Interview with Qualcomm's IP licensing head John Han; BMW counters Broadcom lawsuit; UPC Roundup; U.S., UK litigation news

1) Premium (but free summary): ‘We have the obligation to price it right’: Qualcomm IP licensing head John Han

“Whether you pay at the device level or module level, we try to create parity in pricing so it does not discriminate or differentiate between where in the supply chain you take a license,” John Han, who was recently promoted to Executive Vice President of Qualcomm Technology Licensing, tells ip fray in an interview about…

2) Premium: BMW counters Broadcom patent suit in Munich, brings U.S. declaratory judgment action

BMW has filed a declaratory judgment action against Avago and its subsidiary Broadcom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, after the latter alleged that it infringed two of its European Ethernet and Wi-Fi patents in a court in Munich, Germany.

3) Premium: Maxell acquires TCL patents following settlement of district court litigation and ITC complaint; initiates new Hisense suit

The Japanese company is also locked in an ongoing dispute with Samsung.

4) Premium: Apple faces Texas infringement suit over 5G SEPs held by Longhorn IP affiliate

The patents-in-suit were originally owned by a major Asia-Pacific tech company.

5) Premium: UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA rules on evidence production and patent revocation; Hamburg LD grants two injunctions; and more

This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of August 24, 2026.

6) Free: Federal Circuit: “survives” is no patent law term giving it jurisdiction; in another case, district court rightly resolved eligibility after dismissal over venue

Two precedential Federal Circuit decisions came down today.

7) Free: UK court finds Samsung patent asserted against ZTE valid; essentiality was conceded

Samsung has technically prevailed on a 5G patent, though ZTE can appeal the decision. Its last successful SEP assertion was against Apple in 2013 and resulted in a presidential veto.

8) Preview: An article on a new UPC long-arm injunction will go live shortly after this email.