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Huawei, HP ink global WiFi patent cross-license deal
Read more: Huawei, HP ink global WiFi patent cross-license dealHuawei and HP have announced the signing of a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement, which was reached amicably and indicates that digital innovation is increasingly taking place in China.
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Wilus opens new front against TP-Link with California complaint over Wi-Fi SEPs; Sisvel license would resolve disputes
Read more: Wilus opens new front against TP-Link with California complaint over Wi-Fi SEPs; Sisvel license would resolve disputesResearch and licensing firm Wilus sued networking equipment maker TP-Link in the Eastern District of Texas in April.
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UPC Hamburg finds HMD unwilling after rejecting pool route for bilateral licensing
Read more: UPC Hamburg finds HMD unwilling after rejecting pool route for bilateral licensingThe UPC’s Hamburg Local Division held that a FRAND-compliant pool offer can satisfy a SEP holder’s obligations under Huawei v. ZTE, while setting conditions for when an implementer may insist on bilateral licensing.
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Guardant Health ordered to pay TwinStrand Biosciences and University of Washington $245M in Delaware dispute over DNA sequencing patents
Read more: Guardant Health ordered to pay TwinStrand Biosciences and University of Washington $245M in Delaware dispute over DNA sequencing patentsThe co-plaintiffs were originally awarded $83.4 million by a District of Delaware jury in November 2023.
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InterDigital expands UPC litigation against Disney, says VP9 workaround still infringes its patents
Read more: InterDigital expands UPC litigation against Disney, says VP9 workaround still infringes its patentsInterDigital has filed new claims at the UPC targeting Disney’s use of VP9 for 4K streaming, arguing the codec still infringes its patents despite seven injunctions already won worldwide.
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WIPO publishes Ericsson’s 6G foundation patent application
Read more: WIPO publishes Ericsson’s 6G foundation patent applicationThe World Intellectual Property Office has published Ericsson’s 6G foundation patent application, marking an important first step in the company’s ambitions to stay ahead in the 6G SEP race.
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Former USPTO deputy director Coke Stewart on C4IP President appointment
Read more: Former USPTO deputy director Coke Stewart on C4IP President appointment“There is a concern that the pendulum is swinging back and forth from one director to another, or one administration to another. While there isn’t an agreement on what the reforms should be, there is consensus that the changes need to be permanent, and I can better do that from the outside,” Ms. Stewart told…
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UPC Roundup (1 week): 8 CoA rulings including PI, strict appeal deadlines; Munich and Paris LDs reject infringement claims; and more
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week): 8 CoA rulings including PI, strict appeal deadlines; Munich and Paris LDs reject infringement claims; and moreThis is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of August 16, 2026.


