My3sons87 - About 275k shares changed hands during the last few minutes of trading today with the stock price sprinting to the up side for the final business day of May. The company made it clear during the last webcast that they "... weren't done buying yet". At that point in time, there remained $175m available in the authorized buy back and I believe that they have been chipping away at it.
I also believe that there are some pleasant surprises on the video side of wireless and AI.

Vegas Options - Yes and YES. But, if the price exceeds the conversion per share equivalent prior to the bond issue maturity date (June 2027), buying the bond provides more value to the company. JMHO

Vegas Options - just wait until the price of the common stock exceeds the 130% conversion cap regarding the bond issue.
Best luck to all and I hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day weekend.

Vegas Options - The bond holders at maturity get credit for the same dollar amount as common stock holders got paid in dividends. Example: a $1,000 bond received $35 interest annually plus credit for that years dividend paid at maturity. Conversion rate per $1,000 bond is stated to be 12.9041 shares, so bond holders receive credit or $18.06574 (12.9041 shares × $1.40 annual dividend). Assuming the dividend rate per year remains constant at $1.40, the annual return for a $1,000 bond would be $35 interest paid currently plus $18.07 paid at maturity or a dollar return equal to $53.07 annually.
Those bond holders also have the leverage of the sliding conversion rate which is capped at 130% of the initial stated conversion rate in the bond indenture. That leverage diminishes at the stock approaches $101. The bonds then should theoretically trade at par.
All just my humble opinion.

Vegas options - after 130% of the $77.49 conversation price (approximately $101) won't the convertible bonds be cheaper than the price per share above $101?

I wish that I could answer of the questions that you have presented. But I can't.
One of my questions is can funds authorized of the stock buyback also be used to buy some of the convertible bonds?

InterDigital’s Energy Aware Media Team Awarded Best Full-Length Paper at the ACM Mile High Video Conference 2023

MAY 19, 2023 / POSTED BY: INTERDIGITAL COMMS

Congratulations to InterDigital’s Energy Aware Media team for being awarded Best Full-Length Paper at the ACM Mile High Video Conference 2023!

The paper “Energy-Aware Images: Quality of Experience vs Energy Reduction” was produced by members of InterDigital’s Video Lab, including Olivier Le Meur, Claire-Hélène Demarty, Erik Reinhard, Franck Aumont, and Laurent Blonde, and together they propose a new framework for analyzing and processing video frames that allow modern screens to use less energy when displaying these frames.

In their analysis, the InterDigital team considers two use cases: one whereby the energy is reduced as much as possible under the constraint that visual quality is maintained, and another where the highest visual quality is sought under the constraint of a fixed reduction of energy use.

You can learn more and read the complete paper here.

For more information about InterDigital’s research and contributions to energy aware media, please click here.

@InterDigitalCom, leader in #wireless evolution from #5G to 6G, will contribute to the identification of requirements that will help to define an overall reference architecture design of PREDICT-6G.
May 15, 2023

https://predict-6g.eu/team/

I don't pretend to know if the following paragraph describes what InterDigital has been working on with the video standards community but.......
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"One of the new computer chips, the Meta Scalable Video Processor, or MSVP, is used to process and transmit video to users while cutting down on energy requirements. Bjorlin said "there was nothing commercially available" that could handle the task of processing and delivering 4 billion videos a day as efficiently as Meta wanted."

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/18/meta-pulls-the-curtain-back-on-its-ai-chips-for-the-first-time.html

Mr. Dalglish, great to hear from you! I attended 2 (maybe 3) of your of your pre-ASM events back before there was such a thing as a webcast sttockholders meeting. Glad you are doing well and I hope to see you posting often.

InterDigital’s Doug Castor Re-Elected as Vice Chair of the ATIS Next G Alliance National 6G Roadmap Working Group

Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.

InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, announced the re-election of Doug Castor, InterDigital’s Head of Wireless Research, to continue a second term as Vice Chair of the ATIS Next G Alliance National 6G Roadmap Working Group.

InterDigital is a founding member of the ATIS Next G Alliance (NGA), an industry group committed to ensuring that North America maintains its leadership role for the next generation of wireless technology amidst global competition. The NGA Roadmap Working Group is responsible for shaping the 6G vision and developing the technology evolution path aligned with North American priorities.

“Doug’s reelection reflects his deep wireless expertise and respect as a leader within our industry,” said Rajesh Pankaj, EVP and Chief Technology Officer, InterDigital. “Doug’s leadership position helped shape the critical North American technical contributions being submitted to the ITU and impacts the political and government arenas that are dedicated to advancing North American wireless technology leadership. During Doug’s tenure, the NGA has grown to more than 100 member organizations across industry, academia, and government, and we are very proud to have him in this role.”

