SEP Regulation withdrawn, UK wrongful-enforcement damages, and more news

1) IP Europe, Nokia welcome definitive withdrawal of EU SEP Regulation

Apparently the formal withdrawal of the proposed EU regulation on standard-essential patents already happened weeks ago, and its publication is now imminent.

2) UK wrongful-enforcement damages standard at issue in Sandoz v. Bayer; disclosures in South African patent lawsuits can influence parallel cases

Sandoz is seeking a disgorgement of profits from Bayer, alleging that misrepresentations to the European Patent Office are a basis for going beyond the usual compensation.

3) LinkedIn post: UK Supreme Court schedules Tesla v. Avanci hearing for April 27 & 28, 2026

By the standards of that court, that is soon.

4) Samsung prevails in UPC Dusseldorf LD: gains ground in global wireless patent dispute against Headwater 

The Dusseldorf Local Division of the Unified Patent Court has handed Samsung a major win in a dispute filed against it by Headwater Research LLC, dismissing the complaint and revoking the patent-in-suit.

5) Netlist files fresh U.S. patent infringement suit against Samsung following demise of memory module partnership

Netlist has sued Samsung and one of its distributors, Avnet, over the alleged infringement of one of its memory module patents.