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Nokia secures first video streaming platform deal, boosting licensing revenue from new segments

Licence is a big breakthrough in the multimedia space for the Finnish company

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

Avanci CEO stresses importance of simple approach to SEP licensing

In an exclusive interview with Tim Pohlmann, Kasim Alfalahi offers his take on how to navigate the world of SEP licensing, Avanci’s 5G vehicle programme and striking the right balance between the interests of licensors and licensees.

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The rising role of online marketplaces in patent enforcement

In an increasingly digital world, some businesses are seeking the assistance of online marketplaces for cheaper, quasi-judicial patent enforcement

03 July 2024

Culture is crucial for patent team leadership, says Nokia’s Jenni Lukander

The 2024 IP Hall of Fame inductee speaks to IAM about everything from Finnish philosophy to new areas of SEP licensing as well as the threat posed by the EU’s proposed SEP licensing regulation

25 June 2024

Access Advance, Tech+IP partner on smart home pool

The potential new pool would license the smart home product market, which utilises a handful of different standards and counts up to 100 patent holder and thousands of implementers

21 June 2024

Xiaomi’s voice-activation command prompt awarded protection in precedent-setting trademark dispute

The Wenzhou Court has affirmed that words with certain influence and popularity are protectable under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law in a trademark-squatting case brought by tech giant Xiaomi. For rights holders of voice-activation command prompts, it is crucial to prove that their names help to identify the source of goods or services.

19 June 2024

The German cartel office’s LNG endorsement has opened a can of SEP worms

Saturday Opinion: The Bundeskartellamt’s decision to give the green light to an automotive licensing negotiation group could stir up further disputes among licensors and licensees

15 June 2024

Sisvel strikes unique IoT SEP licensing deal with Nordic Semiconductor

Agreement provides certainty in “up-in-the-air” IoT SEP licensing market

09 May 2024

Behind Via LA President Heath Hoglund’s biggest year yet

Hoglund sat down with IAM to reflect on 2023 and how he became IAM’s number one Market Maker

07 May 2024

Inventec Appliances to double down on IP monetisation

In the face of budget cuts, IP Head Anita Liang says the company is focusing on improving its patent quality for out-bound licensing and patent transactions

02 May 2024

InterDigital’s Beijing office aims to spur telecoms, video codec deals

InterDigital’s Eeva Hakoranta and Jason Wu speak to IAM about the company’s Chinese market penetration efforts six months after it opened its first office in Asia

30 April 2024

NEC sues Chinese TV giant TCL at Unified Patent Court

The Japanese info and electronics firm joins a long list of Access Advance members enforcing HEVC patents against TCL

22 April 2024

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