Co-chaired by InterDigital’s Doug Castor alongside representatives from Nokia and AT&T, the NGA Roadmap Working Group recently released the second edition of its roadmap report, 6G Roadmap for Vertical Industries, which provides an introduction to the use cases and emerging industry verticals enabled by 6G.

Entering his second term as Vice Chair of the National 6G Roadmap Working group, Doug will continue to foster industry consensus and build a foundation for 6G through the development of white papers, technical reports, contributions to ITU, and 6G-related thought leadership. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Doug Castor will also be a panelist at a NGA event on “Implementing the Roadmap to 6G” in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 10th, and on Monday, May 15th, he will speak on a panel at the 6G Summit in Austin Texas, exploring the topic of “Models for Public-Private Partnerships for 6G”.

Learn more about the Next G Alliance and the National 6G Roadmap Working Group 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

Orientbull - I may be completely incorrect but the standards setting industry has been working on a new video standard for some time now. IDCC's video compression tech is aligned with the current version of that standard (MO). Those are the licenses that will signed next. The time must be soon to adopt that standard. To me, this is the motivation to pursue the buy back. JMHO

Bank of America should reconsider their coverage for IDCC. Maybe they should just drop coverage or upgrade to a strong buy with a target price that would make Mickey Britt proud! JMHO

cjstocksup -
Good and timely post, thanks for sharing.
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InterDigital appoints Skip Maloney as Chief People Officer

Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.

InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that Skip Maloney has been appointed as the company’s new Chief People Officer, reporting to Liren Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital.

Skip has over 25 years of industry experience and joins InterDigital from Aspen Technology, a Nasdaq-listed provider of asset optimization software, where he served as the Chief Human Resource Officer since 2018.

“Our people are our most important asset, and I am excited by the role that Skip will play in enabling the further growth and development of our workforce,” commented Liren Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. “Skip has a long history as a leader in HR, particularly with innovation-led companies, and his track record is an excellent fit for us in our ongoing evolution.”

“InterDigital is at the leading edge of innovation, and I am excited to work with some of the brightest engineers and leaders of our industry as they drive change within the wireless, video and AI ecosystems,” Skip added.  "I'm looking forward to help further the mission of InterDigital and support its transformation in this ever-changing environment."

Prior to Aspen Technology, Skip was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Netscout Systems where he designed and led HR strategy for a 3,000-plus employee global organization with offices in over 40 countries. Before that he held senior roles at Lake Region Medical, Brooks Automation and Mercury Computer Systems. A native of Boston, Skip is a certified professional executive coach.

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:
Richard Lloyd
Email: media@interdigital.com
+1 (202) 349-1716

Thursday, April 20, 2023

InterDigital v. OPPO patent infringement lawsuits stayed in Mannheim (formally) and Munich (de facto) after Federal Patent Court rendered negative preliminary opinions

After a UK FRAND determination that InterDigital said it would appeal, the research and licensing firm has now also suffered a few setbacks against OPPO in Germany. In late December 2021, InterDigital announced standard-essential patent (SEP) enforcement against actions OPPO in Germany, the UK, and India.

I found out at the time that one case had been filed in Mannheim, and two in Munich.

Like other plaintiffs in recent months (example, InterDigital faces the problem that ever more infringement actions in Germany get stayed or otherwise delayed by preliminary opinions of the Federal Patent Court. Those preliminary opinions used to take about two years to come down. But roughly a year ago, a provision of Germany's 2021 patent "reform" bill entered into force (for nullity actions filed from there on out) and now calls on the Federal Patent Court to hand down preliminary assessments within six months of a nullity complaint. The statute that was originally considered the most important one of the "reform" bill--the injunction statute--has proved just as useless as I predicted (there is not a single case in which a disproportionality defense even came close to preventing or otherwise affecting a patent injunction). And that one took effect more than 20 months ago.

The six-month target for the Federal Patent Court is, however, making a difference, even though it is not a hard requirement and the judges of the Federal Patent Court wouldn't have to express a strong opinion on the validity or invalidity of the challenged patent claims (they could just outline what issues appear likely to be outcome-determinative).

Plaintiffs now need a good strategy to amend the claims, though new claim language that has not been examined by a patent office meets a lot of skepticism in some German courts. Otherwise they need to be patient or, if they are not (and few licensors want to wait years to get paid), they must assert more patents against a given defendant than before.

