Category: Patents
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UPC Munich LD will assess implementer willingness ahead of FRAND license disclosure in InterDigital v TCL
The UPC’s Munich LD has declined to order InterDigital to disclose comparable license agreements while TCL’s willingness to take a FRAND license remains disputed, potentially allowing the court to resolve the FRAND defense without examining those agreements.
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Via signs founding licensors to data center DRAM program, announces new cloud media pool for genAI
The new program will offer a comprehensive license for the “back-end” of AI-generated media, covering multiple standards including AAC, AVC, and Opus.
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Canon, Huawei, Oppo, and Sony team up with Tulip to license 125,000+ imaging patents
Tulip has become a recognized name in the patent monetization industry thanks to its battery licensing program with LGES and Panasonic.
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Sol IP sues AGCO over 4G SEPs in Munich: enforcement now hits second farm equipment maker
Sol IP has sued AGCO in Munich over the same two 4G SEPs it used against BYD, extending a pattern of cellular SEP campaigns that has already worked its way through cars and trucks.
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China’s top court reinforces human-inventor rule, scope of human-contribution standard likely to be tested in future litigation
China’s top court has reissued the rule that AI itself cannot be an inventor and expressly requires a natural person to make a creative contribution to an AI-assisted invention, bringing an approach already taken by the CNIPA into the judicial framework.
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Honor acquires LG video and image coding portfolio, expands its presence in SEP landscape
The Chinese mobile device brand has also recently become a licensor to Avanci’s vehicle cellular programs, and a licensee to Access Advance’s VVC pool.
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Simultaneous Great Wall Motor settlements suggest Avanci license: who are the other 6 licensees among China’s top 10 car exporters?
IP Bridge and Sun Patent Trust withdrew their Brazilian cases against GWM on the same day. Previously, Geely and BYD settled. We’ve looked into who the other Chinese Avanci licensees might be.
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EPO Enlarged Board limits mandatory description amendments in G 1/25
The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has ruled that amended claims do not automatically require corresponding changes to the description, while reinforcing the description’s role in claim interpretation.
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Podcast: interview with WIPO’s Heike Wollgast on SEP mediation pledge, role of alternative dispute resolution in patent litigation
In our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Heike Wollgast, who heads up the IP Disputes Section of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center.
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From portfolio growth to commercial value: the next stage of Türkiye’s patent growth
Following the 31% rise in Türkiye’s domestic patent filings, we analyze the shift from portfolio growth toward commercially valuable patents, the limits on international filings, and the country’s emerging SEP capabilities with Vestel IP head Kemal Aygör.