Category: Standard-Essential Patents
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Will UK Supreme Court go from Unwired to Unhinged? Radical judicial imperialists form majority of panel in Tesla v. InterDigital & Avanci
The deck appears stacked against reasonableness, but hopefully the outcome will be better than the historic positions of the panel majority suggest. Otherwise the UK will come under a lot more pressure than it can sustain.
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Disney faces clear and present danger of UPC 11-country HEVC patent injunction in InterDigital case after May 5 & 6 hearing: court document
The UPC Mannheim LD appears unconvinced of Disney’s technical defenses, and even if the court deemed Disney entitled to a FRAND license, an injunction would probably issue.
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IP Bridge’s Geely injunction stayed in Brazil; GWM proceedings show ongoing enforcement
Preliminary injunction-related developments in Brazil’s SEP disputes have been prematurely characterized as a shift against strong enforcement. A temporary appellate measure is not a final reversal, and parallel proceedings against GWM are ongoing.
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Toyota acquires patents from LG as it looks to expand its licensor role, including in Avanci pools
The Japanese automaker had previously acquired mobile-related patents from China’s OPPO.
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English appeals court presses Acer, ASUS on refusal to arbitrate Nokia licensing terms; UPC’s PMAC mentioned as one option
Computer makers Acer and ASUS have a credibility problem with respect to their willingness to take a FRAND license. Nokia’s only problem is the state of English SEP case law.
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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.