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Warner Bros. Discovery “pulls a Samsung” against Nokia with U.S. FRAND/antitrust claims after similar ones in other venues; also argues exhaustion by Apple, Amazon licenses
Read more: Warner Bros. Discovery “pulls a Samsung” against Nokia with U.S. FRAND/antitrust claims after similar ones in other venues; also argues exhaustion by Apple, Amazon licensesin the midst of a major merger battle, Warner Bros. Discovery is pursuing FRAND matters in at least three different venues now.
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Federal Circuit holds there is no uniform deadline for appeal of ITC ruling if some defendants were found to violate, others weren’t
Read more: Federal Circuit holds there is no uniform deadline for appeal of ITC ruling if some defendants were found to violate, others weren’tCrocs thought it had more time because of the Presidential review period. The Federal Circuit disagreed.
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Bayer adds to COVID patent wars: sues Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, J&J over mRNA technologyÂ
Read more: Bayer adds to COVID patent wars: sues Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, J&J over mRNA technologyÂBayerâs Monsanto has sued Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson over the alleged infringement of a patent related to gene sequencing technology through their COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Nokia strikes Hisense license deal as TV maker prefers global patent peace over London dead end; Acer, ASUS lose important co-defendant
Read more: Nokia strikes Hisense license deal as TV maker prefers global patent peace over London dead end; Acer, ASUS lose important co-defendantUnlike Hisense, Acer and ASUS make computers that are also used for recording video. Encoding claims, however, are outside the ITU FRAND scope.
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Roku takes HEVC Advance license: court filings in Brazil, UPC; UPDATE: Advance confirms both device and streaming license
Read more: Roku takes HEVC Advance license: court filings in Brazil, UPC; UPDATE: Advance confirms both device and streaming licenseA Brazilian court document and a flurry of non-public UPC filings pointed to a settlement, which was subsequently confirmed.
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BREAKING: InterDigital, Xiaomi renew patent license agreement without litigation; five-year term; cellular, WiFi, HEVC patents included
Read more: BREAKING: InterDigital, Xiaomi renew patent license agreement without litigation; five-year term; cellular, WiFi, HEVC patents includedInterDigital has signed a new major license agreement with a party that is undisclosed, but whose name can be deduced from previously available information.
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Contrasting appellate tactics show Amazon feels protected by UK ASI against InterDigital’s Munich AILI, but is scared of UPC sua sponte sanctions
Read more: Contrasting appellate tactics show Amazon feels protected by UK ASI against InterDigital’s Munich AILI, but is scared of UPC sua sponte sanctionsThere are two striking differences between Amazon’s UPC and Munich appeals of InterDigital’s anti-interim-license injunctions.
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BREAKING: Heath Hoglund, who left Via last month, joins Sisvel as Chief IP Officer
Read more: BREAKING: Heath Hoglund, who left Via last month, joins Sisvel as Chief IP OfficerThis is Sisvel’s highest-profile external hire.


