Category: Patents
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BREAKING: Renault loses key SEP battle against Broadcom in Munich appeals court —massive settlement pressure, risk of contempt sanctions
Renault is now under serious settlement pressure as its efforts to avoid compliance with Broadcom’s Ethernet SEP injunction are not yielding results that would move the needle.
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Surveillance camera market leader Hikvision joins HEVC Advance pool as licensor-licensee while rival Dahua is embroiled in litigation
HEVC Advance is one of the most successful patent pools. The addition of Hikvision to its licensee and licensor lists is a breakthrough in an important vertical.
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BREAKING: UPC Mannheim LD grants Nokia anti-antisuit injunction against automaker Geely’s Chinese interim-license request; UPDATE: same in Munich court
After InterDigital v. Amazon, the UPC has again entered a preliminary injunction in order to prevent foreign interference with UPC proceedings in the form of an interim license. The maximum iniital penalty is €50M.
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Access Advance offers support to Sisvel licensor Wilus in Askey injunction dispute
While Access Advance isn’t involved in Wi-Fi standards, it sees that an injunction against Askey—which could likely settle with a pool license from Sisvel, through which Wilus licenses its SEPs—stands to benefit SEP owners and pool operators across the board.
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Truck maker PACCAR’s Avanci license can now be considered certain as Longhorn follows Acer in withdrawing infringement litigation
After a withdrawal by Acer in Munich, one by Longhorn followed in Texas.
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Huawei’s strategic planning head Emil Zhang on upping pool participation in “critical” verticals
Huawei believes patent pools, such as Sisvel’s point-of-sale patent programme, will fix all the legal uncertainty in critical, fragmented technology verticals, the company’s Head of Strategic Planning & Key Projects Department told ip fray in an exclusive interview.
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Wilus targets TP-Link over Wi-Fi SEPs, Dolby sues Barco in projector dispute in Eastern District of Texas complaints
Wilus continues its Wi-Fi enforcement drive; while Dolby takes action outside the SEP arena.
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HMD elects not to appeal Brazilian preliminary injunction in NEC audio standard case
The Rio state court’s final judgment in the case is expected next month.
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To survive today’s economic climate, it is ‘essential’ for implementers to shape standards too: Turkish consumer electronics manufacturer Vestel’s IP head
“Simply remaining a manufacturer is no longer a sustainable strategy in this competitive business,” Vestel’s IP head Kemal Aygor recently told ip fray.