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The Licensing Executives Society (LES) is a well-respected organization whose efforts to foster respectful debate are appreciated by many members of the IP community. Today, the German, French, and Italian chapters of LES jointly organized, on the German Patent and Trademark Office’s premises, an event (
) to mark the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) third anniversary.
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In June 2025, Japan Display (JDI) announced the restructuring of its IP holdings to enable their monetization as part of a wider shift in corporate strategy to focus on new markets.
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Belgium-based Umicore is an advanced materials and recycling group that develops metal-based technologies and recycling, cleaner mobility solutions, and the advanced materials needed for energy, electronics, space exploration, and more.
The group’s IP unit is made up of around 30 people, spread across Finland, Belgium, Germany, Japan, and South Korea, and is headed up by Sean Alexander. Together, they manage a portfolio of over 5,500 patents, with most families being filed in Europe, the U.S., China, South Korea, and Japan. The IP unit is within the legal department and reports directly to the General Counsel.
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In 2018, a single judge of the Delhi High Court (HC) handed Philips a landmark win, ruling that Indian Patent No. 184753 for a “decoding device” was a standard-essential patent (SEP) for DVD players. The court ordered the Bansals (Mangalam Technology and Bhagirathi Electronics) to pay royalties of $3.175 and later $1.90 per DVD player, plus punitive damages. ip fray covered that decision (
February 24, 2025
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