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Finally, a well deserved dividend increase for long-term shareholders. Management is finally attempting to protect share price other than through share buybacks. .
Great!! Just over a 14% increase. Some speculated it would not be anything more than 10%. Glad a see a positive event in the wake of the Lenovo court decision, appeal, and new litigations at the US ITC and North Carolina federal court.
WOW ! A MIRICLE IN THE MAKING ! ABOUT TIME. Maybe the bleeding will stop
Ask and you shall receive.
InterDigital Announces Increase of Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
Company Release - 9/13/2023
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend from $0.35 to $0.40 per share.
The increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend will take effect beginning with the dividend to be paid in fourth quarter 2023. The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share on its common stock, payable on October 25, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 11, 2023.
israt, I take it as neutral as I would like to see it increase. I am waiting to see how many shares the company bought back this quarter. I know that most people on here want instant gratification, but sometimes it takes patience to set the trap...
I don't know but it seems sad that IDCC management spent hundreds of millions of dollars to increase shareholder value and here we are on the threshold of a 20% haircut since the 52-week high of $98.69. It seems the shorts are still able to play this stock like a fiddle. Hey IDCC management, you want to increase shareholder value???, spend more on a dividend increase and less on share buyback. Now with that said, its likely IDCC management was expecting a better outcome for the worldwide SEP rate from the UK court case with Lenovo and as a result the UK appeal and recently the US ITC and the North Carolina federal court. We all know how long it takes for court cases to play out to a decision and hopefully one in IDCC's favor. This may be causing the downward pressure on the stock price. Just IMHO.
Vegas, do you take that as good or bad news?
israt
Short interest as of 8/31down to 3.117M shares
Looks like we will drop below $80. It;s a shame, especially since there is no bad news that brought us down from the $97 leval.
Orientbull, I don't know whether Huawei is fixed or not. One could think well it does not matter. If there are a billion smartphones sold worldwide what does it matter if Apple or Huawei sells more phones than the other one as long as they are both licensed. Unfortunately it is not that simple. Huawei is involved with base stations and smartphones. I know Apple is involved with cell phones. When IDCC does a license does it apply specific patents or a broad portfolio of patents to determine a license amount for each licensee. Do video patents apply to all licensees. Maybe most analysts have avoided following IDCC because there simply is not enough transparent information to place a fair value on the company. Personally I think IDCC is worth a lot. But I don't know how much. As one poster pointed out there are a lot of talented people working for IDCC perhaps because they see an innovative company that is small and they have a chance to make a difference. I look at a lot of companies with much higher valuations and they may offer entertainment or whatever and I look at what IDCC has contributed over the years to communication and I wonder who is really benefiting society. As David Goldman of Asia Times has stated broadband is to the 4th industrial revolution (data and AI) as what railroad tracks were to the industrial revolution in the USA in the 19th century.
IMO don't know whether Huawei is a fixed or a per unit licensee. if Huawei is a per unit licensee of IDCC, their new successful product launch would benefit IDCC..However, their new products will hurt the revenues of both Qualcomm and Apple. AMHO
Does anyone know if these are the same patents litigated in the UK trial and currently under appeal? I assume the US patents in the US Federal court and ITC cases are different patents and are NOT standards essential patents (SEP).
The patents-at-issue are U.S. Patent Nos. 10,250,877; 8,674,859; 9,674,556; 9,173,054 and 8,737,933.
The patents asserted are:
European Patent (UK) 2 363 008 – Enables the efficient control of carrier aggregation in 4G (LTE). In advanced mobile phones, carrier aggregation is key to achieving high data rates.
European Patent (UK) 2 557 714 – Supports the use of multiple antennae transmissions in 4G (LTE). The patent enables the use of flexible levels of error protection for reporting by the handset, increasing the reliability of the signaling.
European Patent (UK) 2 485 558 – Allows mobile phone users quick and efficient access to 4G (LTE) networks. One of the main technological challenges of developing LTE networks was efficient bandwidth usage for various traffic types such as VoIP, FTP and HTTP. This patent relates to inventions for quickly and efficiently requesting shared uplink resources — for example, reducing lag when requesting a webpage on a smartphone on LTE networks.
