Year

IP Cases — 2026

559 decisions across all jurisdictions

By type: patent 469 trademark 77 design 11 copyright 2

Page 2 of 19 · 559 total

patent · Jul 4, 2026

Wealth, Inc. v.--

· PGR2026-00042

Wealth, Inc. has filed a Post‑Grant Review petition seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of Vanilla Technologies’ U.S. Patent 12,353,917, alleging ineligibility, obviousness, indefiniteness, and an improper dependent claim. The petition relies on prior‑art references Racanelli, Bateman, Dintenfass, McMillen and Kwak.

patent · Jul 4, 2026

Toyota Motor Corporation et al. v.BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

· IPR2026-00333

Toyota has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 17 claims of Bunker Hill’s ’508 hybrid‑drive patent, alleging anticipation and obviousness over multiple prior‑art references. The petition relies on a technical expert declaration and argues no secondary considerations exist.

patent · Jul 4, 2026

Microsoft Corporation v.Qomplx LLC

· IPR2026-00325

Microsoft has filed an IPR petition challenging 16 claims of Qomplx’s U.S. Patent 12,301,627 covering graph‑based network anomaly detection. The challenger asserts obviousness over prior‑art references Stokes, Crabtree, and Sekar under 35 U.S.C. §103.

patent LITIGATION · Jul 3, 2026

Rematec GmbH & Co KG v.Europe Forestry B.V.

Mannheim Local Division · UPC_CoA_302/2025

This case concerns an application by Rematec under R. 333 RoP seeking review of a judge-rapporteur's order that dismissed Rematec's request to have its Application for a cost decision, originally filed with the Court of Appeal, referred to the Court of First Instance (Mannheim Local Division) while preserving the original filing date. The Court of Appeal held the application admissible but unfounded, ruling that cost decision proceedings must be initiated before the Court of First Instance even when they concern costs of appeal proceedings, and dismissed the application.

patent · Jul 3, 2026

Microsoft Corporation v.ToutVirtual, Inc.

· IPR2026-00297

Microsoft has filed an IPR petition challenging all 20 claims of ToutVirtual’s ‘667 patent covering virtual system management, asserting obviousness over multiple prior‑art references.

patent LITIGATION · Jul 1, 2026

IPG Laser GmbH & Co. KG v.TRUMPF Laser UK Limited

Mannheim Local Division · UPC-CoA-58/2026

IPG Laser appealed a decision of the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court that had dismissed its counterclaim for revocation of EP 2 951 625 and found it liable for direct infringement. Shortly after filing the appeal, IPG Laser applied to withdraw it, requesting full or partial reimbursement of court fees. The Court of Appeal permitted the withdrawal, declared the proceedings closed, and ordered reimbursement of 50% of the court fees (€21,145) under Rule 370.9(b) RoP.

patent · Jul 1, 2026

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Golden Eye Technologies LLC

· IPR2026-00188

Cisco has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate five claims of Golden Eye's 9,271,243 patent covering WLAN transmit‑power adjustment. The challenger relies on prior‑art references Hills, Wang and Calhoun to argue obviousness under 35 U.S.C. §103.

patent · Jul 1, 2026

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.GOLDEN EYE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

· IPR2026-00187

Cisco has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate claims 1‑3 and 13‑15 of Golden Eye Technologies' 9,717,037 patent. The challenger argues the claims are obvious over earlier Wi‑Fi standards and patents (Choudhary, Hasty, Chen). The petition requests the Board to institute the review and cancel the challenged claims.

patent · Jul 1, 2026

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Golden Eye Technologies LLC

· IPR2026-00186

Cisco has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate claims 1‑4 and 9‑11 of Golden Eye’s ’556 Wi‑Fi scanning patent, arguing that the claims are obvious over three earlier patents. The petition emphasizes that the patent was allowed despite acknowledging the same prior‑art concepts.

patent LITIGATION · Jun 30, 2026

ParTec AG v.Lenovo Global Technology Germany GmbH, Lenovo (Deutschland) GmbH, and Lenovo Group Limited

Düsseldorf Local Division · UPC_CFI_2258/2026

ParTec AG, proprietor of EP 3 743 812 B1 relating to dynamic allocation of heterogeneous compute resources, sought provisional measures against three Lenovo entities for alleged indirect infringement of method claim 1 based on Lenovo's marketing of an NVIDIA-integrated stack featuring the Expert Parallel Load Balancer (EPLB). The Düsseldorf Local Division rejected the application, holding that ParTec failed to demonstrate irreparable harm and did not provide a detailed and substantiated account of the relevant market situation prior to the entry of the allegedly infringing product onto the market.

patent LITIGATION · Jun 22, 2026

Robert Bosch Doo Beograd and Others v.Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage

