Nokia and Samsung sign patent license agreement for 5G
Nokia and Samsung have signed a joint patent license agreement for the use of 5G technology.
Nokia said the agreement is the successor to a patent license agreement that expired in December 2022. The new agreement extends the collaboration by several years. Samsung will pay Nokia to use its 5G p... Read more
Ericsson and Apple end long-lasting patent dispute
Ericsson and Apple have agreed to conclude a long-lasting patent dispute. In addition to shaking hands, the organizations announced closer cooperation.
The now-resolved dispute started in 2015 and involved patents for 5G technology.
Years ago, Ericsson permitted Apple to use its 5G patents t... Read more
Intel loses chip patent lawsuit, ordered to pay $949 million
The US tech giant will have to pay VLSI Technology $948.8 million for patent infringement.
Reuters reported that a federal jury in Texas on Tuesday said Intel must pay VLSI Technology $948.8 million for infringing on the company's patent for computer chips.
VLSI used to be a standalone US-bas... Read more
EU sues China for crimes against tech companies
The European Union is filing charges against China with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The European Commission says that Chinese organizations stealing European technologies are being protected by the state.
According to the Commission, Chinese organizations illegally use patented European ... Read more
Ericsson sues Apple for infringing upon multiple 5G patents
Ericsson is suing Apple for the infringement of multiple patents. According to the complaint, Apple unlawfully uses Ericsson's technology to support 5G in iPhones.
The lawsuit is the result of a long-standing dispute. In 2015, Apple and Ericsson started a collaboration. Ericsson permitted Apple ... Read more
Microsoft may introduce a Surface model with three displays
Upon discovering a Microsoft patent, Patently Apple concludes that Microsoft is developing a Surface device with three displays.
Website Patently Apple reports that Microsoft filed a patent with the U.S. government's patent office for a foldable device with three panels in June 2020. Recently, t... Read more
Nokia suffers a setback in German court over a patent with Lenovo
A German appeals court lifted the enforcement of an injunction won by Nokia in a patent disagreement with Lenovo. It blocked the world’s largest PC maker from selling its products in the largest European economy. The decision is a blow to Nokia, as it has been trying to make a comeback in other t... Read more
A Chinese AI company has filed a $1.4B lawsuit against Apple
Apple's Siri is under fire after a lawsuit was filed by the Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligence Network Technology, also known as Xiao-i. The lawsuit contends that Apple infringed on Xiao-i patents.
The company is asking for $1.4 billion (10 billion Yuan) in dam... Read more
European companies are lagging behind in filed AI patents
Not a single European company is featured in the top-20 filed AI-centric patents, according to a research carried out by IP specialist OxFirst. Samsung, IBM and Tencent have submitted the most patents in the last ten years.
South Korea, China and the United States dominate the AI research market... Read more
Commvault sues Cohesity and Rubrik for patent infringement
Commvault is suing Cohesity and Rubrik in the United States. The reason is that these competitors allegedly infringed seven patents of the data management specialist.
The seven patent violations about for which Cohesity and Rubrik are now being sued relate to methods for making backups and secur... Read more