Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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BREAKING: InterDigital wins sixth straight injunction against Disney â UPC Dusseldorf LD
The UPCâs Dusseldorf LD has found that Disney+ infringes an amended InterDigital patent on device-to-device media casting, extending InterDigitalâs unbroken run of six wins against Disney to a new front.
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Federal Circuit issues revised opinion in LG case over TV patents â but damages decision remains untouched
The appeals court had originally issued its opinion in Constellation Designs v. LG Electronics back in April.
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BMW counters Broadcom patent suit in Munich, brings U.S. declaratory judgment action
BMW has filed a declaratory judgment action against Avago and its subsidiary Broadcom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, after the latter alleged that it infringed two of its European Ethernet and Wi-Fi patents in a court in Munich, Germany.
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âWe have the obligation to price it rightâ: Qualcomm IP licensing head John Han
âWhether you pay at the device level or module level, we try to create parity in pricing so it does not discriminate or differentiate between where in the supply chain you take a license,â John Han, who was recently promoted to Executive Vice President of Qualcomm Technology Licensing, tells ip fray in an interview.
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Maxell acquires TCL patents following settlement of district court litigation and ITC complaint; initiates new Hisense suit
The Japanese company is also locked in an ongoing dispute with Samsung.
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Apple faces Texas infringement suit over 5G SEPs held by Longhorn IP affiliate
The patents-in-suit were originally owned by a major Asia-Pacific tech company.
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UK court finds Samsung patent asserted against ZTE valid; essentiality was conceded
Samsung has technically prevailed on a 5G patent, though ZTE can appeal the decision. Its last successful SEP assertion was against Apple in 2013 and resulted in a presidential veto.
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Part-win for Philips in Delaware 3G patent fight: Quectel infringes one of four asserted patents
A jury in the District of Delaware has said that Quectelâs cellular communication modules infringe only one of two remaining asserted patents from an enforcement campaign Philips started in December 2020. Quectel must pay over $3 million in damages to Philips, the jury has also found.
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Malikie, Xiaomi settle UPC patent case in Mannheim
Malikie Innovations and Xiaomi have withdrawn their UPC infringement and revocation claims in Mannheim by mutual consent, suggesting they have settled this part of their global patent fight.
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Sun Patent Trust strikes settlement with vivo: UPC action withdrawn
This dispute involved the question of whether a SEP holder can bring a proactive FRAND determination claim and seek a UK-style injunction in the UPC. It won’t be answered in these proceedings.