Category: Ericsson
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UPC CoA allows Apple to intervene in Ericsson-ASUS, Sun Patent Trust-vivo cases to seek enhanced protection of SEP license agreements
The CoA has addressed not only the admissibility of an intervention for the specific purpose of protecting confidential information but also a mootness question raised by vivo.
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Nokia defends against third Eastern District of Texas case in a row: no infringement; and only $2M for T-Mobile’s use of Ericsson base stations
Context: Last year, there were only two cases in the Eastern District of Texas during that entire year which plaintiffs lost. In both cases, Nokia was the defendant. On April 5, 2024, Smart Path Connections lost a jury trial over three patents and a fourth had previously been thrown out by the court on summary…
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New study: Huawei leads WiFi 7 SEP ownership, Ericsson sole European patentee
A report on WiFi 7 SEP ownership published by GreyB today has found European patentees lag way behind those in Mainland China and the U.S., with Ericsson being the only patentee mentioned from the region.
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Nissan joins Avanci 5G: latest in wave of new licensees, licensors
Nissan, Volvo Group, Jaguar Land Rover, and Honda have all signed up to Avanci’s 5G Vehicle program in the last week, bringing the program’s total global licensee count up to 55 automotive brands.
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“Pressure points”: Latin America’s role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements
Counsel to Nokia and Ericsson reveal why the SEP holders chose Brazil and Colombia for their enforcement campaigns and the role those jurisdictions played in reaching global settlements.
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BREAKING: Ericsson, Lenovo settle multijurisdictional patent dispute with cross-license agreement, will arbitrate details
Ericsson and Lenovo have settled all pending litigation. To some extent they have agreed on the terms and the remaining details will be resolved through arbitration.
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Ericsson puts comity first in UK Supreme Court appeal of LJ Arnold’s interim license decision in Lenovo’s favor
Context: Last month, the England & Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) held that, in Ericsson’s place, a willing licensor of standard-essential patents would have to grant Lenovo an interim license that would put an immediate end to all enforcement actions (February 28, 2025 ip fray article). The decision was based on fundamental misconceptions regarding the…
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Ericsson’s Mathias Hellman in IoT & IP Explained interview: interoperability, scale top two considerations in deciding whether to standardize tech
“It can be painful to take something great you have developed and put it into a standardized context, but in the long run that is very incredibly important for the communications sector and our ecosystem,” Mr. Hellman tells Dr. Claudia Tapia Garcia.