European Patent (UK) 2 421 318 – Decreases latency during HSUPA transmission by eliminating certain scenarios in HSUPA where scheduling requests may be blocked. A blocked scheduling request may prevent a smartphone from sending data.
From BBC News: 'Apple shares slide after China iPhone government ban reports' by Mariko Oi & Chris Vallance.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66748092
I've ignored coming here for quite a while. I just don't understand why IDCC seems to finally start to do something in regards to valuation rise only to drop like a brick as it has always did. It never fails. Next rise into mid-90's, I am finally getting out. This has been going on for over 20 years. Where's the transparency?
Hmmm…IDCC putting pressure on Lenovo / Motorola for a better rate using the UK appeal process and now this new legal action.
InterDigital Hits Lenovo, Motorola With Patent Fights
By Adam Lidgett · Listen to article
Law360 (September 6, 2023, 7:02 PM EDT) -- Wireless and video technology company InterDigital has launched legal proceedings in federal district court and at the International Trade Commission alleging Lenovo and Motorola laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones infringe multiple patents on coding and wireless technology.
Various InterDigital entities filed a complaint in North Carolina federal court and at the ITC Friday against Lenovo and Motorola, claiming they infringed five InterDigital patents that "enable wireless file-sharing between devices" and are important to "delivery and consumption of an enormous amount of video content on a daily basis."
In the district court case, InterDigital wants a finding that Lenovo is infringing the patents-at-issue and for damages, among other things, according to court records.
In the ITC case, InterDigital is seeking a ban on imports of the products, including the Lenovo ThinkPad laptop and Motorola Edge+ smartphone, according to ITC records.
Chinese technology giant Lenovo earlier this summer walked away the "overall winner" in a London court judgment on costs in its long-running dispute with wireless and video technology company InterDigital over fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing rates for wireless patents.
"We remain committed to receiving a fair return on the billions of dollars that we have invested in foundational wireless and video innovation that drives so much of the connected world around us and which Lenovo continues to infringe in a number of their products," Josh Schmidt, InterDigital's chief legal officer, said in a statement to Law360 Wednesday.
Representatives for Lenovo and Motorola did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The patents-at-issue are U.S. Patent Nos. 10,250,877; 8,674,859; 9,674,556; 9,173,054 and 8,737,933.
InterDigital is represented by M. Scott Stevens, Philip C. Ducker, Katherine G. Rubschlager, Ryan W. Koppelman, Neal A. Larson, Jenny J. Wang and Adam D. Swain of Alston & Bird LLP.
Counsel for Lenovo and Motorola was not immediately available Wednesday.
The district court case is InterDigital Inc. et al. v. Lenovo Group Limited et al., case number 5:23-cv-00493, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
--Additional reporting by Alex Baldwin. Editing by Caitlin Wolper.
It appears that IDCC licensee Huawei Technologies will be competing and increasing manufacturing of smart phones. Following is an article from Asia Times by Jeff Pao: 'SMIC bypasses US curbs to make 7nm chips'.
https://asiatimes.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2049a8663daea00bd30c32cf2&id=3dd0312830&e=f8d8372cc1
What the heck happened to cause IDCC to drop like a rock at opening?
InterDigital to Showcase Energy Aware Video Solutions and Critical Codec Contributions at IBC 2023
Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.
Alongside research and innovation in wireless and AI technologies, InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC) is enabling diverse and immersive video experiences while innovating solutions that mitigate energy consumption. InterDigital will showcase cutting-edge video innovation at IBC, one of the industry’s leading content and technology shows taking place in Amsterdam from September 15 – 18, 2023. At IBC, InterDigital will showcase an array of research contributions to video codecs, advanced HDR solutions, and pioneering innovations in energy aware media technologies at the Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF) and Ultra HD Forum booths, and the IABM Lounge.
