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News & Analysis (45)
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November 20, 2025 | Insight IP licensing and business: Nov. 7-Nov. 21
...automakers today, there will be Chinese logos in the future,” she said, calling China the “missing piece” in Avanci...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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November 19, 2025 | Insight Avanci eyes China as next frontier for connected-car patent licensing
...In September, MLex reported that BYD had become the first known Chinese automaker to join Avanci’s 4G...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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October 21, 2025 | Comment Roku puts global FRAND question to US appeal court in rift with patent pool
...Avanci, an antitrust case decided by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 2022, along with...
Sections: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
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October 07, 2025 | Comment Internet of Things patent licensees struggle after coordination efforts falter
...division into a new company, Aumovio, following long-running disputes with Nokia and patent pool operator Avanci...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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September 30, 2025 | Comment BYD's reported Avanci entry draws Chinese licensor reaction, peers weigh options
...Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD’s reported entry into Avanci’s patent pool as a licensee has been...
Sections: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
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August 12, 2025 | Insight Roku will fight dismissal of US lawsuit seeking global FRAND terms to HEVC pool
...Tesla over 5G SEPs owned by InterDigital and included in the 5G Vehicle licensing platform managed by Avanci...
Sections: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
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July 21, 2025 | Insight Roku FRAND complaint against Dolby, Sun Patent Trust dismissed in US
...allegedly artificially high rates it is being charged for 5G patents owned by InterDigital and licensed by Avanci.Roku...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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July 09, 2025 | Official Statement IP Europe opposes EU-backed carmaker patent pool, citing antitrust risks
...the licensing solutions already available (bi-lateral licensing and fixed price licensing via the Avanci...
Sections: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
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July 08, 2025 | Comment Tesla case at UK Supreme Court could shed light on FRAND declaratory relief
...Tesla had argued that Avanci’s offer of a flat rate of $32 per vehicle for the license for its 5G platform...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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June 10, 2025 | Official Statement Automakers’ SEP claims are misleading, IP Europe says
...In fact, most car manufacturers took a licence through Avanci at the reduced rate of $15 for 2G-4G or...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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May 14, 2025 | Official Statement UPC becomes key venue for SEP disputes amid deeper patent-standard links, EPO study says
...implemented in more than 100 million connected vehicles sold by over 80 automotive brands, according to Avanci...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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April 16, 2025 | Insight US judge calls for jurisdictional discovery in Roku’s Frand suit
...stayed pending a decision by the UPC.AA’s Frand jurisdiction argument echoes those successfully made by Avanci...
Sections: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
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March 24, 2025 | Comment Access Advance bid to escape Roku's US Frand suit factors in Avanci’s UK win
...month (see here), the UK Court of Appeal rejected Tesla’s request for court-ordered Frand terms to Avanci...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 17, 2025 | Comment Avanci lawsuits may impact Chinese carmakers' choices for SEP licenses
...These cases were ultimately resolved when the carmakers become licensees on the Avanci vehicle platform.Avanci...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 17, 2025 | Insight China's IP, essential sectors to remain under key antitrust scrutiny
...sending reminder letters to five multinational automobile brands (see here) and patent pool operator Avanci...
Sections: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
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March 07, 2025 | Insight Avanci optional, efficient for Chinese carmakers, executive says, amid outcry over high rates
...Patent pool Avanci is solely an option for Chinese automakers seeking licenses for essential cellular...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 06, 2025 | Insight Divided UK panel won't pull Avanci into Tesla, InterDigital patent row
...Tesla — already an Avanci licensee for 2G, 3G and 4G — maintains in it was offered a flat rate per vehicle...
Sections: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
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January 13, 2025 | Official Statement Avanci says Chinese report ignores wide market acceptance of SEP licensing model
...Although part of the report focuses on Avanci’s pricing model and discusses Avanci at length, neither...
Sections: Antitrust
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January 03, 2025 | Comment Economic, political goals to shape China's 2025 antitrust agenda
...This intervention followed persistent Chinese automakers' allegations about Avanci's opaque licensing...
Sections: Antitrust, DealRisk®, and Mergers and Acquisitions
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January 01, 2025 | Insight Avanci's SEP pricing model inflates cellular-tech value in cars: Chinese industry report
...Avanci’s vehicle-level pricing model for standard essential patents overlooks the actual value contribution...
Sections: Antitrust, Intellectual Property, and Technology
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