Huawei and Ericsson have signed a long-term global patent cross-licensing agreement that covers patents essential to a wide range of standards such as 3GPP, ITU, IEEE, and IETF standards for 3G, 4G, and 5G cellular technologies, Huawei announced Friday on its official website.
As of June 2023, more than 8,000 patent open license agreements have been reached since the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) launched the Trial Program on Patent Open License, according to news released on the official website of the CNIPA on August 25.
On August 15, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released on its website the major IP statistics from January to July 2023. According to the statistics, from January to July 2023, the number of invention patents granted in China was 515,000.
On August 16, patent platform Avanci announced the launch of its 5G Connected Vehicle Program. Huawei is included in the list of licensors for the program. Avanci Said Huawei has joined its 5G and 4G programs. So far, the 5G program has 58 licensors and one licensee.
On August 11, TikTok was sued in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by Virtual Creative Artists LLC, an NPE based in Delaware. VCA is accusing TikTok of infringing three of its patents related to electronic, multimedia content exchange.
