Category: Qualcomm
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Federal Circuit dismisses ParkerVision appeal against Qualcomm: Rule 54(b) does not allow partial final judgment on some claims of one patent
The Federal Circuit has held that a patent is a single cause of action, so judgments on receiver claims cannot be appealed while transmitter claims remain pending. ParkerVisionâs 15 years of litigation have returned to Florida.
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Qualcomm, Apple announce renewal of license agreement that was set to expire next spring: details unknown
No details are known, but this is likely one of the largest patent license deals in the industry.
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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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âMarkets pay a premium for the smooth line and discount the stepsâ: tracking patent licensing revenueÂ
In a quarterly report, Jim Harlan, founder of The Standard Strategy (and formerly at InterDigital), tracks a 10-company basket of IP-licensing-centric businesses. His latest report notes that a decline in patent licensing value does not reflect the value itself, but rather the way markets price the âlumpyâ shape of licensing revenue.
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Heated debate on preliminary injunctions and rate-setting kicks off OxForaâs 14th Intellectual Property and Competition Forum
On a panel that featured speakers from Qualcomm, Huawei, Amazon, and Dell, panelists debated over whether injunctions should really exist. An executive from Amazon added that they would be happy to have courts set rates, no matter where they are based, as this causes âless of a port congestionâ.
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FedEx can fight another day in Qualcomm dispute, as Federal Circuit considers IPR real-parties-in-interest
The USPTO withdrew its initial defense of the PTAB’s refusal of FedEx’s arguments around real parties in interest.
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UPC’s Munich LD clears chipset makers Qualcomm and NVIDIA of infringement: appeals very likely
Today the Munich Local Division’s second panel found no infringement in cases targeting Qualcomm and NVIDIA chipsets.
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DĂ©tente in Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents: unconventional tactics against BMW likely spurred settlement talks with Qualcomm
A settlement between Qualcomm and Onesta is a mere formality. A new filing by Onesta in Munich shows that this litigation is most likely coming to an end very soon.
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Onesta settling with Qualcomm, but keeping up pressure on its customer BMW with Munich lawsuits over U.S. patents: new filings
BMW argues that Onesta’s patent infringement allegations relate to Qualcomm chips. A patent agreement between Onesta and Qualcomm is imminent, but will it benefit BMW?