Nokia deals with Acer, Lenovo; Huawei Wi-Fi 7 rates; litigation news; ADR in China

1) Premium: Gallium nitride patent wars: Innoscience, Infineon clash over Munich injunction rulings

Any injunction granted in the Munich I Regional Court’s rulings yesterday would not apply to Innoscience’s current product portfolio, as it falls outside the scope of Infineon’s asserted German patents, Innoscience has publicly asserted. This claim directly opposes Infineon’s announcement that Innoscience suffered two more defeats yesterday.

2) Free: BREAKING: Nokia, Acer sign patent licensing agreement, will determine terms through arbitration

Nokia has today revealed that the parties have signed a patent license agreement covering the use of Nokia’s video coding technologies in Acer’s devices, with any remaining litigation cases between the two companies to be paused or withdrawn.

3) Free: Nokia, Lenovo sign patent cross-license agreement on amicable basis

The deal is positive news for Nokia, which is currently embroiled in a global dispute with Acer and ASUS.

4) Free: Huawei becomes first SEP owner to announce Wi-Fi 7 patent licensing rates: $0.50 per unit

Huawei has today announced that its patent licensing royalty rate for Wi-Fi 7 will be set at $0.50 per unit for all Wi-Fi 7-compliant, consumer‑grade devices.

5) Premium: With litigation risk solutions under the microscope, PAE steps up Eastern District of Texas campaign asserting patents purchased from Allied Security Trust

AST is clear that under its model “problem patents” can still end up with PAEs; but elsewhere, patent defense solutions seem to be getting increased scrutiny.

6) Free: UPC Milan LD denies Ericsson PIs and damages security in ASUS dispute, tries to explain away massive cumulative delay

The UPC’s Milan LD denied Ericsson’s PI motions against ASUS because it was not convinced that the situation had changed during the main proceedings in a way that justified emergency relief. It also denied security for damages.

7) Premium: TCL’s China Star transferred hundreds of patents to Texan PAE suing LG and Hisense

8) Premium: USPTO Director goes against the grain, sides with inter partes review petitioner Tesla to reject discretionary denial request

After a raft of decisions and memoranda effectively telling IPR petitioners what they shouldn’t do, Director John Squires highlights a potential pathway to successful institution.

9) Premium: Mediation and Arbitration as Settlement Pathways in Chinese Patent Disputes

China has no UPC Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre equivalent. Its relevant pathways are more dispersed. This article maps those pathways and explains how they may matter in Chinese patent disputes.

10) LinkedIn: Huawei v. Sercomm