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Access Advance bid to escape Roku's US Frand suit factors in Avanci’s UK win

By Melissa Ritti ( March 24, 2025, 15:07 GMT | Comment) -- An amended complaint by streaming-device maker Roku seeking a declaration of Frand terms for a global license to the HEVC Advance patent pool was sealed on Friday, one day after it was targeted for dismissal. Dolby International and Sun Patent Trust mount a bevy of challenges to Roku’s case. Notably, a jurisdiction argument by co-defendant Access Advance echoes one successfully made in the UK by Avanci, a fellow pool administrator, but a US judge can avoid the issue entirely by granting the defendants’ alternative request for a stay.Patent owners Dolby International and Sun Patent Trust and patent pool Access Advance moved last week to dismiss or at least stay a US lawsuit accusing them of participating in an “opportunistic shakedown” of Roku, a device maker....

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