Pantech settles with phone makers, Samsung with Netlist; Disney's 4K maneuvering; U.S. litigation news

1) Premium: Pantech settles wave of 4G SEP disputes in ITC, Eastern District of Texas 

China’s TCL, OnePlus (an Oppo affiliate), and Tinno have successfully settled their 4G SEP litigation with Pantech, while the fifth defendant – HMD – remains pending. 

2) Premium: 10x Genomics accused of infringing sequencing patents by Caltech and exclusive licensee

10x is no stranger to enforcing its own sequencing patents, but Spatial Genomics’ District of Delaware complaint sees it on the receiving end of an infringement claim.

3) Free: Netlist, Samsung settle multi-venue patent dispute, sign five-year memory patent cross-licensing deal

Samsung will purchase 10 million shares of Netlist common stock as part of the new strategic alliance, which will also see Netlist earn $750 million in net license fees over the five-year period.

4) Free: Disney switches 4K UHD back on in Germany, but concern over VP9 SEPs lingers 

Disney+ has found a workaround allowing it to reintroduce 4K Ultra High Definition features in certain devices following a second InterDigital injunction, but the solution does not address a specific High Dynamic Range quality feature, and would leave it exposed if it faced actions over other multimedia technologies that InterDigital owns.

5) Premium: Federal Circuit restates eBay’s end to presumption of irreparable harm, as it vacates preliminary injunction over means-plus-function claim

Socket Solutions had obtained the injunction in district court; but that court’s claim construction was rejected on appeal.

6) Premium: Bank of America & United Services Automobile Association strike cross-license agreement for AI, fintech patents

BoA has one of the largest portfolios of U.S. patents relevant to AI technologies.