Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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Huawei takes top spot among Brazil’s foreign patent filers in 2025
InterDigital, Nokia, and OPPO were also among the top 50 nonresident applicants.
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Huawei announces new semiconductor law: shows independence from Western chip supply
The new principle, known as “the Tau (τ) Scaling Law”, has “proven” it can resolve global semiconductor and electronic system challenges, and Huawei “welcomes” peers in joining it in verifying the law, Huawei announced during the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems today.
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Ibex sues Disney and Snap in Brazil as streaming patent disputes escalate
Ibex has launched separate patent actions in Brazil against Disney and Snap relating to video technologies, adding to growing litigation pressure on video streamers across multiple jurisdictions.
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Geely takes Avanci license: combination of three near-simultaneous events leaves no room for reasonable doubt
Statistically, the near-simultaneous settlement of cases involving more than one licensor of a given patent pool means a pool license has been taken in all likelihood..
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Compliance statement on Licensing Executives Society’s alleged Chatham House rule at UPC +3 YEARS event: here’s the evidence
On Monday (May 18, 2026), three chapters of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) co-hosted a hybrid UPC +3 YEARS event. We reported on the three afternoon sessions: the one on inventive step (May 19, 2026 ip fray article), the judges’ panel, and the fireside chat with UPC President Dr. Klaus Grabinski (May 18, 2026 ip…
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BREAKING: Nokia and Geely settled cellular SEP dispute; unknown if pool or bilateral license
A trial (with the possibility of a subsequent bench ruling) was scheduled for today, but canceled on short notice.
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Samsung leads U.S. AI patent grants 2025, otherwise largely dominated by Big Tech
Meanwhile, 12 of the top 100 U.S. AI patent holders are automakers, meaning AI is becoming front and center of the car manufacturing industry, a report by Harrity Patent Analytics has revealed.
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ByteDance faces litigation on multiple fronts from Dominion Harbor entities asserting SEPs and non-SEPs
Lark, ByteDance’s workplace collaboration platform, has been targeted; while TikTok and virtual reality gear maker Pico have also been sued.
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Brazilian appeals court keeps connected-car injunction against GWM in force
A Rio de Janeiro appellate judge refused to stay a connected-car SEP injunction against five GWM vehicle models, keeping restrictions on 4G connectivity services in place during the appeal.
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Apple’s acqui-hire deal with AI avatar startup Animato includes patent applications
Apple has signed a deal involving avatar software startup Animato that combines hiring rights, intellectual property licensing, and patent application transfers, reflecting Apple’s broader use of modular AI-focused transactions disclosed through the EU’s Digital Markets Act database.