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SIM IP launches IoT patent campaign against Samsung with parallel UPC, Munich lawsuits
Read more: SIM IP launches IoT patent campaign against Samsung with parallel UPC, Munich lawsuitsSIM IP has launched its first IoT patent enforcement campaign, suing Samsung and SmartThings in both the UPC and a Munich court over foundational monitoring technology.
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China’s top court extends stronger automotive IP enforcement to special-purpose vehicles in Zoomlion v. Chengli patent case
Read more: China’s top court extends stronger automotive IP enforcement to special-purpose vehicles in Zoomlion v. Chengli patent caseChina’s Supreme People’s Court has ordered Chengli to pay Zoomlion over $3.5 million in damages. While the award is modest compared with the largest EV battery or chassis disputes, it has been described as the largest known patent damages award in China’s special-purpose vehicle sector.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA widens CD reach, multi-defendant joinder; various other decisions; PMAC gets first ADR request
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA widens CD reach, multi-defendant joinder; various other decisions; PMAC gets first ADR requestThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of June 22, 2026.
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ITC grants Shoals import ban against Voltage over solar patent infringement, decision to be reviewed by White House
Read more: ITC grants Shoals import ban against Voltage over solar patent infringement, decision to be reviewed by White HouseThe U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed a final determination that electrical infrastructure manufacturing company Voltage infringed rival Shoals’ patents on photovoltaic trunk bus cable assemblies, issuing a limited exclusion order that now heads to the White House for a 60-day review.
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WIPO expands pool-verified SEP data with Via Licensing Alliance partnership
Read more: WIPO expands pool-verified SEP data with Via Licensing Alliance partnershipIt builds on a previously announced partnership with Sisvel to supplement PATENTSCOPE’s content on declared SEPs with data verified by pool operators.
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FTC urges Fourth Circuit to reverse summary judgment for Johnson & Johnson in Stelara antitrust suit: ‘specific intent not required to prove monopolization’
Read more: FTC urges Fourth Circuit to reverse summary judgment for Johnson & Johnson in Stelara antitrust suit: ‘specific intent not required to prove monopolization’The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has told the Fourth Circuit that a Virginia court wrongly required proof of specific intent before CareFirst’s Stelara biosimilar-patent monopoly claims against Johnson & Johnson could proceed.
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Nokia, ASUS ink patent licensing deal: will also arbitrate terms
Read more: Nokia, ASUS ink patent licensing deal: will also arbitrate termsNokia has now settled the last of its three global disputes targeting major implementers over video patent infringement, signing a patent license agreement with ASUS. The terms of the deal will be determined through arbitration.
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‘I had to grab the bull by the horns,’ says Lucy Wojcik, Chief IP Counsel, on transforming Ocado’s IP team
Read more: ‘I had to grab the bull by the horns,’ says Lucy Wojcik, Chief IP Counsel, on transforming Ocado’s IP teamIn an interview with ip fray during IP Dealmakers Europe last month, Ms. Wojcik discussed transforming Ocado’s non-existent IP team into an eight-strong unit, behind the scenes of the historical AutoStore dispute, which at one point had over 100 counsel working on the cases across six jurisdictions, and C-suite communication.
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