Category: Automotive Industry Players
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First U.S. patent long-arm assertions in German court withdrawn with prejudice as Onesta settles with Qualcomm; separately, NVIDIA settled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.
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Appeals court postpones decision on stay of Broadcom’s German injunction against Renault to April 23; UPC raises concerns over parallel challenges
This is a particularly high-profile German SEP case, and the first SEP injunction against an automaker in Germany in almost four years.
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Avanci launches WiFi 6 Vehicle licensing program: Mercedes-Benz is first licensee
Avanci has launched an SEP licensing platform covering WiFi 6 and WiFi 7 standards, with the first program (Avanci WiFi 6 Vehicle) already up and running with 10 licensors on board, including Atlas Global, BlackBerry, Canon, ISG, KPN, Malikie Innovations, Meizu Technology, NEC Corporation, NTT, and OPPO.
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Volkswagen Group files its first two UPC cases (against PACCAR); tech giant Broadcom is now suing three automakers there in parallel (Renault, Nissan, Hyundai)
Ever more lawsuits targeting automotive companies are now being filed with the Unified Patent Court. Broadcom alone has already filed suits against four different car makers there.
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Judge Albright hands down written antisuit injunction ruling in BMW v. Onesta; settlement looms large, but this matters for future cases
The dispute between Onesta and BMW is apparently coming to an end now, but Judge Albright’s reasoning for an antisuit injunction will be cited to in future situations where U.S. patents are asserted abroad.
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Détente in Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents: unconventional tactics against BMW likely spurred settlement talks with Qualcomm
A settlement between Qualcomm and Onesta is a mere formality. A new filing by Onesta in Munich shows that this litigation is most likely coming to an end very soon.
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Brief update on Renault’s race against the clock after Broadcom won Germany-wide Clio, Mégane SEP injunction
How likely is that Renault avoids enforcement, short of settling? Renault’s motion to stay enforcement is neither cakewalk nor a long shot as enforcement would cause major damage. Bosch and Valeo are intervenors.
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Onesta settling with Qualcomm, but keeping up pressure on its customer BMW with Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents: new filings
BMW argues that Onesta’s patent infringement allegations relate to Qualcomm chips. A patent agreement between Onesta and Qualcomm is imminent, but will it benefit BMW?
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BREAKING: Munich court bans Renault’s sales of Clio, Mégane cars over Broadcom Ethernet SEP: final demand was within FRAND range; recall and destruction
The next SEP injunction from Munich is about wired (not wireless) communications.