Category: Patents
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EPO board of appeal rejects claim-saving approach to ambiguous amendments
The EPO Board of Appeal has rejected a claim-saving approach to ambiguous amendments in a Philip Morris e-cigarette patent dispute, holding that unresolved ambiguity can broaden a claim and create added-matter problems.Â
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Collective hold-out by makers of smart meters may have been primary reason for demise of Avanci’s related licensing program
Avanci IoT, a licensing program primarily for smart meters, had 45 licensors and 3 licensees, but has apparently been stopped.
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Qualcomm, Apple announce renewal of license agreement that was set to expire next spring: details unknown
No details are known, but this is likely one of the largest patent license deals in the industry.
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Crocs hits retail rival’s clog line with trade dress, design, utility patent claims
Crocs is suing retail rival Five Below over its clog-and-charm products, asserting Classic Clog trade dress, a Saru design patent and three Jibbitz utility patents. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, damages, and a disgorgement of profits.
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Lord Justice Meade, Lord Justice Birss to speak at OxFirst’s 15th Intellectual Property and Competition Forum
The 15th edition of this event will be held at Oxford University in January. ip fray plans to cover the conference during and after it takes place, and a discount is available for ip fray readers.
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HMD stops selling its smartphones in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands after Fraunhofer’s UPC injunctions
The overlap between the countries in which HMD removed the entire smartphone category from its web offerings and the recent UPC injunctions leaves no room for any other plausible explanation.
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Brazilian court-appointed expert finds Skyworth’s TVs infringe IP Bridge patent, rules it essential to AVC standard
A court-appointed expert yesterday issued a report finding a patent asserted by Japan’s IP Bridge against China’s Skyworth in the Rio de Janeiro State Court is being infringed by the latter’s television sets and receivers, and is essential to the H.264/AVC standard.
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Part 2: The value of modern video codec technology in video streaming
In this guest contribution, Access Advance discusses the four modern video codecs licensed in its Video Distribution Patent Pool (VDP Pool) and how they enable delivery of high-quality video and enhanced viewer satisfaction over real-world internet connections.
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ETSI’s “new chapter” involves broader technological footprint, stronger global engagement
“Our collaboration with the European Commission is deeper than ever,” ETSI’s director-general Jan Ellsberger also announced recently.
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Ford, General Motors among latest licensees to join Avanci Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program; Sol IP signs up as licensor
Avanci Wi-Fi Head Qudus Olaniran also teased future plans for programs covering Wi-Fi 7, and verticals outside of automotive.