Category: Lenovo
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Nokia, InterDigital, others defend confidentiality of license terms in UK appeal related to Optis v. Apple, but needed appeals court’s help due to blind spot
It is difficult to seek redactions of “unknown unknowns”, but the England & Wales Court of Appeal allowed amendments at the appellate hearing.
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Lenovo, Quectel join Avanci 5G as licensors; 225 million vehicles now connected through Avanci Vehicle
Lenovo and Quectel, both major implementers, have signed up to Avanci 5G Vehicle (Lenovo also Avanci 4G) as licensors, bringing the total number of licensors on the program to 60, while Avanci Vehicle has now licensed 225 million connected vehicles.
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NPE launches WiFi 6 patent enforcement campaign (11 suits): SEPs formerly owned by ZTE, NXP, Marvell asserted against Acer, ASUSTek, LG, HP, Lenovo
Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC, which owns a portfolio of WiFi 6 standard-essential patents formerly owned by ZTE, Marvell Technology and NXP Semiconductors, has filed 11 complaints in the Eastern District of Texas, alleging “malicious” and “deliberate” patent infringement.
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Pantech launches U.S. 4G SEP enforcement campaign: files ITC complaint, sues TCL, HMD, OnePlus, Lenovo, Tinno
The campaign, which targets the same four patents in the same U.S. district court, was filed shortly after the Korean firm was granted Japan’s first-ever injunction in a FRAND-related case.
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ITC sides with ASUSTeK in wireless communications patent infringement dispute against Lenovo
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a final determination in a global patent dispute case between Lenovo and ASUSTek, upholding an Administrative Law Judge opinion that found the latter did not infringe three of Lenovo’s wireless communications and diagonal touchpad patents.
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Munich LD gives textbook example of how to address venue competence in UPC disputes involving multiple defendants
For the second panel of the Unified Patent Court’s Munich Local Divison, Judge-rapporteur Dr. Daniel Voß (“Voss”) has rejected a venue-related preliminary objection.
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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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UK judge finds old license is no get-out-of-jail-free card for Lenovo; meanwhile, Ericsson declines to extend interim license after appellate ruling
Mr Justice Meade of the High Court of Justice for England & Wales has decided on the interpretation of a 2011 Motorola-Ericsson patent license. On key questions he agrees with ALJ Elliot of the USITC.