Category: Patent Pools
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Chinese courts will now set global FRAND rates for patent pools at implementers’ requests: Supreme People’s Court ruling
China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has ruled in favor of implementer TCL and held that Chinese courts can set global FRAND rates for standard-essential patent pools (in this case, an Access Advance pool).
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UPC Dusseldorf LD lets pool administrator Access Advance intervene in Dolby v. HP SEP case: FRAND compliance of pool terms in dispute
The UPC’s Dusseldorf Local Division found that pool administrator Access Advance had a sufficient interest to intervene in a Dolby v. HP standard-essential patent case as the defendant had disputed that the pool’s terms were FRAND.
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London court heard jurisdictional challenges to Tesla’s pre-emptive 5G SEP strike against InterDigital and Avanci
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.
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Volvo, Polestar take Avanci 5G license, taking total number of 5G-licensed car brands to 27
Avanci today announced the addition of Volvo and Polestar to its 5G vehicle licensing program, taking the number of licensed brands to 27.
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OPPO releases white paper on IP touting innovative strength (among top 10 PCT patent filers), advocates balanced policy
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.
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Avanci announces second licensee of its Smart Meter program: sole cellular IoT pool with traction?
Avanci’s Smart Meter patent pool has announced its second licensee, suggesting an early lead in this emerging field.
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Smart meter giant EDMI takes license from Huawei, previously Avanci, but not Sisvel: patent pools are optional
Huawei and EDMI announced a license agreement today that relates to narrowband IoT standards. EDMI could have licensed the related Huawei patents through a Sisvel pool, but opted for a bilateral agreement, which demonstrates the optionality of patent pools.
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Intense lobbying activity around standard-essential patents breeds hyperbole, made-up issues, contradictions
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.
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Getting the EU SEP Regulation right — Part 4: Demystifying IoT, which stands for a wide range of disparate products
Internet of Things products have only one thing in common: connectivity. Other than that, the range covers everything from asset trackers in the form of stickers to airplanes, if not even buildings.
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Avanci’s 5G program announces license agreement with Ford, which joins GM on growing list of car makers
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.