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Eyeing the AI data center boom, Via Licensing Alliance unveils new NAND pool, issues call for patents
Read more: Eyeing the AI data center boom, Via Licensing Alliance unveils new NAND pool, issues call for patentsVia has announced a new semiconductor-related licensing program, this time for NAND memory technology.
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Ibex sues Disney and Snap in Brazil as streaming patent disputes escalate
Read more: Ibex sues Disney and Snap in Brazil as streaming patent disputes escalateIbex has launched separate patent actions in Brazil against Disney and Snap relating to video technologies, adding to growing litigation pressure on video streamers across multiple jurisdictions.
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Brazilian court lifts ZTE’s 5G injunction against Samsung as expert rejects infringement and essentiality claims
Read more: Brazilian court lifts ZTE’s 5G injunction against Samsung as expert rejects infringement and essentiality claimsA Rio de Janeiro court revoked ZTE’s 5G injunction against Samsung after a court-appointed expert concluded that the asserted patent is neither infringed nor essential to the 5G NR standard.
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Podcast: interview with Dr. Peter Georg Picht, SEP and competition law expert
Read more: Podcast: interview with Dr. Peter Georg Picht, SEP and competition law expertIn our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Dr. Peter Georg Picht, an IP and competition law professor at Zurich University, and a fellow with the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.
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Geely takes Avanci license: combination of three near-simultaneous events leaves no room for reasonable doubt
Read more: Geely takes Avanci license: combination of three near-simultaneous events leaves no room for reasonable doubtStatistically, the near-simultaneous settlement of cases involving more than one licensor of a given patent pool means a pool license has been taken in all likelihood..
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Compliance statement on Licensing Executives Society’s alleged Chatham House rule at UPC +3 YEARS event: here’s the evidence
Read more: Compliance statement on Licensing Executives Society’s alleged Chatham House rule at UPC +3 YEARS event: here’s the evidenceOn Monday (May 18, 2026), three chapters of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) co-hosted a hybrid UPC +3 YEARS event. We reported on the three afternoon sessions: the one on inventive step (May 19, 2026 ip fray article), the judges’ panel, and the fireside chat with UPC President Dr. Klaus Grabinski (May 18, 2026 ip…
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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.


