Posts Tagged: InterDigital
Cellular Wireless Standard Essential Patents: A Survey of FRAND-Related Statements
Over the years, several entities have published statements related to licensing 4G/5G cellular wireless Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) on a Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) basis. …
Other Barks & Bites, Friday, December 6: Lawmakers Concerned with Copyright Restatement, USPTO Pushed to Keep SEP Injunction Policy, Qualcomm Pushes Back on Koh at Ninth Circuit
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments over copyright status of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; the Federal Circuit …
Huawei’s Patents are Not the Enemy
Here we go again! Another day, another ridiculous attack on the U.S. patent system. This time the attack comes from the R Street Institute, who claims …
‘Not Just Another G’: Apple’s Intel Purchase Underscores the Sprint to 5G
Earlier this summer, Intel announced that some 8,500 patent assets (i.e., issued patents and pending patent applications) would be auctioned. Approximately 6,000 assets related to 3G, 4G, and 5…
District Court Denies FRAND Breach of Contract and Sherman Act Summary Judgment Motions by ASUS and InterDigital
In a decision published in redacted form on January 29, Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California denied ASUSTek Computer Inc.’s and ASUS Computer …
Protecting IP Builds Confidence and Encourages Investment in the Future
Protecting IP means securing a portion of a $1.2 trillion industry and the 29 million jobs created directly and indirectly by the mobile connectivity ecosystem. As companies like InterDigital …
InterDigital Acquires Technicolor Patent Portfolio for Over $150 Million
InterDigital will end up acquiring more than 21,000 global patent assets from Technicolor, more than doubling InterDigital’s current portfolio of 19,000 patent assets. This includes more than 2,500 Technicolor …
Governments’ Thumb on the Scales
These government agencies target successful, inventive U.S. firms. They politicize their processes and disregard the exclusivity that rightfully belongs to patent owners. They take away private …
SEP Licensing: Looking Beyond Essentiality
Unlike other technologies (e.g. User interface) where the manufacturers have a choice to design around the technology of the patent, in case of SEPs, there is …
InterDigital’s Story: Fostering Industry Solutions and Profiting from its Growth
InterDigital CEO William Merritt writes: "It’s no secret that the regulatory environment is challenging for companies that license patents – in our case, patents that are deemed …
Patent Business: Deals, Settlements, Licenses – January 2013
The month of January started off quite busy, which in all likelihood was as the result of deals and announcements either held over or that simply couldn't …
Multiple Winners in InterDigital-Intel Patent Deal, Despite Wall Street Skeptics
The IP Professional community must find ways to work with Wall Street to help educate and protect the credibility of IP as an emerging asset class, and …
The Problem with Patent Trolls
To me a patent troll is not just someone who has acquired a patent for purpose of licensing or bringing a lawsuit, but rather one who is …
InterDigital vs. Nokia, Huawei and ZTE at ITC in Patent Dispute
This InterDigital complaint arises under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337). Pursuant to Section 337, the ITC conducts investigations into allegations of unfair practices relating …
