Category: Avanci patent pools

Avanci welcomes Chinese antitrust authority’s letter, is confident of compliance with applicable laws

June 28, 2024

A Chinese statement that Avanci published on WeChat indicates that the company believes to be compliant with the guidelines laid out by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation in a recent letter.
London court heard jurisdictional challenges to Tesla’s pre-emptive 5G SEP strike against InterDigital and Avanci

June 4, 2024

Tesla’s pre-emptive strike FRAND action in the UK against InterDigital and Avanci may surmount the low hurdle of a jurisdictional challenge, but it should not.
OPPO releases white paper on IP touting innovative strength (among top 10 PCT patent filers), advocates balanced policy

April 26, 2024

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO released an IP white paper on World Intellectual Property Day highlighting the company’s innovative capacity and promoting balanced IP policies.
Avanci announces second licensee of its Smart Meter program: sole cellular IoT pool with traction?

April 22, 2024

Avanci’s Smart Meter patent pool has announced its second licensee, suggesting an early lead in this emerging field.
Intense lobbying activity around standard-essential patents breeds hyperbole, made-up issues, contradictions

April 11, 2024

Emboldened by a recent vote in the European Parliament and other developments, those advocating the interests of implementers of standard-essential patents are vocal. And not every problem they claim to have identified actually exists.
Avanci’s 5G program announces license agreement with Ford, which joins GM on growing list of car makers

March 5, 2024

Avanci’s addition of Ford to the list of 5G licensees adds a high-volume brand and one that was reluctant to come on board for the 4G program, but may by now deem it an efficient choice.
Volkswagen takes early-bird Avanci 5G license for all of its brands, contrasting with VW’s delayed 4G upgrade

February 20, 2024

Shortly after the license agreement with General Motors, Avanci 5G announces another signing of a high-volume multi-brand automaker: all brands of the Volkswagen Group are on board.
General Motors takes Avanci 5G license: GM’s adoption of Avanci 4G was major breakthrough in spring 2022

February 13, 2024

Avanci now has more than a dozen car brands among its licensees as GM adds several brands to the list. The licensing program continues to increase its market coverage.
Automotive industry players seeking cartel clearance for Licensing Negotiation Groups: a leopard doesn’t change its spots

January 30, 2024

Licensing Negotiation Groups were proposed by certain automakers years ago, but failed to get traction with regulatory authorities. A new push is underway while the European Commision is investigating yet another automotive industry cartel.
Avanci-Zenview announcement on day of Nokia-OPPO settlement shows again: Chinese companies license in, license out

January 25, 2024

Avanci yesterday announced that Shenzhen-based Zenview has taken a license to its Avanci Broadcast ATSC 3.0 standard-essential patent pool. The same day OPPO reached an agreement with Nokia on a cross-license.