· UPC-CoA-50/2026

The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court dismissed an appeal by several Robert Bosch entities against an order of the Paris Local Division that had rejected their preliminary objections to the court's competence. The court addressed the interpretation of Article 33(1)(b) UPCA regarding the requirements for establishing competence over multiple defendants, holding that belonging to the same group of companies can constitute a commercial relationship and that the 'same alleged infringement' condition requires the same patent and substantially the same products, irrespective of commercial designations or supply channels.

patent LITIGATION · Jun 22, 2026

Valeo Systèmes d'essuyage v.Robert Bosch France SAS and Others

· UPC-CoA-4/2026

Valeo Systèmes d'essuyage brought a patent infringement action before the central division (Paris section) of the Unified Patent Court against multiple Robert Bosch entities, including defendants based in Serbia and China. The Paris central division held it lacked competence and referred the case to the Düsseldorf Local Division. The Court of Appeal set aside those orders, holding that the central division (Paris section) has competence to hear the infringement action and that the language of proceedings is French.

trademark plaintiff favorable · Jun 19, 2026

Honasa Consumer Ltd v.Visage Beauty And Health Care Pvt Ltd

Delhi High Court · 185872847

The Delhi High Court allowed a petition filed by Honasa Consumer Ltd seeking rectification of the trademark 'D-TAN' registered in favor of Visage Beauty And Health Care Pvt Ltd. The court held that the mark 'D-TAN' is descriptive and not registrable under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The registration of the mark 'D-TAN' was cancelled, and the Registrar of Trade Marks was directed to remove the registration from the Register of Trade Marks.

trademark settled · Jun 8, 2026

Linux Laboratories Private Limited v.Ms Univentis Medicare Limited And 3 others

Madras High Court · 17886810

Linux Laboratories Private Limited filed a suit against Ms Univentis Medicare Limited and others for trademark infringement of their registered trademark EPITRAZ. The parties settled the dispute among themselves and filed a Settlement Agreement, which was recorded by the court. The suit was disposed of on the terms of the Settlement Agreement, with no order as to costs.

trademark plaintiff favorable · Jun 5, 2026

Dwd Pharmaceuticals Ltd v.Celsius Healthcare Pvt Ltd

Delhi High Court - Orders · 94100903

Dwd Pharmaceuticals Ltd sought an ex parte ad interim injunction against Celsius Healthcare Pvt Ltd for infringement of its ZEST family of trademarks. The court granted the injunction, restraining the defendant from using the impugned marks. The plaintiff had made significant investments in advertising its products under the ZEST trademarks and had generated considerable income. The defendant's use of the CELSIUSDIZEST mark was likely to cause irreparable harm to the plaintiff.

trademark plaintiff favorable · Jun 5, 2026

Renee Cosmetics Private Limited v.Ms. Rupali Sharma & Anr

Delhi High Court · 90350517

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition filed by Renee Cosmetics Private Limited and directed the Registrar of Trade Marks to cancel the registration of the mark 'GLASS SKIN' granted in favour of Ms. Rupali Sharma. The court held that the term 'GLASS SKIN' is generic and descriptive of the goods, and therefore, cannot be monopolized by any party. The respondent had filed a trademark application for the mark 'GLASS SKIN' in Class-03 on a 'proposed to be used basis' and was granted a registration certificate, which was challenged by the petitioner.

trademark plaintiff favorable · Jun 5, 2026

Panasonic Holdings Corporation & Anr v.Siddharth Vij & Anr

Delhi High Court · 186097002

The Delhi High Court has cancelled the registration of the trademark 'PONTA' in favor of Siddharth Vij, as it was found to be deceptively similar to the prior registered trademark 'PENTA' of Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The court held that the registration of 'PONTA' was without sufficient cause and would create confusion and deception in the mind of the general public. The Registrar of Trade Marks has been directed to remove the registered mark 'PONTA' from the Register of Trade Marks.

patent · Jun 4, 2026

Pinterest, Inc. v.--

· IPR2026-00334

Pinterest has filed an IPR petition challenging all 20 claims of OpenTV’s ’703 patent, asserting that the claims are obvious over prior art such as Orr, Hsu, Lim, and Hervey.

patent · Jun 4, 2026

Okta, Inc., et al. v.--

· IPR2026-00327

Okta has filed an Inter Partes Review petition challenging all sixteen claims of Thales’s ’103 patent covering security policies for eID wallets on mobile devices. The petition relies on multiple obviousness grounds using prior‑art references such as Makhotin, Coulomb, Jones and others.

patent · Jun 3, 2026

Microsoft Corporation v.ToutVirtual, Inc.

