Category: InterDigital v. TCL
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InterDigital secures preliminary injunction against TCL over HEVC patents in Brazil
A Rio court has granted InterDigital a provisional injunction against TCL over HEVC patents, denying an interim license and examining FRAND compliance, licensing comparables, and implementer willingness.
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TCL’s binding pledge in Delhi narrows its options for interim relief in Shenzhen against InterDigital’s Brazilian HEVC injunction
The Delhi High Court held TCL to its German counsel’s assurance that TCL would not interfere with InterDigital’s right to enforce its patents. The pledge leaves TCL little room to seek an antisuit injunction and could also constrain a request in Shenzhen for an interim license covering the sales enjoined in Brazil.
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BREAKING: InterDigital wins PI against TCL in Brazil
The 3rd Business Court of the Judicial District of the Capital of Rio de Janeiro adopted the findings of an independent expert report, which fully supported InterDigital’s position that TCL infringes the two patents-in-suit, that the patents are essential to the HEVC standard, and that InterDigital’s offers met its FRAND obligations.
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UPC Munich LD will assess implementer willingness ahead of FRAND license disclosure in InterDigital v. TCL
The UPC’s Munich LD has declined to order InterDigital to disclose comparable license agreements while TCL’s willingness to take a FRAND license remains disputed, potentially allowing the court to resolve the FRAND defense without examining those agreements.
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Dolby attacks six InterDigital patents in U.S. court to protect its customers Amazon, Disney, TCL, Hisense
Dolby has recently filed a petition for inter partes review against an InterDigital patent, but is now going against five more patents.
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InterDigital files patent infringement actions against Hisense, TCL in UPC, Germany, Brazil, India; TCL also in U.S.
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.