The core of Getty Images' allegations centers on Stability AI's unauthorized use of its extensive image library. Stability AI is renowned for its advancements in AI technology, particularly in the field of image generation. This dispute highlights the ongoing tension between traditional copyright holders and emerging tech companies leveraging machine learning technology.

The lawsuit is based on Partec's European patent [EP 3 614 263], which pertains to microprocessors used in AI supercomputers and their collaboration to provide AI functionality. The European Patent Office (EPO) granted the patent with unitary effect in July, and Partec and BF exaQC AG filed the lawsuit a few days later.

On August 7, 2025, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of South Korea filed a lawsuit against Hisense Group and its Dutch distributor in the Düsseldorf Local Court (LD) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) over patent EP3258692 (“Method for Deriving Predicted Motion Vectors and Related Devices”).

According to Infineon's report, it holds approximately 450 GaN patent families and acquired Canadian company GaN Systems for US$830 million in 2023. In 2024, Infineon filed multiple patent infringement lawsuits against Innosea at the Munich Local Court. On June 12, the Munich Local Court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Innosea from displaying the alleged products at PCIM Europe 2024, a globally renowned electronics industry exhibition held in Nuremberg.

This ruling highlights the ongoing patent litigation landscape within the medical device industry, where companies frequently clash over innovative technologies aimed at improving surgical outcomes.

The jury issued a three-year injunction prohibiting Google from maintaining the Play Store's advantage through exchange of interests and requiring it to allow developers to offer alternative payment channels. The injunction applies only within the United States and requires Google to complete the necessary reforms within eight months, with the three-year restriction period beginning after the reforms are completed.

Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen (Keulen) noted at the hearing that while music publishers accuse Anthropic of mass-copying copyrighted lyrics to train its large language model Claude, obtaining user account names and email addresses is unnecessary for advancing the litigation.

On July 1, 2025, Access Advance LLC announced the initial list of licensees and licensors for its Video Distribution Patent (VDP) pool, including ByteDance, Kuaishou, Tencent, and others. The patent pool license covers all four major video codecs currently used by video distribution providers: HEVC (H.265), VVC (H.266), VP9, and AV1.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedent-setting decision last week, written by Judge Hughes, overturning the district court's decision to uphold the validity of the patent claims owned by Mondis Technology, Ltd.

According to the latest court documents, Huawei filed a second lawsuit on July 25 with the Mannheim Regional Court of the Unified Patent Court (case number: ACT_33610/2025), involving another HEVC key technology patent, EP3471419. This move marks Huawei's intensified litigation strategy following the failure of negotiations between the two parties.