Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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Acer, Chinese SEP holder launch first cellular SEP campaign against farm equipment maker:Â John Deere targeted over 4G patents in Munich, Mannheim
Acer and Beijing Jingshi Intellectual Property Management have sued John Deere over 4G SEPs in German courts, marking the first cellular SEP campaign against an agricultural vehicle maker.
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Zoom gets dialed in to Delaware suit as PulseLink files additional complaint over patents acquired from Avaya
It’s the second complaint that PAE PulseLink Systems LLC has filed against Zoom, following one in the Eastern District of Texas earlier this year.
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Munich court consolidates FRAND framework for SEP licensing disputes
The Munich I Regional Courtâs new FRAND guidelines consolidate the 7th Civil Chamberâs approach to licensing willingness, implementer conduct and substantive review of SEP-holder offers into a single roadmap for future disputes.
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Huawei, Nokia and others share why Brazil is becoming a bigger part of their global patent strategies
Judges, experts, and attorneys shared their perspectives during Licks Attorneysâ ICT Patent Litigation Seminar on Technical and Scientific Evidence 2026.
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New Munich FRAND guidelines contemplate range from âŹ0.49 to âŹ1.05 per streaming service subscriber as monthly aggregate royalty burden
The Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber’s FRAND guidelines discuss reasonable SEP royalty burdens for standard and premium subscriptions to streaming services.
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German Federal Patent Court leans toward invalidating Malikie patent asserted against Xiaomi in Munich
Germanyâs Federal Patent Court has signaled it will likely invalidate a Malikie patent Xiaomi is fighting in a Munich infringement case, though the opinion is preliminary and non-binding.
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As ink dries on $898M Samsung settlement, Netlist goes after Micron, HPE, Lenovo at ITC, district court
As part of their settlement, Samsung agreed to provide Netlist with information that could assist it in future ITC proceedings against third parties.
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âMarkets pay a premium for the smooth line and discount the stepsâ: tracking patent licensing revenueÂ
In a quarterly report, Jim Harlan, founder of The Standard Strategy (and formerly at InterDigital), tracks a 10-company basket of IP-licensing-centric businesses. His latest report notes that a decline in patent licensing value does not reflect the value itself, but rather the way markets price the âlumpyâ shape of licensing revenue.
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Rio court confirms Via pool offer can satisfy FRAND without bilateral negotiations
A Rio court has held that NECâs Via LA pool offer was sufficient to satisfy FRAND without a separate bilateral offer to HMD, while finding HMDâs failure to substantively engage with the pool terms indicative of hold-out.
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UPC Hague LD revokes Maxell casting patent, finds aggregation of routine features obvious
The UPC Hague LD revoked Maxellâs casting patent after finding the granted claims not novel and its auxiliary requests obvious. The court held that aggregating routine features without functional interdependence or synergistic effect cannot establish inventive step, and dismissed Maxellâs infringement action.