Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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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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BASF spin-off also suing Apple over face ID patent infringement in UPC, ITC
The United States International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into BASF subsidiary TrinamiX’s infringement complaint against Apple over six of its facial recognition-related patents, a month after the plaintiff also sued Apple in both the UPC and the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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Google succeeds in getting Federal Circuit to move online maps case out of Western District of Texas
Now-retired District Judge Alan D. Albright was “patently erroneous” in denying Google’s motion to transfer the University of Southern California’s complaint.
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Micron and Netlist settle all patent litigation; Micron to pay $600M for 5-year license
As with the earlier Samsung settlement, Micron has agreed to invest in Netlist as part of their deal.
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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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Cerence sues Sony over PlayStation voice recognition tech, adding to litigation against Amazon, Apple
Cerence’s earlier ITC complaint against Sony has been narrowed down; while it also recently settled a copyright dispute with Microsoft.
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Nokia promotes new China licensing head amid growing regional momentum
Dazhi Wang takes the reins after Simon Zhao’s move to pool operator Access Advance.
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Nokia sues Aylo over video encoding patent infringement in Eastern District of Texas
Nokia alleges Aylo ignored three licensing letters while encoding huge volumes of video with its patented techniques, so the plaintiff is now seeking damages going back six years in Marshall, Texas.
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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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Dolby, MediaTek bought 40% of video codec patent families that changed hands in the U.S. over six months: USPTO records analysis
A review of recent USPTO assignment records shows Alibaba, LG, and OP Solutions selling video codec patents while Dolby, MediaTek, and licensing entities bought, in some cases, expired patents.