Category: Patent Pools
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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.
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Dolby’s Brazilian enforcement actions could persuade Roku to become Access Advance licensee, with German court rulings on the horizon
Two Dolby lawsuits against Roku in Brazil add to a worldwide list of cases and could bring the dispute closer to resolution.
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EPSON settles audio codec dispute with Dolby, takes Vectis IP pool license: Opus standard not truly royalty-free, Arçelik trial next week
Apparently there are third-party patents that are not subject to a royalty-free licensing pledge, but read on Opus.
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Toyota becomes Avanci 4G & 5G licensor, previously only licensee; acquired 4G/5G SEPs from OPPO
Many patent pools have licensors that are simultaneously licensees, but Toyota is the first of its kind in the automotive industry.
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BREAKING: MediaTek settles with Huawei after customs seizure of chips; Brazil is the new ITC; and Huawei is now a VVC Advance licensee
Huawei and MediaTek have reached a settlement according to a court document. One of the effects it that Huawei is now a VVC Advance licensee.
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Huawei, Qualcomm, LG Electronics lead cellular IoT patent race: new LexisNexis report
A report published today has revealed that Huawei and Qualcomm lead in NB-IoT and LTE-M patents, while LG Electronics and Huawei are the frontrunners for Cat 1 and V2X.