Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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HP apparently realized it couldn’t defend against Huawei’s UPC action over WiFi 6, settled three disputes through Sisvel pool license
It didn’t take long after Huawei’s assertion of a winning WiFi 6 patent for HP to settle by taking a Sisvel pool license.
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Dolby joins Avanci 4G, 5G as licensor
Dolby has recently joined both of Avanci’s Vehicle programs, bringing its 4G patent pool up to 49 licensors and 5G up to 85 total licensors.
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Xiaomi joins Access Advance HEVC patent pool as licensee, VVC patent pool as licensor, licensee
“More licensees are expected to come in the next couple of months,” Access Advance’s Dylan Zhou told ip fray.
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Masimo’s $634M jury verdict against Apple, limited ITC reopening don’t give leverage for quick settlement, but JPI is now possible (though potentially costly)
The winning patent expired in 2022, and there are still some trade secrets claims in the case, but Apple came close to defeating them.
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Unified Patent Court judges concerned over UK court order threatening them with imprisonment — but could it also become risky for UK judges to visit the EU?
The antisuit injunction Amazon obtained last month against InterDigital’s efforts to defend its enforcement actions against foreign interference could be interpreted as a direct threat against UPC and German judges.
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BREAKING: First-ever major SEP infringement suit in Nigeria: Ericsson targets Transsion in patent enforcement campaign covering Brazil, India, UPC, Nigeria
“Despite almost a decade of negotiations, Transsion continues to reject Ericsson’s FRAND offers while failing to enter into a global patent license agreement,” Ericsson announced today.
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UPC judge indicates global patent license agreements imposed by foreign courts will NOT be recognized as defense to infringement
UK court-imposed global patent licenses will be of no commercial value if the UPC does not recognize them.
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The Federal Circuit wants a district court to provide clarity about the scope of a ruling by a judge who has meanwhile been appointed to the Federal Circuit
The circuit judges can’t just knock at the door of their colleague and ask him what he meant a few years ago. They need something formal from the district court.
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UPC officially stays ASUS v. Xiaomi cases based on settlement negotiations; litigation between ASUS and OPPO still in full swing
The UPC lawsuits brought by ASUS and its affiliate Innovative Sonic Corporation have been stayed based on settlement negotiations.
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Huawei earned over $630 million in patent licensing revenue in 2024, balanced IPR philosophy “widely endorsed” by industry
Huawei’s Chief Legal Officer, Liuping Song, announced during the company’s annual IP Forum today that the patent royalties it has paid over the years are nearly three times the amount of royalties it has received, while it spent $25 billion in R&D in 2024 alone.