recent, For the first time, two companies that do not manufacture any products themselves are in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Filed a lawsuit. Network System TechnologiesFiled a lawsuit against Texas Instruments in the Munich District Court (Texas Instruments) , Audi (Audi) And Volkswagen (Volkswagen) , whileICPillarIn ParisARMThe group filed a lawsuit. Both lawsuits involve semiconductor technology.

In useUPCbefore, Experts had expected non-patent implementers (NPE) It will bring a lot of lawsuits. however, For the first seven months, The companies seem reluctant to Sue in the new courts. Up to now, On the basis ofUPCCase search database, The two companies became the first to SueNPE.

As mentioned above, in2024years1Beginning of month, An American company specializing in licensingNetwork System TechnologiesSue Texas Instruments, Audi and Volkswagen violated their NoEP1875683, EP1552669andEP1552399Patent for.

All the patents involved are related to chip technology, But it is not a standard essential patent (SEP) . These patents relate to the design of integrated circuits and methods of message exchange in such integrated circuits. In addition, The technology applies not only to electronic devices, It also applies to cars. Philips (Philips) The technology was first developed in Europe.

NPEA claim for damages was filed in Munich

EP1552669andEP1552399The patent will expire at the end of this year. therefore, Network System TechnologiesOnly require the other party to pay damages. however, When it comes toEP1875683No. 1 patent lawsuit, In addition to damages, The company is also seeking injunctions against the three defendants.

Network System TechnologiesA parallel lawsuit has been launched in the United States. By Thomas from Munich．Gniadek (Thomas Gniadek) Led bySimmons & SimmonsLaw firmUPCFiled a lawsuit.

On the basis ofUPCInformation provided on the website, Also located in MunichHoyng ROKH MonegierKlaus, the partner at the firm．Haft (Klaus Haft) And became the representative of Texas Instruments, The company has a long-term relationship with Texas Instruments.

In fact, Haft is here2018Already represented the U. S. company in a lawsuit over connected cars. then, Innovative Foundry TechnologiesIn Dusseldorf District Court against Volkswagen, Ford and Texas Instruments filed infringement lawsuits.

Semiconductor patents came into focus

In last year's12month, As a familyNPE, American companyICPillarightARMsubgroup12A separate lawsuit was filed by a different company. The case is also about semiconductor technology.

ICPillarIt was founded by an American inventor named Daniel．Sedna (Daniel Seidner) Founded by an American company. It is reported, The company does not manufacture or sell any of its own products. ARMDeveloped something calledARMarchitecture, The architecture was created based on a license program, And works on a wide range of mobile devices.

ICPillarThe company has a local branch in ParisARMFiled a lawsuit, Accused the latter of violating its NoEP3000239Patent for. These patents protect systems and methods for general control of electronic devices, These electronic devices can be used to produce semiconductors. Seidner owns the patent.

On the basis ofUPCThe website of, August DebouzyLionel, a partner at the firm．Martin (Lionel Martin) Represent the plaintiff inUPCFiled a lawsuit. merely, It was not immediately known which law firms represented the defendants in the case.

Refer toSEPHave more cases, byNPEFewer lawsuits were filed

withNetwork System TechnologiesandICPillarThe company recently filed a lawsuit, Now related to mobile communications and semiconductor technologyUPCThe number of cases has increased to27since, This does not include the number of counterclaims dropped and appeals. however, In spite of this, Among the many technological fields, The number of cases involving medical technology remains the highest, achieved29since.

So far, The biggest dispute involving mobile patents remains Panasonic (Panasonic) toOppoandXiaomicompany-proposed12A suit. One of the first lawsuits to appear in this area was Philips v. Belkin (Belkin) , And Anwargo (Avago) Lawsuit against Tesla (Tesla) . besides, Avagor has also sued Tesla over semiconductor patents.

withNetwork System TechnologiesThe same as the lawsuit, These cases can all be classified as "Connected car lawsuit" .

otherUPCThe case also includes Nokia (Nokia) Suing HP over video coding technology (Hewlett-Packard) And Huawei (Huawei) itwifiTechnical prosecution netware (Netgear) Etc. Some observers put Dolby (Dolby) Sue HP and Asus (Asus) The case has been linked to the patent pool issue. (Be compiled fromwww. juve-patent. com)

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