Category: Technology Fields & Markets
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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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Atlas Global at risk of losing four patents-in-suit against defendants including Acer, HP, TP-Link, Vantiva; already lost one definitively
Context: Atlas Global is enforcing WiFi patents acquired from Newracom, an ETRI spinoff, against various device makers in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and in Germany. Last summer, the Oberlandesgericht München (Munich Higher Regional Court) raised the amount of collateral required for enforcement for €4 million to €26 million in an Atlas v. TP-Link case…
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Same day, same district, opposite actions: Samsung sues BOE, faces own patent infringement allegations in the Eastern District of Texas
The suits were filed in different divisions of the district court. While one was filed by Samsung Display, the other targets its parent company Samsung Electronics.
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Erich Spangenberg’s SIM IP acquires cloud computing, networking patent portfolio, announces voluntary licensing program
Should the voluntary licensing program not achieve broad adoption, our strategic licensing group will implement more targeted licensing strategies to ensure appropriate value realization for these crucial IP assets, SIM IP’s CEO Erich Spangenberg said today.
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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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HDMI Licensing Administrator CEO Rob Tobias on Chinese expansion, importance of industry association collaboration
Collaborating with the China Video Industry Association during antitrust investigations and beyond was “critical” for growing business in China, Mr. Tobias told ip fray on the sidelines of Via Licensing Alliance’s Business Summit in Shanghai last month.
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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.
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Dolby GC Andy Sherman reflects on success of GE Licensing acquisition, opportunities in Asia
Dolby’s $429 million acquisition of GE Licensing has already generated a lot of value for the company, perhaps even more than what was anticipated, Mr. Sherman told ip fray on the sidelines of the Via Licensing Alliance Business Summit in Shanghai.