Category: IP License Agreements
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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.
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“Good leadership is like conducting an orchestra”: LESI president and TactoTek general counsel, IP licensing head Sonja London
“To make a symphony, people must be playing together, even if each team is playing their own melody – and the best outcome happens when everyone is contributing according to the notes,” Mrs. London told ip fray in an exclusive interview.
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Catalyst and Teva Pharmaceuticals settle patent dispute over rare-disease drug, but fight for orphan treatment not over yet
Nasadaq-listed Catalyst sees shares rise by 18% following the settlement, which grants Teva a license from February 2035.
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Nokia scores another “Chinese first”: payment terminal maker PAX takes wireless patent license
Nokia’s IP business is on a roll. After Thursday’s standard-essential patent injunction against Amazon, the Finnish company today announced its first license deal with a Chinese maker of payment terminals.
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Unified Patent Court makes first standard-essential patent decision: Mannheim LD orders production of license agreements
The UPC’s Mannheim Local Division has entered an order favoring transparency in connection with standard-essential patent license agreements in SEP disputes.
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Avanci announces second licensee of its Smart Meter program: sole cellular IoT pool with traction?
Avanci’s Smart Meter patent pool has announced its second licensee, suggesting an early lead in this emerging field.
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AVM takes license to Huawei’s WiFi 6 standard-essential patents: German WiFi router market leader settles litigation
The leader of the German WiFi router market (70% market share), AVM, has taken a license to Huawei’s WiFi 6 standard-essential patents, ending infringement litigation between the two companies.
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Redacted judgment shows Huawei overcomplied with its FRAND licensing obligation in (settled) Amazon dispute
Context: In December it became known that the Munich I Regional Court entered a WiFi 6 standard-essential patent (SEP) injunction against Amazon at the end of a trial (December 26, 2023 ip fray article). The written decision was provided in February, and the dispute was settled, through a global patent license agreement, shortly thereafter (March…