Month: October 2026
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Dolby, MediaTek bought 40% of video codec patent families that changed hands in the U.S. over six months: USPTO records analysis
A review of recent USPTO assignment records shows Alibaba, LG, and OP Solutions selling video codec patents while Dolby, MediaTek, and licensing entities bought, in some cases, expired patents.
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Tesla ‘Sun factory’ apparently at heart of U.S.-Chinese semiconductor technology patent infringement dispute
New York-based Linton Crystal Technologies has sued China’s Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. over the infringement of seed-lifting technology patents, after the latter reportedly won a bid to supply Tesla with 210mm monocrystalline pullers for its $10.1 billion “Project Crystal Sun” factory.
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Federal Circuit distinguishes impossibility from indefiniteness, affirms Samsung invalidity win on enablement grounds
The Federal Circuit upheld Samsung’s invalidity win, but shifted the basis from indefiniteness to lack of enablement.
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Volvo Cars is the latest licensee to Avanci’s Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program, with more to be revealed soon
Avanci unveiled General Motors and Ford as licensees to the program earlier this month.