Category: Automotive Industry Players
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Nissan settles patent dispute with Broadcom
Broadcom is still embroiled in litigation with Renault (which is under enormous settlement pressure as an injunction is being enforced) and Hyundai.
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BREAKING: Huawei has 5G patent license deal with Tesla — inadvertent disclosure by InterDigital counsel at UK Supreme Court hearing
InterDigital’s barrister has just uniquely identified the previously unknown Avanci 5G licensor who has a direct license deal in place with Tesla as “the single biggest licensor”.
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SEP holders can deprive Tesla’s pursuit of judicial FRAND rate-setting for patent pools of any basis if they want
Tesla’s pursuit of a UK judicial determination on the FRAND rate for a patent pool hangs by a thread: it depends on SEP holders’ positions in licensing and litigation.
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Tesla tells UKSC it shouldn’t have to do what much smaller companies like Doro, Emporia, Nothing can do — and relies on SME astroturfers
The UK Supreme Court started its 2.5-day Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci hearing today. Tesla’s case for a UK determination of pool rates has fundamental shortcomings, which would pose challenges even if it got a UK trial.
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Will UK Supreme Court go from Unwired to Unhinged? Radical judicial imperialists form majority of panel in Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci
The deck appears stacked against reasonableness, but hopefully the outcome will be better than the historic positions of the panel majority suggest. Otherwise the UK will come under a lot more pressure than it can sustain.
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IP Bridge’s Geely injunction stayed in Brazil; GWM proceedings show ongoing enforcement
Preliminary injunction-related developments in Brazil’s SEP disputes have been prematurely characterized as a shift against strong enforcement. A temporary appellate measure is not a final reversal, and parallel proceedings against GWM are ongoing.
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Toyota acquires patents from LG as it looks to expand its licensor role, including in Avanci pools
The Japanese automaker had previously acquired mobile-related patents from China’s OPPO.
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BREAKING: Renault loses key SEP battle against Broadcom in Munich appeals court —massive settlement pressure, risk of contempt sanctions
Renault is now under serious settlement pressure as its efforts to avoid compliance with Broadcom’s Ethernet SEP injunction are not yielding results that would move the needle.
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Truck maker PACCAR’s Avanci license can now be considered certain as Longhorn follows Acer in withdrawing infringement litigation
After a withdrawal by Acer in Munich, one by Longhorn followed in Texas.
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Video streamers back Tesla against InterDigital, Avanci, as UKSC gears up for end of April pool rate determination hearing
The UK Supreme Court is due to hear Tesla’s pool rate determination case against InterDigital and Avanci from April 27 to April 29. Today, it added The Fair Standards Alliance, ACT | The App Association, The Motion Picture Association, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, and the International Center for Law & Economics as intervenors…