Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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Disney switches 4K UHD back on in Germany, but concern over VP9 SEPs lingers
Disney+ has found a workaround allowing it to reintroduce 4K Ultra High Definition features in certain devices following a second InterDigital injunction, but the solution does not address a specific High Dynamic Range quality feature, and would leave it exposed if it faced actions over other multimedia technologies that InterDigital owns.
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Peloton hit with $20.5 million jury verdict over NEC streaming patent infringement
A jury has awarded NEC $20.5 million in damages, after finding that Peloton infringed one of three asserted patents. This is a significant success for the Japanese patentee, despite losing out in a prior summary judgment and in a USPTO PTAB IPR for the remaining two patents ahead of the jury trial.
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Snap under pressure as ETRI files U.S. complaint, joins fellow VDP licensors in expanding the social media company’s SEP docket
ETRI and Kyung Hee University join Dolby and others in taking action against Snap’s alleged infringement of video SEPs.
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Disney switches off 4K UHD and HDR in Germany, possibly other markets due to InterDigital’s UPC injunction
Disney continues to degrade the quality of its streaming offerings in Germany just to comply with InterDigital’s video patent injunctions.
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U.S. solar company’s plans to become fully domestic silicon-based solar manufacturer forge ahead with former Trina Solar patents
T1 Energy, a U.S.-based, publicly traded, solar module manufacturer, has acquired a portfolio of foundational solar patents from Singapore-based Evervolt for a total of $135 million to manufacture TOPCon solar cells and panels.
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Fractus and Geotab end U.S. litigation over IoT antenna tech after IPR, ex parte attempts fall to “settled expectations”
Spain’s Fractus described the settlement as “an important milestone” in IoT markets including connected transport and fleet management.
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LG Energy Solution launches U.S. district court, ITC actions against Eve Energy, Bosch & others over battery patent infringement
After securing several key licensees in the EV market, the South Korean battery maker is beginning to turn its attention to other verticals.
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BREAKING: UPC grants InterDigital second 11-country injunction against Disney
The UPC’s Dussledorf Local Division has today granted InterDigital the company’s second HEVC patent injunction against Disney, joining the several it has already secured in Germany and Brazil.
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Malikie Innovations sets sights on medical device segment with latest U.S. complaint targeting Abbott
The heir to the BlackBerry patent portfolio appears to be testing the waters in the multibillion-dollar market for connected medical devices.
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District Judge preserves Masimo’s $634M jury verdict against Apple; Federal Circuit denies rehearing request over their USITC case
The patent and trade secret dispute over the Apple Watch rumbles on.