At the MC-IF booth, located in Hall 8 at Booth B45 (8.B45), InterDigital will spotlight VVC contributions and energy aware media solutions that help reduce a video screen’s energy consumption by intelligently optimizing pixel brightness. The featured demonstration, “DVB Native IP End-to-End VVC Encoding of Energy-Aware HDR Content,” was designed by InterDigital alongside ATEME, ENENSYS, and IETR as part of the collaborative 3EMS2 project and proposes a method to reduce energy consumption by adjusting the peak brightness of the HDR screen. The adjustment is made possible by a Versatile Supplemental Enhancement Information (VSEI) message at the encoder side that indicates the extent to which the screen’s peak brightness can be reduced, while maintaining the objective quality of the HDR content using SL-HDR technology. The demo will leverage InterDigital and partners contributions to the VVC codec, which is capable of a 40% reduction in bitrate on streamed video with no perceptible decrease in image quality.
At the Ultra HD Forum booth, located in Hall 10 Booth C09 (10.C09), InterDigital will showcase demos on energy aware media and Advanced HDR solutions. Specifically, InterDigital will demonstrate pioneering innovations in Pixel Value Reduction (PVR) solutions that balance the ability to reduce the brightness of an image, and consequently reduce the amount of energy consumed, while maximizing the perceived visual quality to the viewer. As global video consumption grows, InterDigital’s solution makes small reductions in pixel brightness, which cannot be perceived by the viewer, amounting to colossal energy savings across billions of screens and devices worldwide. In addition, InterDigital’s contributions to Advanced HDR by Technicolor® solutions will be shown in the demonstration of an “Effective HDR/SDR Single Master Workflow with Dynamic and Static Solutions,” alongside partners KPN, LGE and Ross Video. The demo will address the challenges of producing premium HDR live events and deriving SDR content in a single workflow, ensuring that creative intent and highest quality content is passed to the consumer, whether in HDR or SDR, UHD or HD.
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® solutions, developed jointly by Philips and InterDigital, will also be shown at the IABM Lounge at IBC. Advanced HDR by Technicolor® is a suite of High Dynamic Range (HDR) production, distribution and display solutions that leverage machine learning technology to maximize image quality and enhance the consumer viewing experience. The demos will showcase the increasingly important role Advanced HDR solutions play in broadcast and streaming services, especially in delivering live sports and events. Advanced HDR is offering invite-only demonstrations of Dynamic Conversion Solutions and Efficient Solution to Deliver Premium HDR and SDR Services.
“We’re excited to return to IBC to display both the quality of our video innovation and the value of our industry partnerships and collaborations,” said Lionel Oisel, VP, Head of Video Labs, InterDigital. “Our engineers contribute to the cutting-edge capabilities of video codecs and new energy aware media solutions and our collaboration with industry groups like MC-IF and Ultra HD Forum help amplify our impact.”
Alongside the demos, a technical paper jointly developed by InterDigital and Philips addressing their research collaboration on video-based immersive codecs will be presented at IBC. The presentation will detail the real-time implementation of InterDigital and Philips’ jointly developed evaluation platform for use cases that utilize the MPEG volumetric (V3C) and 2D video standards (VVC, HEVC) and explain how the platform enables interoperability within existing and emerging XR ecosystems and can be applied for new applications like telelearning, free-viewpoint sport replays, and 3D telepresence. Philips Senior Scientist Bart Kroon will present the technical paper at IBC on Saturday, September 16 from 11:45 – 13:15. Learn more here.
In addition, InterDigital’s Erik Reinhard will participate in a partner session on “Unlocking Sustainability: Innovating a Greener Future in Broadcast and Media,” joining the discussion on behalf of ITU-R. The session will invite diverse industry experts to share and discuss sustainable strategies that harness the ability to drive positive change and inspire collective action. The session will take place on Sunday, September 17 from 14:00 – 17:00. Learn more here.
To learn more about IBC, please click here.
About InterDigital ®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world’s leading technology companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Roya Stephens
Email: roya.stephens@interdigital.com
+1 (202) 349-1714
Following is an article from Military Com by Drew F. Lawrence: 'Marine Corps Tests Out New 5G Equipment That Promises Faster Battlefield Communication'.
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You’re quite welcome.
Thanks ciciagt, it worked and back to the old format.
Eagle
The mobile app seems the same.
Just above the box where you see “write a new post” there’s a place to choose classic view versus new full view. Select classic.
This new format on Investorshub is not as good as the old format!
Ok August dog days are over. Let’s rev up this greyhound for a return to the 90s in less than than 30 days.
Yellowcat, I agree, as you said IDCC could develop a game changing AI patent or application.
