Category: Standard-Essential Patents
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Access Advance defends video patent pool rates against Snap’s RAND challenge
Access Advance is challenging Snap’s attempt to secure court-determined licensing terms for its video patent pool, raising questions about the limits of UK judicial intervention in multi-party licensing arrangements.
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How to bring licensing deals over the line, according to Xiaomi’s patent licensing director
In an interview with ip fray, licensing director Cheng Yu discusses how he personally characterizes the conduct of good-faith licensors seeking royalties, weighs whether to sign a deal or risk litigation, and explains the advantages of mediation and more open communication with the global IP community.
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Bringing collaborative licensing models to the AI revolution will “underpin our growth for the next 5 to 10 years, and beyond”: Via’s Kevin Mack
With dozens of companies owning more than five essential patent families, “there’s a lot of risk out there” for both licensors and licensees, he said.
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Munich’s economic approach to FRAND faces questions over practical application
Munich’s new FRAND Guidelines prompted questions about the reliability of economic benchmarks and their practical application, as industry representatives and litigators examined their implications for SEP disputes during an OxFirst webinar.
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UPC Mannheim LD encourages Samsung to take license from ZTE as injunction looms large: tipping point may be reached shortly
Samsung faces an uphill battle at next month’s UPC Mannheim hearing against ZTE, which is on the winning track with respect to the technical merits as well as FRAND.
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Ericsson hits Disney with UPC complaints over video compression technology
This follows reports last week of the Swedish company’s suits targeting Disney in Brazil.
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Brazil surpasses 100 ICT patent case filings
In an interview with Otto Licks, founding partner of Licks Attorneys, ip fray discusses how Brazil went from having zero patent enforcement cases to becoming one of the go-to jurisdictions for standard-essential ICT patent assertion.
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UK IPO seeks views on feasibility of FRAND Opinion Service
The UK is exploring a less formal approach to SEP licensing disputes, with a proposed IPO-led service offering independent, non-binding assessments of whether licensing offers fall within a plausible FRAND range.
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Renault revealed as latest licensee to Avanci Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program
To date, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford, and Volvo Cars had been announced as licensees.
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Disney+ urged to compensate EU customers up to €62.8 million for removal of 4K, HDR: faces class-action suit
Consumer advocacy group Euroconsumers has issued the streaming giant with a formal notice to compensate customers in Italy, Belgium, and Portugal, threatening complaints with the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network and a class-action suit.