Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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Canadian Solar, Maxeon settle U.S. patent dispute
The Eastern District of Texas has dismissed Maxeon’s suit against Canadian Solar with prejudice, while the Federal Circuit has vacated the relevant portion of a PTAB decision relating to Maxeon’s remaining claim, resolving the case in Canadian Solar’s favor.
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New Munich FRAND guidelines contemplate range from €0.49 to €1.05 per streaming service subscriber as monthly aggregate royalty burden
The Munich I Regional Court’s 7th Civil Chamber’s FRAND guidelines discuss reasonable SEP royalty burdens for standard and premium subscriptions to streaming services.
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As ink dries on $898M Samsung settlement, Netlist goes after Micron, HPE, Lenovo at ITC, district court
As part of their settlement, Samsung agreed to provide Netlist with information that could assist it in future ITC proceedings against third parties.
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Rio court confirms Via pool offer can satisfy FRAND without bilateral negotiations
A Rio court has held that NEC’s Via LA pool offer was sufficient to satisfy FRAND without a separate bilateral offer to HMD, while finding HMD’s failure to substantively engage with the pool terms indicative of hold-out.
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Navitas sues Renesas in U.S. district court for infringing gallium nitride patents in response to Japanese company’s trade secret claims
The gallium nitride patent wars gather pace as Navitas files suit in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Dolby acquires hundreds of VVC standard-essential patents from Florida Atlantic University and OP Solutions
Some of the assigned patents were already available to license through the VVC Advance pool operated by Access Advance.
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Dental AI patent still has teeth after Federal Circuit vacates decision that saw PTAB side with Invisalign maker
The appeals court found that the PTAB erred in recognizing as prior art an application claiming a priority date from a provisional filing.
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Amazon, Oracle targeted in next Headwater patent enforcement campaign
Headwater LLC has enforced three of its mobile network technology-related patents against Amazon and Oracle’s cloud-computing businesses in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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China’s revised chip layout rules bring a patent-style revocation route, upfront identification of original features and punitive damages
China has created a patent-style CNIPA revocation route for chip layout-design disputes and introduced punitive damages of up to five times. The revised rules also require applicants to identify claimed original features and allow China to take countermeasures against discriminatory foreign restrictions on layout-design protection.
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Netlist, Samsung settle multi-venue patent dispute, sign five-year memory patent cross-licensing deal
Samsung will purchase 10 million shares of Netlist common stock as part of the new strategic alliance, which will also see Netlist earn $750 million in net license fees over the five-year period.