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BREAKING: Nokia and Geely settled cellular SEP dispute; unknown if pool or bilateral license
Read more: BREAKING: Nokia and Geely settled cellular SEP dispute; unknown if pool or bilateral licenseA trial (with the possibility of a subsequent bench ruling) was scheduled for today, but canceled on short notice.
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Samsung leads U.S. AI patent grants 2025, otherwise largely dominated by Big Tech
Read more: Samsung leads U.S. AI patent grants 2025, otherwise largely dominated by Big TechMeanwhile, 12 of the top 100 U.S. AI patent holders are automakers, meaning AI is becoming front and center of the car manufacturing industry, a report by Harrity Patent Analytics has revealed.
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UPC Hamburg LD sanctions med tech company for failure to comply with preliminary injunction
Read more: UPC Hamburg LD sanctions med tech company for failure to comply with preliminary injunctionThe UPC’s Hamburg LD has fined a med tech comopany €58.8K for continuing to offer heart occluders via its website and a MedicalExpo listing despite an October 2025 preliminary injunction.
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ByteDance faces litigation on multiple fronts from Dominion Harbor entities asserting SEPs and non-SEPs
Read more: ByteDance faces litigation on multiple fronts from Dominion Harbor entities asserting SEPs and non-SEPsLark, ByteDance’s workplace collaboration platform, has been targeted; while TikTok and virtual reality gear maker Pico have also been sued.
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Brazilian appeals court keeps connected-car injunction against GWM in force
Read more: Brazilian appeals court keeps connected-car injunction against GWM in forceA Rio de Janeiro appellate judge refused to stay a connected-car SEP injunction against five GWM vehicle models, keeping restrictions on 4G connectivity services in place during the appeal.
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Monolingual regime would not solve UPC docket distribution problem but might raise constitutional issues: other measures would be better
Read more: Monolingual regime would not solve UPC docket distribution problem but might raise constitutional issues: other measures would be betterIn the UPC docket distribution debate, the focus is not as much on what can be meaningfully done as it is on ideas that are either unlikely to achieve an effect or impossible to implement.
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Via Licensing Alliance Voice Codec pool continues to grow with addition of new licensors, licensee
Read more: Via Licensing Alliance Voice Codec pool continues to grow with addition of new licensors, licenseeVia launched the pool covering EVS and IVAS speech-coding standards in December 2024.
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Apple’s acqui-hire deal with AI avatar startup Animato includes patent applications
Read more: Apple’s acqui-hire deal with AI avatar startup Animato includes patent applicationsApple has signed a deal involving avatar software startup Animato that combines hiring rights, intellectual property licensing, and patent application transfers, reflecting Apple’s broader use of modular AI-focused transactions disclosed through the EU’s Digital Markets Act database.


