Category: IP License Agreements
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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…
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Huawei signs patent license agreements with Amazon (after Munich court win) and vivo (without any litigation)
Huawei has just made two simultaneous announcements of patent (cross-)license agreements that, together with court rulings on FRAND defenses serve to validate its license terms.
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Nokia and vivo settle 5G patent dispute with cross-license shortly after Nokia-OPPO deal
Just before Chinese New Year, Nokia and vivo have announced a multi-year 5G patent cross-license agreement. In terms of volume, vivo is one of the largest smartphone makers in the world.