Category: Huawei
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5G SEP report shows ZTE’s essentiality ratio towering above other major patentees: plausible, but essentiality ratios are snake oil
Context: Certain patent data and research firms occasionally release rankings of major standard-essential patent (SEP) holders. Different methodologies lead to different results. What’s new: A couple of weeks ago, GreyB published “Updated Findings” (PDF) relating to its 5G Essentiality Report. The top six 5G SEP holders according to GreyB account for about 60% of all…
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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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Smart meter giant EDMI takes license from Huawei, previously Avanci, but not Sisvel: patent pools are optional
Huawei and EDMI announced a license agreement today that relates to narrowband IoT standards. EDMI could have licensed the related Huawei patents through a Sisvel pool, but opted for a bilateral agreement, which demonstrates the optionality of patent pools.
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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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Netgear brings politically charged U.S. complaint against Huawei: antitrust and racketeering allegations
Netgear has brought a U.S. antitrust and racketeering complaint that is at odds with the fact that Huawei’s inbound and outbound licensing revenues are at a level.