The patents at issue relate to Seer’s Proteograph product suite, covering automated systems, software and other innovative technologies for proteomic testing. Two of these patents (US Patent Nos. 11,435,360 and 12,228,566) are owned by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and exclusively licensed to Seer. Seer alleges that Nanomics’ Proteonano series workstations and test kits, among other products, infringe all five patents, including US Patents Nos. 11,630,112, 12,050,222 and 12,590,948.

On 2 June 2026, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued its final ruling in the Fujifilm v Kodak printing plate patent case, dismissing Fujifilm’s claims and setting aside the German and UK injunctions previously granted against Kodak by the Mannheim Regional Division, as well as the fine of €1.72 million (approximately RMB 13.5257 million).

According to a material announcement submitted by MediaTek to the Taiwan Stock Exchange on 29 May, its patent management subsidiary, HFI Innovation, has acquired a portfolio of patent assets from LG Electronics for NT$1.6 billion (approximately US$50 million). The announcement stated that the purpose of the transaction was “for business operations”, but did not disclose the number of patents involved, the technical fields covered, or the specific composition of the portfolio.

This ruling stems from the infringement lawsuit filed by Dolby earlier this year, in conjunction with IP Bridge, against Skyworth and related Brazilian entities regarding AV1 video codec patents. In addition to the action against Skyworth, Dolby has also filed similar lawsuits against Snap in Brazil and the United States.

The patent at issue in this case is EP3119235, owned by Dyson. On 18 March 2026, Dreame filed an application with the Hamburg Regional Division, seeking a preliminary declaration of non-infringement (Claim I) and the issuance of relevant injunctions (Claims II and III) in response to Dyson’s infringement claims regarding its new hair care products based on the aforementioned patent.

On 22 May 2026, the German computer company ParTec filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lenovo Group at the Düsseldorf Regional Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), asserting two patents relating to high-performance computing. These two patents are identical to those currently being asserted by ParTec against NVIDIA.

On 26 May 2026, the Milan Regional Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued three final judgments in the patent infringement dispute concerning motorcycle tyres, brought by Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. against Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Jinlun Group Co., Ltd. The court found that the motorcycle tyres in question, which the two Chinese companies had displayed and promoted at European trade fairs, fully fell within the scope of protection of two of Pirelli’s European patents, thereby constituting patent infringement. The court ordered the companies to bear the liability for injunctions across all UPC member states, public notification of the judgment, and compensation for damages.

Recently, Optics Innovation LLC filed three patent infringement lawsuits in the US Federal Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging that smartphone and tablet products manufactured by Apple Inc., OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and HMD Global infringe upon four camera patents related to digital imaging technology owned by the company. The plaintiff is seeking damages, litigation costs, legal fees and injunctive relief.

Recently, Chinese car manufacturer BYD successfully persuaded the Unified Patent Court (UPC) to exempt its UK subsidiary from a battery technology patent infringement case, with the court ruling that it had no jurisdiction over the company’s relevant conduct. Previously, the claimant, BMS Innovations LLC, had sought to include BYD UK in the infringement proceedings, but the judge did not uphold this request.

Nokia and Geely have recently reached a settlement regarding their dispute over standard-essential patents (SEPs) for cellular mobile communications; however, the parties have not disclosed the specific terms of the licence. This settlement has played a significant role in resolving the global SEP litigation between the two parties, which had been ongoing for approximately one year. The hearing in the case of Nokia v Geely, originally scheduled for today (22 May 2026) at the Munich Regional Court I, has consequently been cancelled.