Category: Avanci patent pools
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Second UPC lawsuit filed against BYD: will Tesla throw its Chinese competitors under the bus or vice versa?
BYD is coming under ever more pressure from standard-essential patent assertions. Another case has been filed with the UPC’s The Hague Local Division.
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EXCLUSIVE: SEP enforcement against Chinese car maker BYD reaches Unified Patent Court’s The Hague Local Division
After two SEP enforcement lawsuits against Chinese automaker BYD in Munich, Sol IP added one in Mannheim and is now suing in the UPC’s The Hague Local Division, too.
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Nissan joins Avanci 5G: latest in wave of new licensees, licensors
Nissan, Volvo Group, Jaguar Land Rover, and Honda have all signed up to Avanci’s 5G Vehicle program in the last week, bringing the program’s total global licensee count up to 55 automotive brands.
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Heat turns up on automaker BYD as Avanci licensor IP Bridge seeks Germany-wide patent injunctions
IP Bridge is now pursuing injunctive relief against automaker BYD in two patent lawsuits in Munich.
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Consumer electronics maker Vestel joins Avanci Video patent pool as licensor
Turkish consumer electronics manufacturer Vestel has joined the Avanci Video patent pool as a licensor.
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Another Avanci licensor sues China’s BYD in Germany over cellular standard-essential patents: Japan’s IP Bridge
Japanese patent licensing firm IP Bridge is now suing Chinese automaker BYD in Germany. One of the patents has already been asserted against various car makers and brought about settlements.
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‘I fail to understand why Licensing Negotiation Groups are needed’: Avanci, Ericsson question why LNGs should intervene in SEP licensing
Uta Schneider, Vice President of Global Government Affairs at Avanci, and Patrick Hofkens, Head of IPR Policy at Ericsson, clashed with fellow panellists at a conference in Warsaw today following a European Commission suggestion to introduce LNG-specific framework.
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BREAKING: Tesla loses pool rate determination appeal against Avanci and InterDigital in UK: Lord Justice Arnold got outvoted
Lord Justice Phillips and Lady Justice Whipple voted against the panel member with the most patent-specific experience, applying common sense.
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Chinese automotive industry associations ‘encouraging Chinese automakers not to take a license from Avanci’
The China Automotive Technology & Research Center Ltd. and China Society of Automotive Engineers have highlighted that Avanci’s rates are too high and Chinese car makers should only settle for as low as 10% of its global SEP licensing rates, sources close to the matter have told ip fray.
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EXCLUSIVE: Avanci licensor Sol IP sues Chinese automaker BYD in Munich over 4G SEPs — at least one Chinese car maker is already licensed
Avanci licensor SolIP has filed two standard-essential patent infringement lawsuits against China’s BYD in Munich, seeking only damages for now.