Category: Huawei
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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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Disney disables HEVC on Disney+ in Brazil following Huawei injunction, appeals order
Disney has asked a Rio de Janeiro appeals court to suspend Huawei’s HEVC injunction, asserting that it has fully switched HEVC off on Disney+ in Brazil, and maintaining that it has not infringed its patents.
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Huawei wins expert report-based preliminary injunction against Disney in Brazil over HEVC patent, with $1 million penalty for non-compliance
A Rio de Janeiro judge granted Huawei an expert-backed injunction and accused Disney of delay tactics. Disney had 24 hours to stop distributing accused HEVC video or pay a $1 million fine.
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Qualcomm-Huawei disagreement reflects inherently subjective nature of unpacking complex “license-plus” deals
Qualcomm’s and Huawei’s divergent interpretations of their license-plus-patent-transfer agreement are just the latest example of how two parties can take different perspectives on the same deal without anyone necessarily lying.
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HMD’s dogged defense against patent infringement actions flies in the face of conventional litigation economics
Across different disputes, HMD’s defensive efforts show a pattern of disproportionate legal expenditures and an unwillingness to settle with patent holders even when the licensing terms in question enjoy wide market acceptance.
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Huawei, Qualcomm sign broad, multi-year patent cross-licensing agreement
The deal covers a range of technology fields, including 5G, compute, AI, and networking, and Qualcomm’s purchase of certain Huawei U.S. patents in the areas of compute, AI, networking, and other technologies.
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Canon, Huawei, Oppo, and Sony team up with Tulip to license 125,000+ imaging patents
Tulip has become a recognized name in the patent monetization industry thanks to its battery licensing program with LGES and Panasonic.
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Huawei, HP ink global WiFi patent cross-license deal
Huawei and HP have announced the signing of a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement, which was reached amicably and indicates that digital innovation is increasingly taking place in China.
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Munich court consolidates FRAND framework for SEP licensing disputes
The Munich I Regional Court’s new FRAND guidelines consolidate the 7th Civil Chamber’s approach to licensing willingness, implementer conduct and substantive review of SEP-holder offers into a single roadmap for future disputes.
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Panasonic and OPPO, Nokia and Huawei trade SEPs in newly recorded U.S. transfers
Both assignments are emblematic of how smaller-scale asset transfers involving SEPs take place in the context of broader deals between operating companies.