In a patent dispute involving audio quality that can be used to improve mobile communications, From AmericaCrystal Clear Codeccorporation (CCC) He won the result he wanted in Holland. The Hague District Court rejected the ruling by the Dutch companyVerifyIPAn invalid action, whileVerifyIPThis time the role is that of an unknown client "Scarecrow (strawman) " .

2020years, Number asEP2940685The patent in question is at the European Patent Office (EPO) The Department obtained the authorization. The patent was invented by the Chinese company Huawei, This paper mainly relates to a method for predicting bandwidth-extended frequency band signals and a decoding device. CCCEventually became the owner of the patent. In fact, The company is managing a number of enhanced voice services (EVS) Standard related congeners patent, These patents relate to4GCoding technology of audio signal in mobile communication.

VerifyIPThat the patent in question was invalid

On behalf of some unknown client "Scarecrow" , VerifyIPClaims that the patents in question lack novelty, And shall therefore be deemed invalid. The company noted, MPEG-4Standard band replication (SBR) The technology has been disclosedEP2940685The contents of the invention corresponding to Patent No. besides, VerifyIPFurther stated, The patents also lack creativity. They think, This is because technicians in the field can implement this technology according to the already published audio coding standards.

however, The courts have taken a different view, And rejected the company's invalid request. Specifically speaking, The Hague District Court did not adopt it "EP2940685Patent No. 1 is not creative in comparison with prior art" This argument, And point outVerifyIPIt is too late to make this argument.

The scarecrow rushed to the front

During the trial, CCCUsed to pretend to be a scarecrowVerifyIPThere is no right to make such a claim. merely, The District Court in The Hague has dismissed the suit, The court therefore did not rule on the issue.

VerifylPBe at2022years5monthly. According to its website, The firm is doing so on behalf of an unnamed client, Its only mission is to "For those who wish to declare in the European Patent Court that certain European patents are invalid or invalidEPOProvide anonymity to organizations or companies that have challenged granted patents" .

Up to now, People don't know yetVerifyIPWhether the ruling will be appealed. (Be compiled fromwww. juve-patent. com)

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