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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

Licensing trade secrets: a ‘nuanced and risky’ endeavour

Bundling various forms of IP increases the value of a deal but precautions need to be taken in case the parties end up in court

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How new technologies are reshaping IP and deal terms in life sciences transactions

Each speciality comes with its own challenges and risks which shape how deals are negotiated and structured – and there is no ‘one-size fits all’ approach

26 June 2024

WiLAN buying portfolios, striking licences in first year as private monetisation firm

On the anniversary of Canadian patent licensing firm WiLAN’s sale to private investors, CEO Andrew Parolin boasts of a very successful 12 months in an exclusive IAM interview

25 June 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

New NPE NovaCloud to license 152 former Ericsson patent assets

The global portfolio of 40 patent families covers cloud computing and data centre technology and potential licensees include Microsoft, Amazon, Dell, IBM, Oracle and Salesforce

19 June 2024

Analysis shows big telecom licensors’ 5G rates may be lower than expected

Nokia and Ericsson announced headline 5G royalty rates, but economists estimate the agreements they entered with Apple saw them charging similar rates to 4G

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

Huawei transfers 766 3GPP-related patent assets to new NPE

Data analysis of the patent transfer reveals buyer Ueran Technology’s likely licensees to include Nokia, Ericsson, Qualcomm, AT&T, Apple, and Samsung

14 June 2024

Allied Security Trust’s IP3 launches with new option – licensing rather than sale

Patent holders can opt to license up to 35 AST member companies, or they can sell their assets outright in this year’s Industry Purchase Patent Programme

10 June 2024

NPE sells patents to Qualcomm, TSMC in close proximity to litigation settlements

Daedalus Prime had asserted former Intel patent assets against the semiconductor firms and now has sold patents to them

06 June 2024

UEFA fights off UPC injunction days before EURO 2024 kicks off

Patentee’s NPE status worked against it, Unified Patent Court judges stated

04 June 2024

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