Category: Multimedia
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Brazilian court enters Panasonic v. HMD PI: Via AAC pool offer was FRAND enough; UPC, German case law cited; ruling points to ip fray
Brazilian SEP case law is evolving rapidly, and the judges in Rio de Janeiro increasingly follow developments in other jurisdictions. Occasionally they do so via ip fray.
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Video streamers back Tesla against InterDigital, Avanci, as UKSC gears up for end of April pool rate determination hearingÂ
The UK Supreme Court is due to hear Tesla’s pool rate determination case against InterDigital and Avanci from April 27 to April 29. Today, it added The Fair Standards Alliance, ACT | The App Association, The Motion Picture Association, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, and the International Center for Law & Economics as intervenors…
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Brazilian judge gives Snap(chat) five days to justify free-riding on Dolby’s AV1 patents: injunction looms large
The noose is tightening in Brazil with Snapchat operator Snap facing an AV1 injunction very soon unless it takes a license from Dolby or, far more likely, Access Advance.
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HMD elects not to appeal Brazilian preliminary injunction in NEC audio standard case
The Rio state court’s final judgment in the case is expected next month.
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Netflix gains momentum in DivX global streaming dispute as U.S. court clears it of $400M+ in damagesÂ
In a long-running streaming patent dispute against Netflix, where DivX has gained significant ground in Brazil, the case has now reached a turning point. After a Federal Circuit decision invalidated several of DivX’s asserted patents, a U.S. jury has now found that the company did not infringe four of those patents-in-suit.
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Nokia wins second pair of HEVC injunctions against Acer, ASUS in Munich I Regional Court
Nokia is already enforcing an HEVC injunction in Germany against Acer and ASUS. Now it has a second one in place, making it harder for the computer makers to resume their sales in the near term.
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UPC Mannheim LD agrees with UK judge on Amazon’s declaration being “nonsense” but refrains from imposing sanctions at this point: comity
Amazon is not being fined for now. But it is not off the hook. Today’s order involves a clear contempt-of-court holding.
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Dolby sues Snap(chat) over AV1 and HEVC patent infringement in U.S. and Brazil: Access Advance VDP license would resolve issue
Internet platforms that stream videos are largely unlicensed. There is now more enforcement, and the latest major platform to be sued over alleged infringements is Snap, the operator of Snapchat.
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China’s Great Wall Motor and Skyworth sued in Brazilian SEP actions; all patents available through pools; PI against Geely imminent
Avanci licensors are suing Chinese automakers Great Wall Motors and Geely while a Sisvel licensor is suing electronics conglomerate Skyworth. All of that in Brazil. The Skyworth case is likely the first-ever Brazilian patent suit involving the AV1 standard.
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Access Advance announces four new Video Distribution Pool licensors (among them, Sharp) and independent FRAND analysis of VDP rates
Sharp is a long-time leader in consumer electronics and arguably the most famous one of four new licensors of Access Advance’s Video Distribution Pool.