Category: Automotive Industry Players
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Nokia’s Chinese licensing success story continues as wireless innovator announces patent license agreement with second Chinese car maker
Nokia has announced that a second unnamed automaker from China has taken a bilateral license to its cellular standard-essential patents.
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Ruling on Tesla’s appeal of dismissal of UK FRAND case against Avanci unlikely before January
Tesla wants a UK FRAND determination concerning the Avanci 5G patent pool, whose rates have been accepted by the industry at large.
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Is it a good idea for courts to determine patent pool rates even if a pool has already achieved market acceptance?
Before courts set patent pool rates, it bears reflecting on what that means if a pool’s terms already has been accepted by large parts of the market.
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Avanci announces two new German aftermarket licensees, but not the most vocal German would-be licensee: Continental
Context: Avanci regularly announces new licensees, such as ADS-TEC Energy, an electric-vehicle charger maker (October 31, 2024 ip fray article), and new licensors, such as SOLiD (November 11, 2024 LinkedIn post by Avanci). What’s new: Avanci’s Aftermarket program, which launched in early 2023 and covers certain types of devices (monitoring, infotainment and other multi-function products)…
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XPENG becomes first Chinese automaker to be sued in Europe’s Unified Patent Court: ArcelorMittal asserting patent on coated steel strips
XPENG is the first Chinese car maker to have been sued in the Unified Patent Court. The plaintiff is Luxembourg-HQ’d steel giant ArcelorMittal.
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Avanci’s Laurie Fitzgerald in Clause 8 interview: no guarantee that Avanci was going to succeed, “but I really wanted it to work”
The Clause 8 podcast discussed with Avanci Vehicle President Laurie Fitzgerald how the automotive SEP licensing program became a success after initially requiring quite a bit of patience.
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UPC’s Court of Appeal reverses Munich LD, orders U.S.-based non-practicing entity to provide collateral to Volkswagen
The UPC’s Munich Local Division held that a U.S. non-practicing entity did not have to provide security for litigation expenses, but the Court of Appeal has reversed the decision.
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Toyota acquired dozens of 5G SEPs from OPPO to equip itself for cross-licensing and countersuits
Toyota acquired dozens of 5G standard-essential patents from OPPO, making the company potentially not only a licensee but also a licensor of cellular SEPs.
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Alliance for Automotive Innovation continues to push for lower SEP royalties with weak arguments
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation continues to pursue the objective of lower standard-essential patent royalties with legally and factually incorrect assertions.