Category: IP License Agreements
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Moderna and GlaxoSmithKline settle mRNA vaccine dispute with cross-license; “not obligated to make payments”
The agreement settles pending litigation in the United States and Europe.
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Qualcomm’s annual licensing revenue of nearly $5.6B fueled by Apple, Huawei, Transsion patent agreement renewals
The company’s 5G renewal cycle has come to an end and will restart in FY 2030, with FY 2027 marking the start of its non-handset revenue inflection.
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Renault revealed as latest licensee to Avanci Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program
To date, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford, and Volvo Cars had been announced as licensees.
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Qualcomm, Transsion sign license deal through end of 2031: 4G, 5G devices now all covered by single contract
Qualcomm and Transsion not only renewed one of their two existing license agreements through the end of 2031, but also seized the opportunity to consolidate both contracts into one.
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Qualcomm, Arm each claim victory in architecture licensing standoff; jury awards $2 damages
The two chipmakers have been engaged in a long-running contractual dispute over use of Arm’s processor architecture IP.
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Micron and Netlist settle all patent litigation; Micron to pay $600M for 5-year license
As with the earlier Samsung settlement, Micron has agreed to invest in Netlist as part of their deal.
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Volvo Cars is the latest licensee to Avanci’s Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program, with more to be revealed soon
Avanci unveiled General Motors and Ford as licensees to the program earlier this month.
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Netlist adds new ITC complaint against Micron, Broadcom, Google, and Nvidia; “intends to rely on… Samsung” to prove domestic industry
After settling with Netlist last month, Samsung agreed to provide “certain information… to use in future ITC actions against third parties”.
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Novo Nordisk signs GLP-1 licensing agreement with China’s Hengrui Pharma
Novo Nordisk and Hengrui Pharma’s agreement, subject to antitrust approval, will allow Novo to obtain exclusive rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize HRS-1596 globally, excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
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Qualcomm, Apple announce renewal of license agreement that was set to expire next spring: details unknown
No details are known, but this is likely one of the largest patent license deals in the industry.