Category: Automotive Industry Players
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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…
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BREAKING: Multi-brand truck maker PACCAR apparently took Avanci license — Acer’s Munich case withdrawn on eve of trial
Most likely, PACCAR resolved the disputes with Acer and Longhorn through an Avanci pool license.
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WiFi 6 pools gaining significant momentum: HPE signs up to Sisvel Multimode pool, Sharp joins Avanci WiFi 6 Vehicle licensing program as licensor
HPE brings the number of licensees in Sisvel’s Multimode pool up to six (joining Sony Group Corporation, Huawei, Panasonic, Philips, and ZTE), while Sharp joins fellow licensors Atlas Global, BlackBerry, Canon, ISG, KPN, Malikie Innovations, Meizu Technology, NEC Corporation, NTT, and OPPO in Avanci’s WiFi 6 Vehicle program.
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Brazilian court enters preliminary injunction against Chinese automotive group Geely: same IP Bridge 4G patent made BYD settle
Geely is also facing European infringement actions brought by Nokia and Sun Patent Trust. The simplest solution would be an Avanci Vehicle license.
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China’s Great Wall Motor and Skyworth sued in Brazilian SEP actions; all patents available through pools; PI against Geely imminent
Avanci licensors are suing Chinese automakers Great Wall Motors and Geely while a Sisvel licensor is suing electronics conglomerate Skyworth. All of that in Brazil. The Skyworth case is likely the first-ever Brazilian patent suit involving the AV1 standard.
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First U.S. patent long-arm assertions in German court withdrawn with prejudice as Onesta settles with Qualcomm; separately, NVIDIA settled
The realistic best-case scenario for BMW materialized with respect to costs. But the overall course of events will not completely discourage others from pulling an Onesta.