Category: Automotive Industry Players
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BMW seeks U.S. antisuit and anti-anti-antisuit injunction against NPE Onesta’s Munich lawsuit over two U.S. patents: Western District of Texas
The first-ever assertion of U.S. patents in a German court has now drawn, anything but unexpectedly, countermeasures in U.S. district court.
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Nokia signs bilateral wireless patent licensing agreement with automaker Stellantis, acquires WiFi 7 patents from Huawei
In a blog post today, Nokiaâs Chief Licensing Officer for Wireless Technologies, Susanna Martikainen, announced that the company has signed a bilateral patent licensing agreement with Stellantis â its fourth major WLAN license deal with an automaker this year â and acquired several of Huaweiâs WiFi 7-related patents.
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Sun Patent Trust’s UPC action may dissuade automaker Geely from peacemeal resolution; Bardehle becomes first law firm to be on both sides of Avanci
It is unclear why Geely is betting on licensing strategies that Volkswagen and Mercedes previously abandoned.
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Nokia continues making strides in automotive patent licensing: now has four Chinese automakers licensed, Mercedes
During an event today, Patrik Hammarén, President of Nokia Technologies, revealed that the company now has licenses with four Chinese automakers covering its cellular technologies, and signed a new patent licensing deal with Mercedes involving its wireless technologies last week.
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Dolby joins Avanci 4G, 5G as licensor
Dolby has recently joined both of Avanciâs Vehicle programs, bringing its 4G patent pool up to 49 licensors and 5G up to 85 total licensors.
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OPPO licenses 4G and 5G patents to unnamed Chinese automaker engaged in “overseas market expansion”, following similar deal with VW
OPPO owns one of the top 10 cellular SEP portfolios and has now, for the second time, announced a 4G/5G license agreement with a car maker.
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Eastern District of Munich: Onesta sues BMW in Munich I Regional Court over two U.S. and one European former AMD patents
Onesta has filed an unprecedented action in the Munich I Regional Court, asserting two U.S. patents and one European patent against BMW, pushing for an extension of the practical reach of the so-called âlong-arm jurisdictionâ.
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Toyota becomes Avanci 4G & 5G licensor, previously only licensee; acquired 4G/5G SEPs from OPPO
Many patent pools have licensors that are simultaneously licensees, but Toyota is the first of its kind in the automotive industry.
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Hyundai, Nissan defeat parallel automotive patent infringement complaints in Eastern District of Texas
Judge Rodney Gilstrap has ruled that Longhorn Automotive LLCâs patent infringement complaints against the automakers did not sufficiently meet the burden of proof.
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Affirmance of Brazilian preliminary injunction dissuaded BYD from 4G holdout, paved way to Avanci license-based settlement
The sequence of events suggests that the denial of BYD’s motion for reconsideration led to a settlement at this point.