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Nokia signed patent license agreement with Chinese mobile device maker Transsion (African market leader) — without litigation
Read more: Nokia signed patent license agreement with Chinese mobile device maker Transsion (African market leader) — without litigationContext: It’s been almost a year since Nokia completed its smartphone patent license renewal cycle with respect to the seven largest licensees of cellular standard-essential patents (SEPs) (February 8, 2024 ip fray article). One company that was not previously named as a Nokia licensee is Transsion, a Chinese multi-brand company that is the undisputed volume…
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BREAKING: UPC’s Dusseldorf LD assumes long-arm jurisdiction over UK part of EPO-granted patent
Read more: BREAKING: UPC’s Dusseldorf LD assumes long-arm jurisdiction over UK part of EPO-granted patentThe UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division deemed the patent-in-suit invalid, but would otherwise have ordered an injunction even with respect to its UK part.
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In leaked strategy paper on competitiveness, EU Commission encourages more patent licensing, participation in standard-setting
Read more: In leaked strategy paper on competitiveness, EU Commission encourages more patent licensing, participation in standard-settingThe European Commission’s “Competitiveness Compass” takes pro-IP positions that are fundamentally at odds with the agenda behind the proposed EU SEP Regulation.
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UPC Roundup (1 week) and update on ip fray subscriptions
Read more: UPC Roundup (1 week) and update on ip fray subscriptionsThere was only a small quantity of Unified Patent Court (UPC) news this week. You find the usual summary below, but let’s start with a quick update on ip fray‘s subscription offering: Update on ip fray subscriptions The previously-announced transition to a mix of premium subscription and free content will happen soon. We are just…
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EU Commission may have to bring WTO complaint against UK: appeals court says Lenovo may get interim license from Ericsson, schedules urgent hearing for February 18
Read more: EU Commission may have to bring WTO complaint against UK: appeals court says Lenovo may get interim license from Ericsson, schedules urgent hearing for February 18An order by the England & Wales Court of Appeal says Lenovo has “real prospects” of securing a interim license against Ericsson, which could give rise to an EU-UK trade dispute.
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LexisNexis launches 5G SEP owner data cleaning initiative, aims to reduce “systemic bias”
Read more: LexisNexis launches 5G SEP owner data cleaning initiative, aims to reduce “systemic bias”The firm has partnered with over 30 of the top 5G patent-holding companies to launch its “Cellular Verified” initiative, which seeks to “clean” an increasingly self-declared and “inherently inconsistent” ETSI database.
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Patrik Hammarén to lead Nokia Technologies into the future: appointed president (and now not just “acting”)
Read more: Patrik Hammarén to lead Nokia Technologies into the future: appointed president (and now not just “acting”)Nokia just announced “the appointment of Patrik Hammarén — whom we interviewed two months ago after he became Acting President (November 13, 2024 ip fray article) — as President of Nokia Technologies and member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team, effective 22 January 2025.” Nokia Technologies is the division in charge of the group’s patent…
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European Commission files fresh World Trade Organization proceeding against China over global rate-setting of EU SEPs
Read more: European Commission files fresh World Trade Organization proceeding against China over global rate-setting of EU SEPsChina has empowered its courts to set binding worldwide royalty rates for EU SEPs without the consent of their patent owners, giving Chinese manufacturers cheaper access to those European technologies unfairly, the European Commission has alleged.
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