Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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SK hynix sues Longhorn IP again, alleging repeated patent demands through affiliates
SK hynix has taken Longhorn IP back to court, challenging infringement allegations over eight former TSMC patents and accusing the licensing company of using a new affiliate to pursue additional licensing demands despite earlier agreements.
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Disney hit with Delaware complaint from ETRI over video coding SEPs
ETRI claims that Disney was repeatedly contacted by Access Advance to take a (F)RAND license to the VDP pool, which would cover the asserted patents.
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OPPO, Nidec have taken Qi Wireless Power patent pool license, Via announces during AI licensing-focused Summit
During its annual Bridge Summit in San Francisco today, which will largely focus on opportunities and strategies in AI patent licensing, Via Licensing Alliance announced Japanâs Nidec Mobility Corporation and Chinaâs OPPO â already a licensor â have both taken a license in Via’s Qi Wireless Power patent pool.
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BASF spin-off also suing Apple over face ID patent infringement in UPC, ITCÂ
The United States International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into BASF subsidiary TrinamiXâs infringement complaint against Apple over six of its facial recognition-related patents, a month after the plaintiff also sued Apple in both the UPC and the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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Google succeeds in getting Federal Circuit to move online maps case out of Western District of Texas
Now-retired District Judge Alan D. Albright was “patently erroneous” in denying Google’s motion to transfer the University of Southern California’s complaint.
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Micron and Netlist settle all patent litigation; Micron to pay $600M for 5-year license
As with the earlier Samsung settlement, Micron has agreed to invest in Netlist as part of their deal.
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Nokia sues Aylo over video encoding patent infringement in Eastern District of Texas
Nokia alleges Aylo ignored three licensing letters while encoding huge volumes of video with its patented techniques, so the plaintiff is now seeking damages going back six years in Marshall, Texas.
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Huawei, Qualcomm sign broad, multi-year patent cross-licensing agreement
The deal covers a range of technology fields, including 5G, compute, AI, and networking, and Qualcommâs purchase of certain Huawei U.S. patents in the areas of compute, AI, networking, and other technologies.
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Dolby, MediaTek bought 40% of video codec patent families that changed hands in the U.S. over six months: USPTO records analysis
A review of recent USPTO assignment records shows Alibaba, LG, and OP Solutions selling video codec patents while Dolby, MediaTek, and licensing entities bought, in some cases, expired patents.
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Tesla âSun factoryâ apparently at heart of U.S.-Chinese semiconductor technology patent infringement disputeÂ
New York-based Linton Crystal Technologies has sued Chinaâs Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. over the infringement of seed-lifting technology patents, after the latter reportedly won a bid to supply Tesla with 210mm monocrystalline pullers for its $10.1 billion âProject Crystal Sunâ factory.