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Viasat prevails in $229M jury verdict against Japanese rival over NAND patent infringement
Read more: Viasat prevails in $229M jury verdict against Japanese rival over NAND patent infringementThe U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has ruled that Kioxia owes Viasat $229 million for infringing one of its flash-memory patents.
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Awaiting potential $1.3B Moderna payout, Arbutus expands Covid-19 patent fight to Pfizer, BioNTech in Canada and UPC
Read more: Awaiting potential $1.3B Moderna payout, Arbutus expands Covid-19 patent fight to Pfizer, BioNTech in Canada and UPCArbutus and Genevant have filed new lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech in Canada and the UPC over lipid nanoparticle patents, days after collecting $178 million from their Moderna settlement.
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The CNIPA aligns China’s administrative SEP injunction standard with courts’ FRAND test
Read more: The CNIPA aligns China’s administrative SEP injunction standard with courts’ FRAND testThe CNIPA has made FRAND review a condition for administrative SEP cease-infringement orders, aligning the administrative approach with the judicial test. The clarification closes a gap in China’s dual-track patent enforcement system while CNIPA promotes greater use of administrative proceedings for SEP disputes.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies appellate procedure; Dusseldorf revokes inspection order; FRAND counterclaims head to appeal; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies appellate procedure; Dusseldorf revokes inspection order; FRAND counterclaims head to appeal; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of July 12, 2026.
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Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeal unanimously upholds Panasonic’s AAC patent injunction against HMD, rejects bilateral licensing demand
Read more: Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeal unanimously upholds Panasonic’s AAC patent injunction against HMD, rejects bilateral licensing demandBrazil’s Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld a preliminary injunction Panasonic won against HMD over an AAC patent, rejecting the claim that FRAND requires a separate bilateral licensing offer.
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Rio court orders Hisense to summarize 185-page defense in InterDigital SEP case
Read more: Rio court orders Hisense to summarize 185-page defense in InterDigital SEP caseIn an unusual procedural order, a Brazilian judge directed Hisense to submit a concise summary of its 185-page defense in InterDigital’s HEVC patent case, warning that the pleading’s contradictory and repetitive nature risked delaying the litigation.Â
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Covid-19 vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer hit with Sanofi suits over mRNA delivery tech
Read more: Covid-19 vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer hit with Sanofi suits over mRNA delivery techSanofi and Translate Bio effectively abandoned their own Covid-19 vaccine effort in 2021 after the former acquired the latter.
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FRAND counterclaims against patent pools in UPC cases: Court of Appeal will have to decide after Hague LD denies preliminary objection
Read more: FRAND counterclaims against patent pools in UPC cases: Court of Appeal will have to decide after Hague LD denies preliminary objectionThe UPC CoA will have to clarify whether FRAND counterclaims can be brought against pool administrators, which would have serious implications for the standards ecosystem.
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- Viasat prevails in $229M jury verdict against Japanese rival over NAND patent infringement
- Awaiting potential $1.3B Moderna payout, Arbutus expands Covid-19 patent fight to Pfizer, BioNTech in Canada and UPC
- The CNIPA aligns China’s administrative SEP injunction standard with courts’ FRAND test
- UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA clarifies appellate procedure; Dusseldorf revokes inspection order; FRAND counterclaims head to appeal; and more
- Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeal unanimously upholds Panasonic’s AAC patent injunction against HMD, rejects bilateral licensing demand