Ericsson sues Disney over multimedia patents; Apple wants $5.7B verdict overturned; Longhorn sues AGCO; more

1) Free: BREAKING: Ericsson sues Disney in Brazil over multimedia patents

Ericsson has filed a patent infringement dispute against Disney in the Rio de Janeiro court over several multimedia patents.

2) LinkedIn: Ericsson Q3 2026 report reveals 25% increase in IPR licensing revenue: partly due to retroactive revenue from Transsion global patent cross-license agreement

3) Premium: Apple asks court to wipe out Taction’s $5.7B verdict, files JMOL motion three days ahead of deadline

Filed three days ahead of the deadline, Apple’s renewed JMOL motion claims the jury had no evidence for $5.7B and that Taction’s infringement test was rigged. Taction’s response is now due November 3.

4) Premium: Longhorn IP entity files German complaint against farm equipment maker AGCO

The Dusseldorf suit adds to the SEP complaint AGCO is already facing across the country in Munich.

5) Free: Celebrating World Standards Day: the ‘invisible backbone’ of innovation

Today, on World Standards Day, we share some of the key statements on the important role standards – and standard-essential patents – play in innovation.

6) Premium: Samsung and Pictiva settle OLED patent dispute that saw $191M Texas jury verdict followed by PTAB invalidation

The two parties have jointly moved to dismiss litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.

7) Free: Qualcomm, Arm each claim victory in architecture licensing standoff; jury awards $2 damages

The two chipmakers have been engaged in a long-running contractual dispute over use of Arm’s processor architecture IP.