Industry: Telecoms & networking equipment

Ericsson, Samsung sold base station equipment behind Verizon’s $847M verdict

Winning patent holder General Access Solutions proved infringement of 5G patents and its lawyer warns of massive implications for other wireless carriers and base station suppliers

05 July 2024

Huawei, Intel among big firms selling patents in June-recorded transactions

Two deals could bring NPE risk but others stem from bankruptcies, buying and selling of business units and company product collaborations

05 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

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

Neo Wireless’s UPC mistake means opt-out failed, Court of Appeal confirms

While the dangers of invalid opt-outs have been widely discussed, this has not prevented some patent holders from stumbling into the trap

10 June 2024

Caltech’s Wi-Fi battle against Big Tech ends with Dell settlement

The California Institute of Technology has also achieved settlements with Apple, Broadcom, HP, Microsoft and Samsung, according to Docket Navigator

27 May 2024

Broadcom-VMWare withdrawal from LOT Network triggers membership spike

LOT CEO Ken Seddon says the only reason to withdraw is to enable the sale of patents to NPEs for monetisation

16 April 2024

Nokia’s 5G smartphone deals free team to focus on new licensing areas, says Jenni Lukander

Finnish company’s patent boss speaks to IAM about lessons from recent patent agreements, shifts in licensing focus and the EU’s proposed SEP reforms

15 April 2024

UK global FRAND rate dispute settles at eleventh hour

Kigen v Thales, the English courts’ first ever implementer-led SEP rate-setting dispute, has been resolved just days before trial

12 April 2024

The SEP landscape faces challenges, says UKIPO’s international policy director

Ben Llewellyn-Jones speaks exclusively to IAM about the UK’s upcoming SEP/FRAND interventions

03 April 2024