Category: IP License Agreements
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Nissan joins Avanci 5G: latest in wave of new licensees, licensors
Nissan, Volvo Group, Jaguar Land Rover, and Honda have all signed up to Avanci’s 5G Vehicle program in the last week, bringing the program’s total global licensee count up to 55 automotive brands.
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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP acquires cloud computing, networking patent portfolio, announces voluntary licensing program
Should the voluntary licensing program not achieve broad adoption, our strategic licensing group will implement more targeted licensing strategies to ensure appropriate value realization for these crucial IP assets, SIM IP’s CEO Erich Spangenberg said today.
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“Pressure points”: Latin America’s role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements
Counsel to Nokia and Ericsson reveal why the SEP holders chose Brazil and Colombia for their enforcement campaigns and the role those jurisdictions played in reaching global settlements.
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Philips and Vivo settle five-year Indian 3G, 4G SEP dispute
The companies’ patent licensing agreement comes over a year after Oppo settled with Philips in a parallel dispute – diverging from a pattern of settlements involving both parties occurring in short succession of each other.
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InterDigital strikes patent licensing agreement with HP, Eeva Hakoranta steps down as Chief Licensing Officer
VP of Licensing and Head of the company’s Smartphone Licensing Program Julia Mattis is now Interim Chief Licensing Officer, as the company commences searching for a full-time replacement.
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Dolby GC Andy Sherman reflects on success of GE Licensing acquisition, opportunities in Asia
Dolby’s $429 million acquisition of GE Licensing has already generated a lot of value for the company, perhaps even more than what was anticipated, Mr. Sherman told ip fray on the sidelines of the Via Licensing Alliance Business Summit in Shanghai.
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UK Court of Appeal declaration: Lenovo is entitled to an interim cross-license with Ericsson
The England & Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) today revoked an earlier judgment that denied Lenovo’s request to declare that the company is entitled to an interim cross-license with Ericsson. Instead, it held, Ericsson is “in breach of [its] obligations of good faith” by pursuing claims for injunctions in foreign courts despite Lenovo having undertaken…
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Chinese automotive industry associations ‘encouraging Chinese automakers not to take a license from Avanci’
The China Automotive Technology & Research Center Ltd. and China Society of Automotive Engineers have highlighted that Avanci’s rates are too high and Chinese car makers should only settle for as low as 10% of its global SEP licensing rates, sources close to the matter have told ip fray.
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Nokia obtains anti-antisuit injunctions in fresh lawsuits against Chinese payment terminal maker SUNMI in UPC, Munich, Mannheim
Nokia has obtained two anti-antisuit injunctions in the UPC and the Regional Court of Munich in an ongoing case against Chinese POS vendor SUNMI.
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Patently confirms Nokia’s milestone of 7K patent families declared essential to 5G standard
Beyond its 5G contributions, Nokia has also declared well over 1,700 patent families essential to earlier generations, further demonstrating its long-standing impact on mobile communications, Patently has found.