Category: Multimedia
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Access Advance’s video streaming patent pool has more than 30 licensors, 4 of whom (such as ByteDance, Tencent) are also licensees
Context: Earlier this year we reported on a surprising move by Access Advance. After years of focusing its licensing efforts on product makers rather than streamers, the Boston-based pool administrator announced its Video Distribution Pool (VDP) (January 16, 2025 ip fray article). What’s new: Today, Access Advance published a list of 31 licensors, only two…
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Nokia sues ASUS in India in addition to cases pending in U.S., UPC, Germany and Brazil: previously did so against Acer, Hisense
Nokia has recently stepped up its patent enforcement campaigns against Acer and Hisense with Indian lawsuits. Now it has done so against ASUS, too.
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Nokia expands wireless patent licensing in automotive sector to WiFi, expects more Chinese auto deals or litigation this year
“This year will be a turning point for automotive licensing in China… either more Chinese automotive companies will sign licences or there will be more litigation by patent holders,” Nokia’s Chief Licensing Officer for Wireless Technologies, Susanna Martikainen writes in a blog post.
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First-ever UPC Mannheim anti-antisuit injunction, U.S. court denies PI against Brazilian SEP enforcement: InterDigital v. Disney
This may even be the first anti-antisuit injunction ever to have been granted by a court based in the city of Mannheim, Germany.
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TCL, Panasonic expand participation in Via Licensing Alliance ATSC 3.0 patent pool, Korea Electronics Technology Institute brand new member
Via LA today welcomed TCL, already a long-term licensee, as a licensor, after Panasonic and the Korea Electronics Technology Institute also joined the pool as a licensee and licensor, respectively, earlier this month.
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Netflix ramps up pressure on Broadcom, files second countersuit in Northern District of California
This second suit, like its first, also asserts former HP network and virtualization patents.
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“Pressure points”: Latin America’s role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements
Counsel to Nokia and Ericsson reveal why the SEP holders chose Brazil and Colombia for their enforcement campaigns and the role those jurisdictions played in reaching global settlements.
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InterDigital strikes patent licensing agreement with HP, Eeva Hakoranta steps down as Chief Licensing Officer
VP of Licensing and Head of the company’s Smartphone Licensing Program Julia Mattis is now Interim Chief Licensing Officer, as the company commences searching for a full-time replacement.
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Via LA licensors M&K, Gensquare LLC, Tagivan II suing Microsoft over HEVC SEPs in Dusseldorf: court confirms details
The licensors are enforcing seven standard-essential patents that Microsoft has used in some of its most popular products, including Windows 10, Windows 11, its Surface tablets, and its Xbox consoles, they allege.
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Fresh off the heels of its Amazon settlement, Nokia launches multimedia patent enforcement against Acer and ASUS PCs, HiSense smart TVs
After its settlement with Amazon, Nokia is now enforcing multimedia patents against Acer, ASUS and Hisense in Germany and the Unified Patent Court.