Category: Patents
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Longhorn IP unit and Samsung sign 5G SEP licensing deal as U.S. litigation against Lenovo continues
Dido Wireless Innovations LLC is monetizing a portfolio of 5G SEPs acquired from Shanghai Langbo Communication Technology.
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Snap under pressure as ETRI files U.S. complaint, joins fellow VDP licensors in expanding the social media company’s SEP docket
ETRI and Kyung Hee University join Dolby and others in taking action against Snap’s alleged infringement of video SEPs.
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Tesla wins UK Supreme Court appeal against InterDigital & Avanci: totally unhinged UKSC engages in reckless judicial imperialism
Some of the same judges who were responsible for Unwired v. Huawei and the interjurisdictional friction it created have stepped over the line once more, engaging in outright usurpation.
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Dusseldorf UPC follows Mannheim on NDA-related issue in InterDigital v. Disney
The Dusseldorf Local Division followed the Mannheim Local Division’s approach to confidentiality disputes in FRAND litigation, holding that Disney must bear the consequences of refusing to permit disclosure of licensing negotiations conducted under an NDA.Â
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Munich court pauses Siemens v. Honor SEP suit ahead of validity ruling
The Munich I Regional Court has stayed one of Siemens’s two patent infringement actions against Honor despite the absence of a preliminary assessment in the parallel validity proceedings, providing another data point in the debate over when German courts will suspend SEP litigation pending nullity challenges.
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The CNIPA aligns China’s administrative SEP injunction standard with courts’ FRAND test
The CNIPA has made FRAND review a condition for administrative SEP cease-infringement orders, aligning the administrative approach with the judicial test. The clarification closes a gap in China’s dual-track patent enforcement system while CNIPA promotes greater use of administrative proceedings for SEP disputes.
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Rio court orders Hisense to summarize 185-page defense in InterDigital SEP case
In an unusual procedural order, a Brazilian judge directed Hisense to submit a concise summary of its 185-page defense in InterDigital’s HEVC patent case, warning that the pleading’s contradictory and repetitive nature risked delaying the litigation.Â
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FRAND counterclaims against patent pools in UPC cases: Court of Appeal will have to decide after Hague LD denies preliminary objection
The UPC CoA will have to clarify whether FRAND counterclaims can be brought against pool administrators, which would have serious implications for the standards ecosystem.
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Snap seeks UK court intervention in Dolby-Access Advance HEVC licensing dispute
Snap has filed a claim before the UK Patents Court against Dolby and Access Advance, opening a new front in the parties’ global HEVC licensing dispute. The case comes as the English courts continue to refine the role of arbitration in FRAND disputes, raising questions about how that approach applies to patent pool licensing.Â
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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.