Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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China’s top court revives Qualcomm patent that Apple challenged (presumably reads on 3D Touch, Haptic Touch): Patent Cold War
Apple was close to the invalidation of a Chinese Qualcomm patent on the technology known as 3D Touch or Haptic Touch on Apple devices, but the Supreme People’s Court upheld it.
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Internet advertising firm AlmondNet wins $122M patent verdict against Amazon in Western District of Texas
Internet advertising firm AlmondNet has won a $122M verdict against Amazon in the Western District of Texas over two of its originally ten asserted patents.
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Oura Ring wants Samsung’s DJ action dismissed for lack of actual controversy, but doesn’t rule out future patent infringement suit
Smart ring maker Oura seeks the dismissal of Samsung’s declaratory-judgment action in the Northern District of California for lack of an actual controversy.
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Panasonic’s SEP enforcement against Xiaomi faces delays in UPC’s Mannheim LD: October trial may be purely technical, no FRAND
The UPC part of Panasonic’s SEP enforcement campaign against Xiaomi has been delayed and may face further delays, particularly with respect to the FRAND defense.
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UK appeals court unlikely to affirm InterDigital-Lenovo FRAND determination: Munich court also rejected it as unreliable
The England & Wales Court of Appeal is hearing the InterDigital-Lenovo cross-appeals this week. It appears unlikely that Mr Justice Mellor’s finding of a $0.175/unit FRAND rate will be affirmed.
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Famous patent monetizer Frohwitter’s supercomputer firm files multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over Microsoft’s cloud/AI infrastructure
Susman Godfrey represents supercomputer firm ParTec, run by IPCom founder and former patent litigator Bernhard Frohwitter, in a new cloud computing patent dispute with Microsoft.
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UPC’s Hamburg LD grants Tesla discovery into Avago’s standing to sue over Broadcom patent: self-dealing questioned
The Unified Patent Court’s Hamburg Local Division has granted Tesla access to certain documents related to an internal patent transfer by Avago-Broadcom.
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Dolby continues to acquire patent licensing businesses, buys GE Licensing; previously, Dolby’s Via acquired MPEG LA
Dolby is a leader in consolidation in the patent licensing business. Today Dolby announced the acquisition of GE Licensing. Last year, Dolby-owned Via Licensing acquired patent pool manager MPEG LA.
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Delhi High Court says bank guarantee by OPPO is sufficient to protect InterDigital’s interests — no punitive intent
On appeal, the Delhi High Court has determined that OPPO does not have to make a deposit to ensure InterDigital will get paid at the end of the proceedings: a bank guarantee is enough.