Industry: Broadcasting

Google signs litigation-free patent licence with InterDigital

The new deal covers the Delaware-based patent licensing company’s wireless, Wi-Fi and HEVC portfolios

03 July 2024

Federal Circuit shuts the door on recovering IPR attorney fees

Dragon Intellectual Property v DISH Network is the latest in a series of precedential rulings since 2020 rejecting requests by litigants to recoup IPR attorney fees

24 May 2024

Adeia renews Panasonic licence, announces Q1 revenue

The San Jose-based patent licensing company also spent $8.5 million acquiring patents in the first quarter to strengthen its position in over-the-top streaming tech

10 May 2024

Nokia’s US video codec assertions proceed against HP

A Delaware judge dismissed HP’s antitrust counterclaim, but its breach-of-contract allegations can proceed; meanwhile, two ITC cases passed claim construction

08 May 2024

Via LA expands video codec pool to HEVC and VVC

TCL has become a joint licensor-licensee to the expanded pool offering which is a response to market demand and meant to ease the transition to the newest codec technology

03 April 2024

VVC deployment is starting, but there’s a long process ahead

Application standards approved in 2023 have locked in the VVC standard and three chipmakers are supporting the video codec, but market saturation is many years away

12 March 2024

SK Telecom, two licensing companies, become licensors in ATSC 3.0 broadcasting patent pool

The South Korean mobile provider, IDEAHUB Inc, and Technology in Ariscale have joined the Via Licensing Alliance broadcasting pool

06 March 2024

Adeia reports first full year of earnings on back of 32 patent licence deals

The media and semiconductor licensing company in San Jose, California, earned nearly $390 million in 2023 from licences with Samsung, Kioxia, Funai, Verizon, Starz, and more

21 February 2024

InterDigital pegs revenue growth hopes on AI in wireless, video codec

The Delaware-based R&D firm and patent licensor announced 20% revenue growth in 2023 and projects more in 2024 with licensing efforts underway with Samsung, Huawei, Oppo, more

15 February 2024

Dolby touts ZEEKR EV auto deal as "big step forward" for licensing programme

Dolby Laboratories Inc has been selling its Dolby Atmos technology for two years and is celebrating 13 auto OEM agreements - especially a new one with ZEEKR, a brand of Chinese EV-maker Geely

02 February 2024