Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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China links patent rulings to customs enforcement: solar disputes could disrupt global deliveries before goods leave port
A patent fight in China could disrupt overseas deliveries before goods leave a port. With solar singled out for stronger protection, closer links between administrative rulings and customs enforcement may raise the stakes of licensing negotiations across global supply chains.
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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.
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Comcast must pay WhereverTV $213 million for infringing X1 program guide patent, Florida jury finds
A Tampa jury found Comcast’s Xfinity X1 guide infringes WhereverTV’s patent, in a case the Federal Circuit revived last year. Post-trial motions come next, Comcast has signaled an appeal.
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BREAKING: Ericsson sues Disney in Brazil over multimedia patents
Ericsson has filed a patent infringement dispute against Disney in the Rio de Janeiro court over several multimedia patents.
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Qualcomm, Arm each claim victory in architecture licensing standoff; jury awards $2 damages
The two chipmakers have been engaged in a long-running contractual dispute over use of Arm’s processor architecture IP.
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InterDigital, Parks Associates claim HDR is becoming a baseline video feature: report lands amid Disney+ feature removals
InterDigital and market research firm Parks Associates have claimed that HDR is heading toward baseline status. But Disney is betting on consumers being more attached to content than picture quality.
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HDMI LA’s first IP dispute in decades ‘solidified’ licensing program, Chief Licensing Officer says
Having a judge confirm that everything you are doing is “spot on” affirmed that the program’s fees are fair and reasonable, HDMI LA’s Trudi Bordi tells ip fray in an interview.
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MIT enforces cloud and IoT chip security patents against Amazon Web Services, Microsoft in U.S.
The asserted quasi-SEPs relate to physical unclonable function (PUF) technology, which has important applications in authentication and cryptography.