Category: Avanci patent pools
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Lenovo and China Telecom join Avanci EV Charger program as licensors; Japanese licensee signs up
It’s a continuation of a theme for the pool operator, which has seen a boom in the number of Asian companies joining its programs in recent months.
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BREAKING: Nokia joins Avanci’s EV Charging program as licensor
The latest joiner brings the total program participants up to more than 50 licensors and 15 licensees.
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Malikie Innovations turns on Toyota in expansion of connected cars campaign asserting Wi-Fi SEPs
Malikie asserted some of the same former Blackberry patents against Honda and Hyundai in U.S. district courts last month.
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BREAKING: Avanci signed up four Chinese automakers as licensees between early April and now; 11 Chinese licensees in total, 17 contracts
Since the last such announcement on March 31, four more Chinese automakers have taken an Avanci license. Geely is undoubtedly one of them.
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Ibex sues Disney and Snap in Brazil as streaming patent disputes escalate
Ibex has launched separate patent actions in Brazil against Disney and Snap relating to video technologies, adding to growing litigation pressure on video streamers across multiple jurisdictions.
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Geely takes Avanci license: combination of three near-simultaneous events leaves no room for reasonable doubt
Statistically, the near-simultaneous settlement of cases involving more than one licensor of a given patent pool means a pool license has been taken in all likelihood..
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BREAKING: Nokia and Geely settled cellular SEP dispute; unknown if pool or bilateral license
A trial (with the possibility of a subsequent bench ruling) was scheduled for today, but canceled on short notice.
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BREAKING: Huawei has 5G patent license deal with Tesla — inadvertent disclosure by InterDigital counsel at UK Supreme Court hearing
InterDigital’s barrister has just uniquely identified the previously unknown Avanci 5G licensor who has a direct license deal in place with Tesla as “the single biggest licensor”.
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SEP holders can deprive Tesla’s pursuit of judicial FRAND rate-setting for patent pools of any basis if they want
Tesla’s pursuit of a UK judicial determination on the FRAND rate for a patent pool hangs by a thread: it depends on SEP holders’ positions in licensing and litigation.
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Tesla tells UKSC it shouldn’t have to do what much smaller companies like Doro, Emporia, Nothing can do — and relies on SME astroturfers
The UK Supreme Court started its 2.5-day Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci hearing today. Tesla’s case for a UK determination of pool rates has fundamental shortcomings, which would pose challenges even if it got a UK trial.