· IPR2026-00295

Microsoft files an IPR petition challenging ToutVirtual’s 2023 ‘Virtual Systems Management’ patent, asserting that all 14 claims are obvious over a suite of prior‑art virtualization references.

patent · Jun 3, 2026

Google LLC v.AccuSearch Technologies LLC

· IPR2026-00286

Google filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 25 claims of AccuSearch’s ’959 patent covering annotated search‑result displays, arguing obviousness over multiple prior‑art references.

patent · Jun 2, 2026

LG Display Co., Ltd. et al. v.--

· PGR2026-00028

LG Display has filed a Post‑Grant Review petition challenging U.S. Patent 12,293,691 covering an OLED display device. The petition asserts indefiniteness, lack of written description, lack of enablement, and obviousness over multiple prior‑art references. The Board has not yet ruled on the petition.

trademark plaintiff favorable · Jun 1, 2026

Shubham Goldiee Masale Pvt. Ltd v.Ashok Kumar & Ors

Delhi High Court - Orders · 186384684

The Delhi High Court granted an injunction against the defendants for infringing the plaintiff's trademarks, copyrights, and artistic works. The court also exempted the plaintiff from pre-litigation mediation and effecting advance service. The defendants were directed to block and suspend the impugned website and preserve domain registration records.

trademark plaintiff favorable · May 29, 2026

M/S. Motherson Through Its Partners V.C. Sehgal, Vidhi Sehgal and Laksh Vaaman Sehgal v.Motherson Industries Private Limited & Anr.

Delhi High Court - Orders · 56535198

The Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favor of M/S. Motherson, restraining Motherson Industries Private Limited from using the trademark 'MOTHERSON'. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant's use of the mark would amount to infringement of their registered trademark. The court allowed the plaintiff to file additional documents and granted exemption from pre-institution mediation. The matter is listed for further hearing on October 29, 2026.

trademark plaintiff favorable · May 29, 2026

Amber Nutrition Private Limited v.Ms. Neetu Choudhary & Anr

Delhi High Court - Orders · 121281315

The Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favor of Amber Nutrition Private Limited, restraining the defendants from using the trademark 'AMBER KREAM TOFFEE' or any other similar mark. The court found that the plaintiff had established a prima facie case of trademark infringement and that irreparable harm would be caused if the injunction was not granted. The defendants were directed to file an affidavit disclosing their sales and to provide an account of profits.

trademark plaintiff favorable · May 29, 2026

Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd & Anr v.Awadh Bihari Badal Proprietor Of Aloe Care Arogya Life & Anr

Delhi High Court - Orders · 129914125

The Delhi High Court granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favor of Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd, restraining the defendant from using the mark 'Liv-22' which is deceptively similar to the plaintiff's registered trademark 'Liv.52'. The court found that the plaintiff had made out a prima facie case for grant of interim injunction and that the balance of convenience lay in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant's use of the mark 'Liv-22' was likely to cause irreparable harm to the plaintiff's goodwill and reputation.

trademark plaintiff favorable · May 29, 2026

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited v.Orziva Healthcare Private Limited & Ors

Delhi High Court - Orders · 172910131

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited filed a lawsuit against Orziva Healthcare Private Limited & Ors for trademark infringement and passing off. The court granted an injunction restraining the Defendants from manufacturing and selling products under the impugned marks ORZIFER-XT, which are deceptively similar to Emcure's trademarks OROFER and OROFER-XT. The court found that Emcure has established a strong reputation and goodwill in its trademarks and that the Defendants' actions are likely to cause irreparable damage to Emcure's goodwill and reputation.

copyright plaintiff favorable · May 29, 2026

Fortune Marketing Private Limited v.Gujarat Pesticides & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 37482031

The Delhi High Court revoked the impugned copyright registration of the artistic work/label/packaging titled ZOOOK in favor of Gujarat Pesticides & Ors. due to procedural flaws. The court found that the grant of copyright registration was procedurally flawed and deserved to be revoked. The original application filed by Respondent No.1 is revived for fresh consideration by Respondent No.2. The court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

trademark plaintiff favorable · May 29, 2026

Mr Pathan Imrankhan Zafarullakhan & Anr v.Microsoft Corporation

Delhi High Court · 46724585

The Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award that directed the transfer of the domain name 'www.exceltotally.in' from the petitioners to Microsoft Corporation. The court found that the arbitral award lacked independent evaluative analysis establishing intentional deception or bad faith. The petitioners had been using the domain name since 2010 for their software solutions and applications facilitating data transfer between Microsoft Excel and Tally accounting software.

trademark plaintiff favorable · May 29, 2026

Grm Foodkraft Pvt Ltd And Anr v.Ks Agro Impex And Anr

Delhi High Court · 56346810

The Delhi High Court granted an injunction in favor of Grm Foodkraft Pvt Ltd, restraining Ks Agro Impex from selling Golden Sella Basmati Rice in packaging that is deceptively similar to the plaintiff's trade dress. The court found that the defendant's packaging was likely to cause confusion among consumers and harm the plaintiff's goodwill. The defendant is allowed to continue selling Golden Sella Basmati Rice using distinct and non-deceptive packaging. The case highlights the importance of protecting intellectual property rights, particularly in the FMCG sector.

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