Category: Multimedia
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Huawei to join Via Licensing Alliance HEVC/VVC patent pool as VVC licensor and licensee
“Via LA is thrilled to have Huawei jumping into the pool with it”, as VVC adoption is set to take off, President Heath Hoglund tells ip fray on the sidelines of the company’s first-ever Business Summit in Shanghai.
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Indian court hearing reveals HMD offers only 1.5% of what Dolby is seeking: $15K instead of $1M deposit for standard-essential patent royalties
At a Delhi High Court hearing today, the enormous ask-bid spread between Dolby and HMD became publicly known.
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Via LA’s Heath Hoglund in Clause 8 interview: early licensee involvement is a sign of future patent pool success
“I have little sympathy for the implementers who complain about not having influence on the outcome if they didn’t participate in the first place,” Via LA President Heath Hoglund tells Eli Mazour.
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AA licensors win two AASIs in UPC’s Munich Local Division: Dolby, Sun Patent Trust defang Roku’s lawsuit in District of Massachusetts
Context: HP and TCL settled their disputes over HEVC (H.265) video codec patents through an Access Advance pool license last fall (part 2 of an October 30, 2024 ip fray article). Certain cases related to those disputes were pending in the Unified Patent Court (UPC). But certain cases brought by Access Advance licensors Dolby and…
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In Nokia v. Amazon, USITC raises fundamental questions about FRAND and licensor’s reliance on U.S. licensees manufacturing abroad
It is unclear whether the ITC’s current leadership seeks to narrow the scope of the agency’s jurisdiction or just wants to make the decision appeal- and review-proof.
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‘Confidence is everything’: meet Reolink IP head, former Huawei IP counsel Dongfang Shan
Since Dongfang Shan came on board, home security tech firm Reolink has been ramping up its IP efforts. Mr. Shan sat down with ip fray to discuss how he has strengthened the company’s patent portfolio and changed internal views – including by instilling confidence in his subordinates no matter their experience.
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After 15+ years without license, Amazon bets on UK court forcing Nokia to grant interim license in May or June, but some claims are not FRAND-encumbered
Amazon hopes that a UK interim license will be granted in a few months’ time and thwart Nokia’s patent enforcement on a worldwide basis.
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Security requirement of $670M contradicts Amazon downplaying impact of Nokia patent injunction against Prime Video, streaming products
In response to Nokia’s win in the Dusseldorf Regional Court yesterday, Amazon said Prime Video would not have to be switched off in Germany. But the requirement to post $670M as collateral speaks volumes.
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Nokia wins first-ever Germany-wide patent injunction against Amazon Prime Video streaming service after three wins over Amazon devices
Context: Nokia has already won three patent rulings relating to Amazon streaming devices like the Fire TV Stick. A Germany-wide permanent injunction that the Munich I Regional Court ordered last year (September 20, 2024 ip fray article) has been enforced for a few months now. Shortly before the end of the year, Administrative Law Judge…
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InterDigital sues Disney (including its Hulu and ESPN subsidiaries) in U.S., UPC, Germany, Brazil over multimedia patents
InterDigital. one of the leading standard-essential patent holders, is enforcing its rights against Disney and its Hulu and ESPN subsidiaries in the latest streaming patent litigation campaign.