Category: Standard-Essential Patents
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Nissan joins Avanci 5G: latest in wave of new licensees, licensors
Nissan, Volvo Group, Jaguar Land Rover, and Honda have all signed up to Avanci’s 5G Vehicle program in the last week, bringing the program’s total global licensee count up to 55 automotive brands.
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Atlas Global at risk of losing four patents-in-suit against defendants including Acer, HP, TP-Link, Vantiva; already lost one definitively
Context: Atlas Global is enforcing WiFi patents acquired from Newracom, an ETRI spinoff, against various device makers in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and in Germany. Last summer, the Oberlandesgericht München (Munich Higher Regional Court) raised the amount of collateral required for enforcement for €4 million to €26 million in an Atlas v. TP-Link case…
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EU appeal against WTO panel decision in proceedings against China confirmed, Chinese government responds
While China welcomes the World Trade Organization’s panel report, it is prepared to arbitrate under the framework of the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Agreement, it has stated.
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“Pressure points”: Latin America’s role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements
Counsel to Nokia and Ericsson reveal why the SEP holders chose Brazil and Colombia for their enforcement campaigns and the role those jurisdictions played in reaching global settlements.
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MediaTek bets on UK judicial overreach with early 2026 FRAND trial in Huawei dispute, gets slapped with Brazilian injunctions
Context: The standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing dispute between Huawei and MediaTek is getting more attention now, in no small part due to Huawei having recently filed two Unified Patent Court (UPC) complaints (April 11, 2025 ip fray article). Previously, MediaTek case against Huawei in the UK, with a throw-in-the-kitchen-sink range of claims from antitrust to…
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HDMI Licensing Administrator CEO Rob Tobias on Chinese expansion, importance of industry association collaboration
Collaborating with the China Video Industry Association during antitrust investigations and beyond was “critical” for growing business in China, Mr. Tobias told ip fray on the sidelines of Via Licensing Alliance’s Business Summit in Shanghai last month.
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InterDigital strikes patent licensing agreement with HP, Eeva Hakoranta steps down as Chief Licensing Officer
VP of Licensing and Head of the company’s Smartphone Licensing Program Julia Mattis is now Interim Chief Licensing Officer, as the company commences searching for a full-time replacement.
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Via LA licensors M&K, Gensquare LLC, Tagivan II suing Microsoft over HEVC SEPs in Dusseldorf: court confirms details
The licensors are enforcing seven standard-essential patents that Microsoft has used in some of its most popular products, including Windows 10, Windows 11, its Surface tablets, and its Xbox consoles, they allege.
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ASUS, Innovative Sonic suing OPPO in Munich; both plaintiffs use same licensing agent (Celerity IP), are also suing Xiaomi
ASUSTeK and Innovative Sonic Corporation are both represented by the same licensing agent, Celerity IP, and suing OPPO and its OnePlus affiliate now.
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BREAKING: Ericsson, Lenovo settle multijurisdictional patent dispute with cross-license agreement, will arbitrate details
Ericsson and Lenovo have settled all pending litigation. To some extent they have agreed on the terms and the remaining details will be resolved through arbitration.