IDCC could develop a key game changing patent and or application for AI.
IDCC just has to me a place that inspires the best and brightest of electrical engineers and researchers. It is small enough where an individual's efforts can make a major impact.
Monterey,
Yes, you are probably correct; however, IDCC could develop a key game changing patent and or application for AI. What is different now is that prior IP patent cases have been tried and have gone through the years of endless appeals to be found in IDCC's favor. This is an important precedent that distinguishes our future from our past. IDCC is much smaller than QCOM, so the impact of such a finding would be greater to our bottom line.
Also, IDCC is a pure play on IP - money doesn't have to be spent on property and equipment for manufacturing. IDCC just has to me a place that inspires the best and brightest of electrical engineers and researchers. It is small enough where an individual's efforts can make a major impact.
IMHO - Tomcat
Possibly in my humble thinking, the comparison of NVDA in AI, a semiconductor business, to IDCC in AI is like IDCC in wireless to QCOM in wireless and a semiconductor business. The same amount of market respect may never come. JMHO I certainly hope that's not the case though. I do think things are much better for IDCC now that at any t in tIMEhe past. Hey IDCC mgmt, how about a dividend increase. 😀
IDCC is involved in AI, so ...
WHEN will we get respect such as that granted to NVDA?
Tomcat
FINALLY!!!
SOMETHING other than the daily dropsies!
Better volume also!
Tomcat
InterDigital’s Diana Pani Elected to Chair 3GPP RAN2
Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.
InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, announced the election of Diana Pani, Vice President and Head of Wireless Standards, to serve as Chair of 3GPP’s Radio Access Network Working Group 2 (RAN2). Diana Pani is the first woman in 3GPP history to hold this role.
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, or 3GPP, develops the global specifications used by various standards setting organizations and provides a critical service to the wireless ecosystem by developing the foundation that enables interoperable technologies for mass deployments of new devices, networks, and services.
As RAN2 Chair, Diana will foster industry consensus in the development of specifications for 5G Advanced, and next generation standards. Previously, Diana has served as Vice-Chair of RAN2 for two consecutive terms, and subsequently chaired individual sessions throughout 3GPP Release 15, Rel-16, Rel-17, and Rel-18, including specifications for the NR User Plane in the first release for 5G.
“Diana’s election to chair RAN2, one of the most critical leadership positions in 3GPP, is a clear testament to her leadership and reflects the deep respect she has earned from peers across the wireless industry for her technical expertise, effective and inclusive leadership, and significant contributions to projects and key technologies for 3G, 4G and 5G,” said InterDigital Chief Technology Officer Rajesh Pankaj. “Our full confidence is in Diana for her responsibilities ahead, shaping the critical specifications for 5G-Advanced that will pave the way for future 6G networks by fostering industry consensus and securing timely completion of RAN2 projects in 3GPP.”
Diana has been an active and consistent contributor to 3GPP RAN2, attending nearly all meetings for more than 15 years. A highly respected delegate and technically competent wireless engineer, Diana has made demonstrable contributions to the wireless industry over three generations of cellular standards, including 3G, 4G and 5G, and beyond.
About InterDigital ®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world’s leading technology companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Roya Stephens
Email: roya.stephens@interdigital.com
+1 (202) 349-1714
I have been here in IDCC since the 1990s also!
Tomcat
You can't always get what you want...but this crazy ass stock has made me a bunch of dough...since 1997...no regrets...no remorse...I'm here until it ends at this point!!
Teecee,
The market is funny! If IDCC had 50 cents annual earnings, but the market thought the long-term growth rate was, say 35%, we would be selling at $200 a share or more!
NVDA is a good example of what I am talking about!
The IDCC long term earnings growth rate may well be 35+%!!
It is not just AI, as we are part of AI.
IMHO - tomcat
Big ups...low volume...sellers exhausted?....shorts are still staring at 26myn and going lower float ...vs 3.3 myn short......top stocks looking to rollover...after latest excesses...time for idc to resume as a good bad mkt stock....charlie can you hear me!!!!
Another concept!
"Bully Spanking"
What is "Bully Spanking?" This is buying a few hundred shares (or even 1 share) at the asked of the after or premarket bid / asked spread to show a bis after or premarket price gain. The intent is to create buying interest in the stock.
