Category: Patent Pools
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Disney hit with fresh U.S. patent infringement action by Advance VDP licensor Tagivan II
Disney is facing yet another patent infringement case, this time by Tagivan LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
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BREAKING: InterDigital inks new Dell patent licensing deal, reveals fresh Brazilian suits against Disney
InterDigital today released its Q3 2026 report, revealing a new deal with Dell, new suits against Disney in Brazil, details of its arbitration cases with Samsung and Lenovo, and a date for its UK hearing against Tesla.
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Access Advance defends video patent pool rates against Snap’s RAND challenge
Access Advance is challenging Snap’s attempt to secure court-determined licensing terms for its video patent pool, raising questions about the limits of UK judicial intervention in multi-party licensing arrangements.
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Bringing collaborative licensing models to the AI revolution will “underpin our growth for the next 5 to 10 years, and beyond”: Via’s Kevin Mack
With dozens of companies owning more than five essential patent families, “there’s a lot of risk out there” for both licensors and licensees, he said.
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Renault revealed as latest licensee to Avanci Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program
To date, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford, and Volvo Cars had been announced as licensees.
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Longhorn IP entity files German complaint against farm equipment maker AGCO
The Dusseldorf suit adds to the SEP complaint AGCO is already facing across the country in Munich.
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HDMI LA’s first IP dispute in decades ‘solidified’ licensing program, Chief Licensing Officer says
Having a judge confirm that everything you are doing is “spot on” affirmed that the program’s fees are fair and reasonable, HDMI LA’s Trudi Bordi tells ip fray in an interview.
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Disney hit with Delaware complaint from ETRI over video coding SEPs
ETRI claims that Disney was repeatedly contacted by Access Advance to take a (F)RAND license to the VDP pool, which would cover the asserted patents.
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OPPO, Nidec have taken Qi Wireless Power patent pool license, Via announces during AI licensing-focused Summit
During its annual Bridge Summit in San Francisco today, which will largely focus on opportunities and strategies in AI patent licensing, Via Licensing Alliance announced Japan’s Nidec Mobility Corporation and China’s OPPO – already a licensor – have both taken a license in Via’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool.
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HMD’s dogged defense against patent infringement actions flies in the face of conventional litigation economics
Across different disputes, HMD’s defensive efforts show a pattern of disproportionate legal expenditures and an unwillingness to settle with patent holders even when the licensing terms in question enjoy wide market acceptance.