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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
Read more: Access Advance’s video streaming patent pool has more than 30 licensors, 4 of whom (such as ByteDance, Tencent) are also licenseesContext: 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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Xockets sues Amazon for infringing cloud computing patents in Western District of Texas
Read more: Xockets sues Amazon for infringing cloud computing patents in Western District of TexasXockets has filed two parallel patent infringement suits against Amazon, alleging that the tech giant has âwillfully trampledâ on its IP to achieve âstaggering profitsâ from its cloud computing products.
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U.S. Senate cuts Tillis proposed litigation funding tax bill from larger legislative package
Read more: U.S. Senate cuts Tillis proposed litigation funding tax bill from larger legislative packageThe Senateâs referee, Elizabeth MacDonough, said Thom Tillisâs proposed âTackling Predatory Litigation Funding Actâ will need to be removed from the Republican tax and spending bill, the same day the U.S. Senator opposed President Trumpâs âbig beautiful billâ and confirmed he will not seek re-election in 2026.
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Podcast: interview with ETSI director-general Jan Ellsberger on focus beyond telecoms, including AI, quantum
Read more: Podcast: interview with ETSI director-general Jan Ellsberger on focus beyond telecoms, including AI, quantumThe European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent not-for-profit body dedicated to ICT standardization that addresses market needs expressed by more than 900 ETSI members located in well over 60 countries around the world, while at the same time developing standards in support of the EU legislation. On the occasion of the recording of…
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âGame changerâ Pantech-Google FRAND ruling could open up Japanâs SEP enforcement landscape
Read more: âGame changerâ Pantech-Google FRAND ruling could open up Japanâs SEP enforcement landscapePantechâs victory in an SEP dispute against Google in the Tokyo District Court shows Japan is shifting its judicial approach to FRAND and injunctive relief.
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No UPC Roundup this weekend, but here’s an update on premium membership and law firm profiles; paywalled content starts in July
Read more: No UPC Roundup this weekend, but here’s an update on premium membership and law firm profiles; paywalled content starts in JulyThe Unified Patent Court (UPC) had an internal event earlier in the week, which is why there were by far not enough decisions for a meaningful roundup. Presumably there will be a lot of orders in the days ahead. Our next UPC Roundup will cover a fortnight. If you look at the menu at the…
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USPTO issues more discretionary denials: Intel, Google, Nokia, Ericsson among losing petitioners
Read more: USPTO issues more discretionary denials: Intel, Google, Nokia, Ericsson among losing petitionersThe significant inter partes review denials come less than a month after a Unified Patents report found the number of such decisions is three times higher than those under Director Andrei Iancu in 2020.
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Samsung fails to end ZTE patent dispute with UK interim license: all cases carry on regardless of judicial imperialism
Read more: Samsung fails to end ZTE patent dispute with UK interim license: all cases carry on regardless of judicial imperialismContext: On Wednesday, the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) demonstrated that when it comes to standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes, the UK judiciary considers all jurisdictions equal â but itself more equal. Therefore, Samsung obtained a declaration of an entitlement to an interim license to ZTE’s SEPs, despite ZTE having offered one,…
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