Category: InterDigital
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InterDigital, Sony renew cellular, WiFi, video patent licensing agreement
The companies announced today that they have agreed to extend their ongoing patent licensing agreement, which covers all of Sony’s end-user devices under InterDigital’s global patent portfolio, including its standard-essential cellular, WiFi, and video patents.
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InterDigital wins third Munich injunction against Disney: court confirms bench ruling over HEVC-related patent
In an impressive winning sterak, InterDigital has now won three out of three cases against Disney in Munich. It was this week’s second bench ruling in Munich (the other came down at the local UPC division).
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UPC’s stern warning has Amazon concerned, already impacts UK court’s case management, but Amazon may have to backtrack to greater extent
The UPC’s forceful order on the eve of today’s UK hearing definitely made an impact, but the risk of escalation has not gone away yet.
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BREAKING: InterDigital seeking $200M/yr. from Amazon for license to streaming patents, according to Amazon lawyer in UK court
The number must be taken with a grain of salt. It could be pretty accurate, but could also be based on extrapolations. Amazon breached a protective order and most likely an NDA in revealing it.
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InterDigital faces challenges from Dolby (to patent asserted against Disney) and Samsung (to $1 billion arbitration award)
Dolby has filed a petition for inter partes review of a patent that InterDigital asserted in a global infringement case against Disney in the United States District Court for the Central District of California last year. Meanwhile Samsung has challenged a $1 billion arbitration award it received last July as part of their mobile device…
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InterDigital files patent infringement actions against Hisense, TCL in UPC, Germany, Brazil, India; TCL also in U.S.
InterDigital has a very successful licensing program and needs to litigate only in a minority of cases. Launching enforcement actions in four (TCL: five) jurisdictions in parallel is a strong statement.
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UPC orders Amazon, InterDigital to comment on this week’s UK antisuit hearing; witnesses may be sworn in, penalties could follow
The Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division makes it clear that the InterDigital v. Amazon injunction protecting its own proceedings covers not only an interim license, but also a post-trial decision.
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Amazon brings second UPC appeal against InterDigital in interim-license context; both appeals likely to be heard together on May 28
Amazon is one of the world’s largest corporations and has a huge litigation budget.
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UK judge adamant about ensuring that InterDigital’s UPC injunction won’t prevent Amazon from obtaining post-trial FRAND ruling
InterDigital is being pressured not to seek relief in the UPC against a UK global FRAND ruling, and apparently bowing to the pressure. What will the UPC do now?
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EU Commission officially indicates concern over UPC-UK antisuit conflict; UPC CoA schedules InterDigital-Amazon hearing for May 28
The European Commission’s cordial letter to the Mannheim Local Division’s Presiding Judge encourages the court to share further information.