated

04 June 2024

Xiaomi sued at UPC by new Atlantic IP NPE following major patent transfer

NPEs seem to prefer the new European court to US courts when targeting the Chinese phone maker, which has become one of the Unified Patent Court’s most pursued defendants

03 June 2024

Europe’s communications technology leadership at stake

Saturday Opinion: Nokia’s Chief Licensing Officer Mobile Devices Susanna Martikainen says it is not too late to make crucial changes to the SEP regulation to limit adverse consequences

01 June 2024

Lenovo denied UK injunction against Ericsson as tactical gambit falls flat

Device-maker suffers setback in battle to have global dispute determined by English courts

31 May 2024

Keeping a finger on the trade secrets pulse

Loek Steffanie, vice chair of the AIPPI’s trade secrets committee, outlines the key steps to develop an IP strategy where “all horses” are in the race

29 May 2024

Sun Patent Trust seeks French courts’ first ever global FRAND decision in new Xiaomi suit

Paris Judicial Court has already expressed willingness to rule on SEP licensing disputes, but has never made a ruling

29 May 2024

Bayer suffers big blow at UK Court of Appeal, clearing path for generic Xarelto launches

The German company remains involved in more than 70 proceedings across 20-plus European countries

28 May 2024

The UPC may be reaching a turning point for pharma patent cases

Saturday Opinion: Use of the pan-European court by drug patentees picks up pace as Sanofi takes aim at four generics

25 May 2024

UPC to get its 18th member state, but other would-be joiners remain at a standstill

With Romania next in line, IAM has investigated whether progress is being made in any of the other countries that have signed up but remain in limbo

23 May 2024

Trade secrets – to license or not to license?

Pure trade secret licensing is not a common choice when commercialising IP but industry insiders predict that change is coming

21 May 2024