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Category: TCL

Pantech settles wave of 4G SEP disputes in ITC, Eastern District of Texas

August 6, 2026

China’s TCL, OnePlus (an Oppo affiliate), and Tinno have successfully settled their 4G SEP litigation with Pantech, while the fifth defendant – HMD – remains pending.
TCL opens Shenzhen front against InterDigital with global HEVC rate-setting and antitrust suits; Hisense turns to CADE

August 4, 2026

China has become the latest front in InterDigital’s global TV patent battle. InterDigital disclosed two Shenzhen actions by TCL seeking global FRAND terms for its HEVC portfolio and alleging abuse of dominance, alongside Hisense’s separate antitrust proceeding before Brazil’s CADE.
Korean monetization platform behind Pantech SEP campaigns targets Hisense, TCL with display patents from Asian tech companies

June 23, 2026

FairLight Innovations LLC is suing the two Chinese companies in the Eastern District of Texas.
TCL’s China Star transferred hundreds of patents to Texan PAE suing LG and Hisense

June 16, 2026

Updated USPTO records confirm what appears to be the first assignment to a patent assertion entity by TCL and its affiliates since withdrawing from LOT Network.
Hisense targeted by Fortress-backed NPE asserting former TCL China Star patents in Eastern District of Texas

June 8, 2026

Debate has grown around the “anti-NPE” LOT Network recently; TCL’s withdrawal last year suggests the company is seeking more flexibility with regards to its patent strategy.
Malikie Innovations sues TCL over Wi-Fi, AV1 patents in Eastern District of Texas, hints at future request for injunction

May 19, 2026

Malikie Innovations claims that TCL has not acted in “good faith” when it comes to FRAND negotiations.
TCL China Star Optoelectronics acquires Japan Display patents

May 18, 2026

Japan Display is diversifying into the sensor and semiconductor packaging markets, and is divesting thousands of non-core patents as part of the process.
Corning wins UPC injunction against TCL TVs over glass sheet patent, validating Hisense decision to settle just before CD ruling on validity

April 16, 2026

After getting LG and Hisense to settle, Corning has now won a UPC ruling against TCL over glass sheets used in TVs. The patent will expire in June, however, and TCL says its current products do not infringe.
Dolby attacks six InterDigital patents in U.S. court to protect its customers Amazon, Disney, TCL, Hisense

March 4, 2026

Dolby has recently filed a petition for inter partes review against an InterDigital patent, but is now going against five more patents.
InterDigital files patent infringement actions against Hisense, TCL in UPC, Germany, Brazil, India; TCL also in U.S.

February 10, 2026

InterDigital has a very successful licensing program and needs to litigate only in a minority of cases. Launching enforcement actions in four (TCL: five) jurisdictions in parallel is a strong statement.