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US judge calls for jurisdictional discovery in Roku’s Frand suit

By Nick Robertson ( April 16, 2025, 22:16 GMT | Insight) -- Roku can question Dolby and Sun Patent Trust executives over the companies’ relationship with Access Advance as it fends off their US motion to dismiss a lawsuit seeking Frand license terms for HEVC video encoding standard essential patents. Access Advance, based in Massachusetts, operates a HEVC patent pool and is partially owned by Dolby.A Massachusetts federal judge yesterday gave Roku the go-ahead to depose corporate leaders of Dolby and Sun Patent Trust (SPT) in its lawsuit seeking Frand license terms for HEVC video encoding standard essential patents. The depositions will help Judge Richard Stearns evaluate the defendants’ motion to dismiss Roku’s suit for lack of jurisdiction....

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