InterDigital Chief Legal Officer interview; UPC finds Pfizer/BioNTech infringed GSK patent; Brazilian court gives weight to German FRAND decisions; UPC infringements reach 2026 high; more

1) Free: InterDigital Chief Legal Officer Josh Schmidt: antitrust has “limited role” in SEP FRAND disputes

In an exclusive interview with ip fray, Mr. Schmidt discusses InterDigital’s global patent infringement case against Disney, his views on the diverging approaches of different courts and their impact on SEP litigation, the role of antitrust in SEP FRAND disputes, and using arbitration versus mediation as alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

2) Premium: UPC Hague LD finds Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty infringes GSK liposome patent; grants pan-European injunction but defers enforcement

The UPC Hague LD upheld 12 claims of GSK’s liposome patent, finding that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Comirnaty vaccine infringes six of them. It revoked one medical-use claim for insufficiency and granted a pan-European injunction, subject to deferred enforcement.

3) Premium: UPC infringement filings reach 2026 high of 40 in October, German divisions’ monthly share falls to 67.5%

The UPC also logged 11 new stand-alone revocation actions, five provisional measures applications, and 69 first-instance cases overall in October 2026, while The Hague had its busiest month of the year.

4) Premium: Netlist looks to build on Micron momentum with ITC & California campaign targeting Kingston

This latest ITC complaint from Netlist also names Lenovo and several distributors of Kingston products as respondents.

5) Free: Brazilian court gives weight to German FRAND decisions in IP Bridge v. Transsion

A court in Rio has rejected a fresh economic examination of Via Licensing Alliance’s AVC patent pool licensing terms, relying on earlier German judgments and Brazilian appellate authority in a decision highlighting the growing influence of prior FRAND rulings.

6) Premium: Pictiva sues BOE in Texas after Samsung settlement that followed $191M jury verdict

Pictiva Displays International, an affiliate of Key Patent Innovations, has accused the Chinese company of infringing five patents relating to OLED display technology.

7) Free: UPC Milan accepts parent-company guarantee in Nixu v. Amazon security-for-costs dispute

The UPC’s Milan Local Division has rejected Amazon’s €600,000 security-for-costs request against Nixu, finding that a parent-company guarantee provides sufficient protection despite potential enforcement complications under Texas law.