Category: IP License Agreements
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With litigation risk solutions under the microscope, PAE steps up Eastern District of Texas campaign asserting patents purchased from Allied Security Trust
AST is clear that under its model “problem patents” can still end up with PAEs; but elsewhere, patent defense solutions seem to be getting increased scrutiny.
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Via Licensing Alliance taps former TiVo, Technicolor executive to lead on licensing and strategy
Patrick Zhang has been appointed to the newly created role at a time when Via is looking to expand existing programs while launching into new areas.
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TCL China Star Optoelectronics acquires Japan Display patents
Japan Display is diversifying into the sensor and semiconductor packaging markets, and is divesting thousands of non-core patents as part of the process.
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Adeia makes patent acquisitions, comments on DISH litigation as Q1 results point to new market opportunities
The licensing firm says its recent deals with AMD, Microsoft, and L’Oréal are indicative of its diversification drive.
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ETRI announces $34M annual revenue from standard-essential patents
The Korean research institute has reported its 2025 revenue from licensing standard-essential patents, along with new essentiality declarations.
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Nokia announces three new IoT patent licensing agreements, including with ADT – without litigation
Nokia has today announced that it has successfully licensed three leading residential security systems providers, including ADT, through its IoT licensing program – all of which were negotiated litigation-free.
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Eeva Hakoranta, former InterDigital Chief Licensing Officer: ‘Focus on the impact and great things will follow’
The former InterDigital Chief Licensing Officer spoke to ip fray on the sidelines of Via Licensing Alliance’s Business Summit about why she stepped down from her role, where she is headed next, and some of the obstacles she has had to overcome as a woman in IP.
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Colombia pushes for compulsory licensing of U.S. pharma company’s patents
Colombia’s Health Minister has revived a previous administration’s investigation into four of U.S. pharma company Gilead’s patents at the core of Hepatitis-C treatment, issuing a public interest declaration to make the licensing of such patents compulsory.
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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, Nokia’s Chief Licensing Officer for Wireless Technologies, Susanna Martikainen, announced that the company has signed a bilateral patent licensing agreement with Stellantis – its fourth major WLAN license deal with an automaker this year – and acquired several of Huawei’s WiFi 7-related patents.
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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.