The opposite is "Bear Baiting."
Lesson of the day!
Tomcat
So far, no "Shorty Drifting!"
WHAT is "Shorty Drifting?'
That is where the stock opens higher, then sells off constantly all day long, to end in a loss at the end of the day!
Tomcat
Vegas,
IDCC is 25 points below target!
There is plenty of room for buying shares.
The shorts hope is to lower the share price with small continuous sells at the bid, lowering the bid asked price. Without steady buyers, or a market buyback program, the short strategy has worked - against all odds, seemingly. Their hope is to get an institution or two to liquidate their IDCC investment along the way, and then others might join in for fear of losing their profits! This in a time of no news from the company. I think we have seen some of that (institutional liquidation) with the end of day up volume price plunges. At least one or two institutions have probably sold out to buy into NVDA or TSLA.
IDCC typically has done its buybacks by purchasing blocks of shares from institutions. I think that if they strategically purchased shares at the asked prices throughout the day instead, the 100 share "machine gun" shorts might be overwhelmed, and their whole walkdown of the share price strategy might fail. This could result in a short squeeze & a short term IDCC share price well north of $100.
IMHO - Tomcat
tnyellowtomcat, so you think that there are plenty of shares available... a smaller firm William Blair probably will get their customers to buy maybe 500K in shares over the next week. So far today the volume is 31K and the stock is up $2.
A day of a little heartburn for the shorts? How unusual!! How will they stand it? Being as cottled and protected as they are??
Tomcat
William Blair resumed coverage of InterDigital with a rating of Outperform
Scooby,
On Wall Street, if it is obvious, it is obviously wrong!
The odds looked to be stacked against the shorts, but the shorts are winning here! Typical!!
At this point, it is probably too late to sell; however, I give 90% or better odds that the shorts, machines, etc take the stock below $80 tomorrow or later this week to collect the stop loss orders below $80. Perhaps we will bottom out then?
?? - Tomcat
Here comes the end of the day walk down. Pretty much every day for 2 weeks.
Big Tech Voices Concern Over EU's Essential Patent Plan
By Alex Baldwin · Listen to article
Law360, London (August 17, 2023, 1:39 PM BST) -- Technology giants are still skeptical about the European Union's proposal to overhaul the system for licensing standard-essential patents, telling the bloc that its move to create a more "transparent" framework could lead to mounting costs and further delays in the licensing process.
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The European Commission, pictured, wants to create a more transparent and efficient system for licensing patents deemed "essential" to some technology. (iStock.com/PaulGrecaud)
The latest responses to the European Commission's proposal — which was open for consultation until Aug. 10 — shows that interested parties are in favor of the push for greater transparency. But patent owners, and the companies that implement them, are concerned that the proposed regulations could introduce more roadblocks to the licensing system.
The commission has set out to create a more transparent, predictable and efficient system for licensing patents deemed "essential" to some technology, including 4G/5G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
A company that wants to release a mobile phone or laptop in the market must pay for a license for these patents to be in the legal clear to use the industry-wide standards.
Both the licensor and the company seeking to use the patented technology must agree to a license for the patent on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, known as FRAND. But what exactly are "fair" terms and rates for these patents? That question has created a series of legal disputes in recent years.
"This is a very divided landscape between patent holders and implementers," Allen & Overy LLP partner David Por said. "When these big waves of [standard-essential patents] cases get filed, they just overwhelm the courts ... Judges have been quite vocal for quite a time about the fact that they would welcome an alternative way to solve these disputes."
Courts in England, Germany and China have, so far, ruled that they have the jurisdiction to set licensing rates for these patents. But now the European Commission seeks to create a new framework to tackle the problem of what it described as "inefficient licensing" for these patents.
A promise of greater transparency for licensing of standard-essential patents, or SEPs, is central to the proposal. The commission plans to introduce requirements for SEP owners to register their patents on a database with the EU's Intellectual Property Office and make patent owners enter into "nonbinding" FRAND determination proceedings before litigating. It also wants to set up a procedure for determining the "essentiality" of patents.
The immediate response from the sector was skeptical. Major players including Apple Inc., Dell, InterDigital Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia Corp. have voiced their concerns about the plan directly to the commission.
