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Constantinos Kilimiris, Manolis Metaxakis (Patrinos & Kilimiris)

Another Chapter in the SPC Odyssey

August 11, 2026

Although Greek courts have dealt with SPC disputes on a number of occasions, there has been limited judicial analysis of one of the Regulation’s most fundamental concepts: the definition of a …

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Bart van Wezenbeek (Hoffmann Eitle)

Patent case: Pirelli Tyre S.P.A. v. Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd., UPC

August 6, 2026

The Court concurs with the interpretative approach expressed by the EPO Board of Appeal (see Decision T1000/12 of 17 December 2023, T 412/09 of 9 May 2012 et al) according to which it is only in…

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Rob Rodrigues (RNA Law)

China’s 2026 IC Layout-Design Reform and Lessons for Brazil’s IP Agenda

August 3, 2026

From PADIS to Semicon: why Brazil’s early legal architecture now needs renewed investment, broader protection and credible enforcementChina’s 2026 revision of its Regulations on the Protection of…

Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London), Subham Sourav (National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, India)

From Assumption to Proof: The Delhi High Court’s Stance on SEP Enforcement in Bansal v Philips

August 3, 2026

On May 18, 2026, a Division Bench comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla of the Delhi High Court pronounced their verdict in K.K. Bansal v Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV,…

David Katz (R Street Institute), Enrico Bonadio (City St. George’s, University of London), Rafał Sikorski (Adam Mickiewicz University)

Questions for DG Trade as DS632 heads to a WTO Panel

July 30, 2026

On 19 March 2026, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body established a panel in DS632, China – Worldwide Licensing Terms for Standard Essential Patents, the EU’s second SEP dispute with China. In the first…

Bart van Wezenbeek (Hoffmann Eitle)

Patent case: Dyson Technology Limited v. Dreame International (Hongkong) Limited, Teqphone GmbH, Dreame Technology AB, UPC

July 29, 2026

While the function of a structural element must be considered when interpreting a claim feature relating to such an element, the interpretation must likewise take into account the physical and…

Naomi Hazenberg, Patrick Newlands (Bristows LLP)

Opening the Door to Pool Determination: Tesla v InterDigital and Avanci

July 28, 2026

The UK Supreme Court has considered the fundamental principles of (F)RAND, this time in the context of a jurisdiction challenge in Tesla v InterDigital and Avanci. In what could prove to be a…