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Via Licensing taps Xiaomi’s former IP strategy head as advisor

Paul Lin, now managing director of Eagle Forest, aims to provide the licensee’s perspective to arm Via as it navigates a shifting patent pool landscape

Three key takeaways from how the new disproportionality defence is affecting SEP infringement cases

The Munich Regional Court has clarified its stance on the hot topic in German patent litigation, ruling on the new defence in three parallel SEP cases, providing welcome clarity for future litigation strategies.

What the UK InterDigital v Lenovo decision means for global SEP licensing disputes

Here’s everything you need to know about last week’s landmark ruling

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Qualcomm executive highlights IEEE patent policy revision problems

Fabian Gonell says tweaks to injunction limitations will create conflict in court and subject SEP licensors to new claims

19 October 2022

Draft US bill proposes federal SEP royalty court with global impact

Proposal seeks to resolve lengthy negotiations but stirs inventor community concerns

18 October 2022

IEEE patent policy revisions spark debate about SEP holders’ next move

Reservations linger over whether rights holders will agree to license under the new rules

18 October 2022

NTT Docomo renews 5G SEP licence deal with Xiaomi

Six months of heated talks ended in renewal agreement between the Japanese mobile phone operator and Chinese smartphone maker

07 October 2022

Apple to pay $134M annually for renewed InterDigital patent licence

The seven-year agreement will yield nearly $940 million over its lifetime; now the licensing company must re-negotiate Samsung’s deal expiring at year end

05 October 2022

Wi-Fi standards body releases new patent policy to replace highly controversial 2015 version

No implementers or SEP licensors favoured the change that the IEEE Standards Association has come out with, which will be effective in the New Year

30 September 2022

China SPC's global Nokia/Oppo rate-setting decision heats up SEP/FRAND jurisdictional battles

The top court confirmed that judges in Chongqing may set the worldwide terms of a licence for 5G-era SEPs

29 September 2022

Patent pools pass the antitrust test and are here to stay, say IAM event delegates

As long as key issues of concern are always addressed, collective licensing will continue to get regulatory sign-off

27 September 2022

Avanci 2G-4G patent programme covers over 80% of connected auto market after deals surge

Honda, Toyota and Nissan among the major manufacturers to become licensees, three weeks after deadline for securing $15 per unit rate ended

21 September 2022

Samsung takes licence to settle US 5G patent suit

NPE 5G IP Holdings secures a settlement with the Korean giant in dispute over assets previously owned by Taiwanese R&D lab with links to Foxconn, Sharp

20 September 2022

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