Category: Patent Pools
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Sun Patent Trust’s UPC action may dissuade automaker Geely from peacemeal resolution; Bardehle becomes first law firm to be on both sides of Avanci
It is unclear why Geely is betting on licensing strategies that Volkswagen and Mercedes previously abandoned.
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Via Licensing Alliance calls on DRAM SEP owners to contribute to new memory technology patent pool
Owners of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) standard-essential patents are invited to be part of Via LA’s newest patent pool, the first in its new semiconductor technology patent series.
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HP apparently realized it couldn’t defend against Huawei’s UPC action over WiFi 6, settled three disputes through Sisvel pool license
It didn’t take long after Huawei’s assertion of a winning WiFi 6 patent for HP to settle by taking a Sisvel pool license.
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Dolby joins Avanci 4G, 5G as licensor
Dolby has recently joined both of Avanci’s Vehicle programs, bringing its 4G patent pool up to 49 licensors and 5G up to 85 total licensors.
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Xiaomi joins Access Advance HEVC patent pool as licensee, VVC patent pool as licensor, licensee
“More licensees are expected to come in the next couple of months,” Access Advance’s Dylan Zhou told ip fray.
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Huawei earned over $630 million in patent licensing revenue in 2024, balanced IPR philosophy “widely endorsed” by industry
Huawei’s Chief Legal Officer, Liuping Song, announced during the company’s annual IP Forum today that the patent royalties it has paid over the years are nearly three times the amount of royalties it has received, while it spent $25 billion in R&D in 2024 alone.
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Korean NPE Intellectual Discovery joins Via LA Qi Wireless Pool as licensor as it gears up to go public
A major licensee joining the Qi Wireless program was a main motivation for joining the pool, Intellectual Discovery’s Executive Vice President Dongsuk Bae tells ip fray.
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BREAKING: Via LA licensors M&K, Gensquare LLC, Tagivan II suing next Big Tech defendant Amazon in Germany over HEVC SEPs
The new suits, filed by Cohausz & Florack and Krieger Mes, target Amazon devices capable of 4K playback, including Fire TV.
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Brazilian judge will decide Dolby’s PI request against Roku on March 23 based on expert testimony; one patent was previously held essential
Based on the current schedule, it will take less than six months from filing to disposition, and a German patent judgment should come down earlier in the first quarter.