The commission hopes that a register for SEPs would allow for a more streamlined process for implementers looking to license patents. But SEP owners are asking whether the resources required to implement this outweigh any potential benefits.
Semiconductor giant Qualcomm said that the concept of a register is "sound," but contended that the inevitable costs associated with registering are "unlikely to be worthwhile in the absence of substantial licensing activity." The company also pointed out that the burden of the additional costs associated with the new framework seem to be directed exclusively at the patent owners.
"If the registry is enacted, then it should be enacted in a balanced way," Qualcomm said in its response to the consultation. "The proposed measures impose all obligations and virtually all of the direct and indirect costs on patent holders. Transparency from implementers should also be required, in the form of a registry of standards-compliant products."
The register would not be the first of its kind: many standards-setting agencies maintain public databases on SEPs, including the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, or ETSI.
The question of how exactly the register would exist alongside these established databases was raised by the institute itself, which asked the commission to clarify whether it intends to have an "interrelation" between the two registers.
Por, of Allen & Overy, acknowledged that the ETSI database was "extremely comprehensive." But he said it typically holds too much information to be useful for determining what exactly is essential and non-essential. Patent owners tend to "over-declare" the essentiality of their patents, he said.
Apple said that the creation of a SEP register was "desirable" for increasing transparency, but added that the regulation, as it stands, does not provide "sufficient incentives to ensure that SEP owners will make accurate, complete and timely registrations." The iPhone maker also expressed concerns that the plan does not set out any serious consequences for making inaccurate or incomplete registrations.
The commission also proposed enforcing a mandatory procedure to determine seemingly nonbinding FRAND terms before patent owners are allowed to enforce the patent against an implementer.
Ericsson said that proposition was "confusing and complex." The telecoms giant said that could yield an "ideal setting for the creation of many (new) purely procedural friction points" that could be exploited to delay the conclusion of a licensing agreement.
InterDigital — which was a party to one of the FRAND disputes heard in London in recent years, which led to Lenovo handing over a lower-than-expected $138 million in royalties — also echoed the concern that either side could use these proceedings to delay licensing talks. The patent owner added that it would be "legally unclear" how these nonbinding commitments would work in practice and would probably be treated differently depending on the jurisdiction.
And Dell said that the requirement for a pre-litigation FRAND determination "has promise." The consumer tech giant also told the commission that it supported the publication of the final nonbinding FRAND determination to give third parties insight into rates associated with specific patent portfolios.
"Any delay associated with the FRAND determination process is relatively inconsequential," Dell added.
The proposal also posits mandatory "essentiality checks" for a sample of patents registered by larger companies, which would be handled by Europe's Intellectual Property Office. The office would collect and publish data on a representative "ratio" of all patent owner SEPs.
But the checks must be reliable and the sampling methodology sound if the ratio is to be representative, Qualcomm said. If that is not the case, it might give companies looking to license SEPs "unreliable information" as they argue for FRAND rates.
Canon Inc. doubted that the EUIPO has the "knowledge and experience necessary" to deal with the so-called essentiality checks as well as the FRAND determinations. The camera company said that the office's "extensive experience" in dispute settlements is limited purely to trademark and design matters.
Canon also questioned whether the EUIPO would be equipped to deal with the number of checks it would have to conduct in the first few years that the system is in operation. The commission estimates that 14,500 patents will have to be checked, according to the company. The 30 full-time employees assumed to be carrying out the checks "cannot possibly" be responsible for that many checks, Canon said.
Apple argued in its responses that much of the criticism of the essentiality checks falls flat. It noted that the regulation is intended to "provide useful inputs for bilateral negotiations" rather than being the "final word" on the matter.
Although the respondents have been quick to poke holes in the new proposal, there is a long road of refinements and amendments ahead. The proposal will have to be approved by member states and the bloc's parliament and will probably face opposition every step of the way.
"Maybe things can be improved, but it needs to be properly considered with input from more sides, but I just don't think this has been," Andrew Sharples, partner at EIP, a patent boutique law firm, said.
"Maybe as it goes through Parliament it will get that input and may impact on how this proposed legislation progresses," Sharples added.
The shorts are dragging the price around like a rag doll.
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