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Avanci launched its EV Charger program in late 2023 to provide pool licenses to standard-essential patents (SEPs) relevant to connected electric vehicle (EV) charging systems (
December 5, 2023 Avanci press release
).
What’s new and direct impact:
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In November 2025, Ericsson launched a global enforcement campaign against China’s Transsion, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, over 4G and 5G-related standard-essential patents (SEPs). It sued the Chinese supplier in Brazil, India, Nigeria, and three venues in the UPC (
November 14, 2025
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Ericsson’s cellular standard-essential patent (SEP) enforcement against China-based Transsion is a global campaign, spanning a number of countries, among them Morocco (
December 19, 2025
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In December 2024, Promosome LLC, an exclusive licensee of The Scripps Research Institute, sued BioNTech and Pfizer entities at the UPC Munich Local Division (LD) over the infringement of
EP2401365
(“Reengineering mrna primary structure for enhanced protein production”). The suit alleged that the manufacturing process behind Comirnaty infringes this method for boosting full-length protein expression by mutating so-called secondary start codons that would otherwise divert ribosomes away from the intended starting point on the mRNA.
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The 2026 men’s association football World Cup is currently taking place in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, from June 11 until July 19, 2026. The tournament is run by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) with various partners, including official hospitality provider On Location Events LLC.
What’s new and direct impact:
On Location has been sued for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by TicketMatrix LLC.
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