Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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Samsung brings FRAND claim against ZTE in 4th jurisdiction: counterclaim in Unified Patent Court’s Mannheim Local Division
After bringing standalone FRAND/SEP actions in the UK, Germany and the United States, Samsung has now also brought a FRAND counterclaim in the UPC.
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Clearing up misconceptions about OPPO-Volkswagen patent license agreement: it merely proves Avanci’s flexibility
The only noteworthy aspect of the OPPO-Volkswagen patent license is that it shows Avanci members can enter into bilateral agreements even after signing up.
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Apple-funded astroturfers caught LYING about organization’s ETSI membership: ACT | The App(le) Association
ACT | The App(le) Association claims to be an ETSI member. It is not. Certainly not for months to come and not necessarily thereafter.
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U.S. judge deprioritizes Samsung’s FRAND case against ZTE, UK judge requested post-hearing briefing on cross-jurisdictional implications
A federal judge in California has pushed back a hearing date by almost four months and a UK judge requested post-hearing briefing on Samsung’s multi-country FRAND lawsuits.
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Federal Circuit decision in Optis v. Apple SEP case shows why UK courts should leave other jurisdictions alone: misconception exposed
In the seemingly neverending SEP story between Optis and Apple, the Federal Circuit has ordered a U.S. retrial on the merits and what would be a third damages trial in the same case.
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Microsoft seeks declaratory judgment against Biogy over RFC one-time passcode patent in Northern District of California
Microsoft has alleged that Biogy’s prior “litigation behavior” confirms it will be its next target in an RFC patent infringement suit.
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Nokia upgrades Hisense, Acer disputes with Indian patent infringement filings
Nokia’s patent enforcement against Hisense and Acer is now expanding to India.
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BREAKING: Datang sues fellow Chinese company Xiaomi in Munich over three 4G/5G standard-essential patents
This is just a short news piece. A spokeswoman for the Landgericht München I (Munich I Regional Court) confirmed the pendency of three recently-filed Datang v. Xiaomi cases: All three are essential to the LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard, which is known as 4G but also forms the basis of 5G. Datang is a subsidiary…
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In U.S. court filing in ZTE case, Samsung raises “bias concerns” over Chinese FRAND proceedings: SEP-related sinophobia
Samsung just told a U.S. court it does not expect fairness from the Chinese courts because of the Chinese govenrment’s ownership position in ZTE.
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Nokia expands wireless patent licensing in automotive sector to WiFi, expects more Chinese auto deals or litigation this year
“This year will be a turning point for automotive licensing in China… either more Chinese automotive companies will sign licences or there will be more litigation by patent holders,” Nokia’s Chief Licensing Officer for Wireless Technologies, Susanna Martikainen writes in a blog post.