The transition into 2026 has seen several notable developments in fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) litigation....more
3/23/2026
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Anti-Suit Injunctions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Disney ,
FRAND ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nokia ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO
The SEP licensing and litigation landscape has continued to evolve in the latter half of 2025, shaped by several significant global trends...more
11/6/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
European Commission ,
FRAND ,
License Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Popular ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Standard Setting Organizations ,
Unified Patent Court ,
WTO
On June 11, 2025, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced S.2022, titled the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025 (the Bill). The bipartisan Bill, co-sponsored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), aims to...more
8/29/2025
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Economic Development ,
Fraud ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
LIHTC ,
Native American Issues ,
Pensions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax-Exempt Bonds ,
Tribal Economic Development Projects ,
Tribal Governments
The beginning of 2025 saw two overarching trends in FRAND litigation...more
5/16/2025
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China ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
FRAND ,
Germany ,
Huawei ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nokia ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Royalties ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Unified Patent Court ,
WTO
On January 17, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a request for written comments on a recently adopted treaty....more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
STEUBEN FOODS, INC. v. SHIBUYA HOPPMANN CORPORATION [OPINION] (2023-1790, 1/24/2025) (Moore, Hughes, Cunningham) -
Moore, Chief J. The Court reversed the district...more
2/5/2025
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Appeals ,
Apple ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Precedential Opinion
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
TEVA BRANDED PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS R&D, INC. v. AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK, LLC [OPINION] (2024-1936, 12/20/2024) (Prost, Taranto, Hughes) -
Prost, J. The...more
1/27/2025
/ Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Novartis ,
Orange Book ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Samsung ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. CYTIVA BIOPROCESS R&D AB v. JSR CORP. [OPINION] (2023-2074, 12/4/2024) (Prost, Taranto, Hughes) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed the PTAB’s IPR determination that...more
12/23/2024
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Sanctions
This is the fourth issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
12/19/2024
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
AT&T Mobility ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
FRAND ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Microsoft ,
Motorola ,
NVIDIA ,
Panasonic ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Qualcomm ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
UK ,
ZTE
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. WEBER, INC. [OPINION] (23-1438, 10/2/24) (Moore, Taranto, Cecchi) -
Moore, J. The Court reversed the denial of judgment as a matter of law...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. ASTELLAS PHARMA v. SANDOZ INC. [OPINION] (2023-2032, 2023-2063, 2023-2089, 9/18/24) (Lourie, Prost, Reyna) -
Lourie, J. The Court vacated and remanded the district...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION v. APPLE INC. [OPINION] (2022-1884, 8/28/2024) (Prost, Taranto, and Chen) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed two final judgments of the...more
9/12/2024
/ Amazon ,
Apple ,
Burden of Proof ,
Claim Construction ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Daubert Standards ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Nonobvious ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Qualcomm ,
Section 101
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
SANHO CORP. v. KAIJET TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, INC. [OPINION] (2023-1336, 7/31/24) (Dyk, Clevenger, Stoll) -
Dyk, J. The Court affirmed the Board’s decision...more
8/29/2024
/ Exceptional Case ,
First-to-File ,
Office Actions ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Prior Art
Following nearly twenty-five years of negotiations, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently adopted a treaty implementing the new requirement for international patent applicants to disclose in...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. BACKERTOP LICENSING LLC [OPINION] (23-2367, 23-2368, 24-1016, 24-1017 Prost, Hughes, and Stoll) -
Hughes, J. The Court affirmed the District Court’s orders (1)...more
7/30/2024
/ Alice/Mayo ,
America Invents Act ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Court Appearances ,
Estoppel ,
Fraud ,
Fraud on the Court ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
USPTO
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. NATERA, INC. v. NEOGENOMICS LABORATORIES, INC. [OPINION] (2024-1324, 2024-1409, 7/12/2024) -
Moore, Taranto, and Chen Moore, C.J. The Court affirmed the district...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
BETEIRO, LLC v. DRAFTKINGS INC. [OPINION] (2022-2275, 06/21/2024) (Dyk, Prost, Stark) -
Stark, J. The Court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of multiple, related...more
On June 6, 2024, the US Supreme Court decided Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe (Nos. 23-250 and 23-253), holding that the Indian Health Service (IHS) must reimburse Native nations,...more
6/12/2024
/ Becerra v San Carlos Apache Tribe ,
Claim Procedures ,
Health Insurance ,
Indian Health Service (IHS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Native American Issues ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tribal Government Programs ,
Tribal Governments
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
LKQ CORPORATION v. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC [OPINION] (2021-2348, 5/21/24) Moore, Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, and Stark -
Stoll,...more
6/5/2024
/ Assignments ,
Design Patent ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Interference Claims ,
Inventors ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Standing
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. ZIRCON CORP. v. ITC (2022-1649, 05/08/2024) (Lourie, Bryson, and Stark) -
Bryson, J. The Court affirmed the Commission’s determination regarding the domestic...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. IOENGINE, LLC V. VIDAL (21-1227 Lourie, Chen, Stoll) -
Chen, J. The Court reversed in part and affirmed in part the Final Written Decisions of the Patent Trial and...more
5/14/2024
/ Amazon ,
Dismissals ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mootness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Printed Matter Doctrine ,
Remand ,
Standing
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. [OPINION] (2022-1258, 2022-1307, 4/1/2024) (Dyk, Prost, and Hughes) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
1. FRESHUB, INC. v. AMAZON.COM, INC. [OPINION] (2022-1391, 2/26/2024) (Reyna, Taranto, and Chen) -
Taranto, J. The Court affirmed the District Court’s decision 1)...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
PROMPTU SYSTEMS CORPORATION v. COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC [OPINION] (2022-1093, 2/16/2024) (Moore, Prost, and Taranto) -
Per Curiam. The Court sua sponte issued...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions -
CYWEE GROUP LTD. v. ZTE (USA) INC., LG ELECTRONICS INC. [OPINION] (2021-1855, 1/18/2023) (Prost, Hughes, and Stoll) -
Prost, J. The Court affirmed the Patent Trial and...more