Month: October 2026
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Renault revealed as latest licensee to Avanci Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program
To date, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford, and Volvo Cars had been announced as licensees.
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Kerala HC widens patent ‘government-use’ power for cheap life-saving drugs, but leaves the trigger to the Center
After a breast-cancer patient’s death turned the plea into a suo motu cause, the Kerala High Court held that Section 100 of the Patents Act lets the government make and sell patented medicines cheaply, but left the decision to the Regional Cancer Center.
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Disney+ urged to compensate EU customers up to €62.8 million for removal of 4K, HDR: faces class-action suit
Consumer advocacy group Euroconsumers has issued the streaming giant with a formal notice to compensate customers in Italy, Belgium, and Portugal, threatening complaints with the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network and a class-action suit.
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Comcast must pay WhereverTV $213 million for infringing X1 program guide patent, Florida jury finds
A Tampa jury found Comcast’s Xfinity X1 guide infringes WhereverTV’s patent, in a case the Federal Circuit revived last year. Post-trial motions come next, Comcast has signaled an appeal.
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Qualcomm, Transsion sign license deal through end of 2031: 4G, 5G devices now all covered by single contract
Qualcomm and Transsion not only renewed one of their two existing license agreements through the end of 2031, but also seized the opportunity to consolidate both contracts into one.
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BREAKING: Ericsson sues Disney in Brazil over multimedia patents
Ericsson has filed a patent infringement dispute against Disney in the Rio de Janeiro court over several multimedia patents.
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Apple asks court to wipe out Taction’s $5.7B verdict, files JMOL motion three days ahead of deadline
Filed three days ahead of the deadline, Apple’s renewed JMOL motion claims the jury had no evidence for $5.7B and that Taction’s infringement test was rigged. Taction’s response is now due November 3.
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Longhorn IP entity files German complaint against farm equipment maker AGCO
The Dusseldorf suit adds to the SEP complaint AGCO is already facing across the country in Munich.
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Celebrating World Standards Day: the ‘invisible backbone’ of innovation
Today, on World Standards Day, we share some of the key statements on the important role standards – and standard-essential patents – play in innovation.
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Samsung and Pictiva settle OLED patent dispute that saw $191M Texas jury verdict followed by PTAB invalidation
The two parties have jointly moved to dismiss litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.