backdrop: The vast majority of standard essential patents (SEP) Permission was granted without prior litigation. A recently published example is: The global smart meter market leaderEDMIObtained a bilateral license from Huawei, Although the license also has the option of a patent pool. But sometimes it requires guidance from the courts, GermanyWiFiLeader in the router marketAVMMay be more focused on10Sell the company for 100 million euros (According to media reports, Be aimed at10Billions of euros) , Instead of addressing intellectual property issues. Huawei has repeatedly suedAVM, A court ordered an injunction late last year.
Latest news: The First District Court in Munich recently told the mediaipfray, Was originally scheduled for2024years4month17The Huawei vAVMThe trial was cancelled because the charges were dropped. ipfrayFrom the voluntary motion to dismiss, On account ofAVMNow acquired HuaweiWiFi6 SEPPermission of, The whole dispute finally came to an end.
Direct impact: AVMClaim to bypass2023Patent on which the end of the year injunction is based, But only if the court finds that the act does not constitute infringement, Otherwise the workarounds cannot be workarounds. Several cases are pending, Consequent pairAVMIs a losing proposition.
The wider implications: The agreement continues Huawei's licensing streak. Huawei and Amazon last month (Settle GermanyWiFi6lawsuit) andvivo (Mainly concerned with honeycombSEP, No litigation) The license agreement is widely known. Following Huawei's earlier announcement withEDMIAfter the licensing agreement, withAVMAnother important step towards reconciliation. This has isolated Netgear (Netgear) , The company is being sued in Germany, And faces politically charged charges in the United States.
Huawei temporarily3accusedWiFi6 SEPproposition: Amazon, AVMAnd American Netgear. here3Family defendant, Only Netgear has yet to strike a deal, The other defendants have obtained patent licenses from Huawei (Usually without litigation) , It is becoming increasingly difficult for Netgear to argue that Huawei's patent rates are not fair, rational, Without discrimination (FRAND) principle. The publicly redacted version of the judgment in the Huawei v. Amazon case even suggests that, Huawei has overcompliedFRANDLicensing obligation.
It is impossible for Netgear to defend its unwillingness to accept permission in a German court, It is trying to gain leverage from a lawsuit in the Central District Court of California. According to the latest filings from Netgear USA (2024years4month12day) , Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US router maker6Sue for infringement: The Dusseldorf Court, The Unified Patent Court and the Chinese courts respectively2since. (Be compiled fromipfray. com)
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