Category: Licensors and/or Licensees
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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.
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Patent license negotiators get valuable guidance from Federal Circuit in $20M Google thermostat decision on how to prepare for future trials
In EcoFactor v. Google, the Federal Circuit upheld all three decisions challenged by Google (concerning validity, infringement and, which is discussed in most detail, damages).
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One ring to sue them all: Samsung launches pre-emptive DJ strike against Oura Health to protect soon-launching Galaxy Ring
In advance of the launch of its smart ring named Galaxy Ring, Samsung has brought a declaratory judgment action against Oura Health Oy, which it describes as litigious.
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Sun Patent Trust sues Xiaomi over LTE-A standard-essential patents, asks for global FRAND rate determination in France, also sues in India
Licensing firm Sun Patent Trust is suing Xiaomi over LTE-Advanced standard-essential patents in France (seeking a FRAND determination there), India and other jurisdictions.
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Latest Munich SEP injunction shows failure of 2021 patent “reform”: Federal Patent Court of Germany didn’t keep six-month target
The six-month target for Germany’s Federal Patent Court to provide preliminary opinions on nullity actions was not kept in the Atlas Global v. TP-Link case in which the Munich court entered an injunction this month.