Apart from the fact that the Federal Patent Court often deems patents--on a preliminary basis--invalid, it's generally neither enjoyable nor profitable to sue OPPO over patents. Nokia sued OPPO almost two frustrating years ago, and InterDigital's campaign started almost 16 months back and is not likely to yield results in Germany anytime soon.

A spokesman for the Mannheim Regional Court has confirmed to me that on March 10, 2023, the court's Seventh Civil Chamber stayed InterDigital v. OPPO case no. 7 O 46/22 over EP2485558 on a "method and apparatus for providing and utilizing a non-contention based channel in a wireless communication system." That same patent was actually deemed valid and essential to 4G by a UK judge in an InterDigital v. Lenovo case less than two years ago. But the Federal Patent Court of Germany handed down a preliminary opinion on February 2, 2023, in light of which the Mannheim Regional Court stayed the case.

I've also received information from a spokesman for the Munich I Regional Court concerning two cases pending before different civil chambers (judicial panels):

In case no. 21 O 17303/21 (21st Civil Chamber; Presiding Judge: Dr. Georg Werner) over EP2421318 on a "method and apparatus for transmitting scheduling information in a wireless communication system." That patent, too, fared well in the UK InterDigital v. Lenovo litigation. But instead of entering final judgment on March 1, 2023, the Munich court scheduled an additional trial day for October 18, 2023. According to the court, InterDigital had asked to reopen the proceedings.

On February 20, 2023, the Federal Patent Court issued a preliminary opinion in preparation of a September 14, 2023 nullity trial. The new trial date in the infringement case suggests that the outcome of the nullity trial (where a decision is typically announced, though the written judgment still takes several months to come down) will be considered. Should InterDigital be able to salvage the patent in one form or another, the trial will go ahead. Otherwise the case will presumably be stayed. The Federal Patent Court's preliminary opinion raises non-novelty issues for the challenged claims and declares some--but not all--auxiliary claims (amended claims) inadmissible.

On April 27, 2023 (i.e., in a week from today), the Munich I Regional Court will announce a decision in case no. 7 O 17302/21 (Seventh Civil Chamber; Presiding Judge: Dr. Oliver Schoen ("Schön" in German)) over EP2127420 on an "implicit drx cycle length adjustment control in lte_active mode." It is unclear whether next week's decision will be a final judgment or, practically, a stay. For the latter case, the court has already scheduled a new trial date: November 23, 2023.

The Federal Patent Court had rendered a preliminary opinion on that patent on March 27, 2023.

When InterDigital sued OPPO in December 2021, expectations were presumably higher than what has come out of those German cases so far. And even if InterDigital wins a German patent injunction against OPPO at some point, it may prove useless as the company stopped selling devices in Germany last summer so as not to be forced to take worldwide patent licenses that would adversely impact OPPO's competitiveness in some large but rather price-sensitive markets

InterDigital Nominates Samir Armaly to Board of Directors

Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.

InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced the nomination of Samir Armaly for election to the company’s Board of Directors at the company’s annual shareholder meeting scheduled for June 7, 2023.

Mr. Armaly is an experienced tech executive with a deep understanding of the video services sector and global IP licensing. From June 2020 to March 2022, Mr. Armaly was the President, IP Licensing of Xperi (now Adeia) Inc., a leading IP licensing business, and before that was a strategic advisor on intellectual property matters to the CEO and Board of Directors of Rovi and its successor TiVo Corporation. He graduated from the University of Missouri Columbia with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and received his J.D. degree from the University of California Berkeley.

“Samir combines a keen insight into key technology markets with excellent experience in global IP licensing,” said S. Doug Hutcheson, Chairman of the Board, InterDigital. “We believe his background in the implementation of video and other media technologies across a growing range of devices and services will be incredibly valuable in broadening InterDigital’s existing licensing programs and in helping to develop new opportunities.”

“As we continue to see the rise of streaming video, the convergence of wireless and video technologies, and the proliferation of connected devices, this is an incredibly exciting time for InterDigital,” said Samir Armaly. “If elected, I look forward to working with the Board and with the company’s leadership to help realize even more value from InterDigital’s foundational innovation.”

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.

Avanci welcomes Samsung Electronics

April 18, 2023 by Avanci

Leading global innovator joins several Avanci licensing programs, increasing value for licensees

Avanci, a leader in simplifying the sharing of advanced technologies, today announced that Samsung Electronics has become a licensor for several of its licensing programs, including Avanci Vehicle 4G, Avanci Aftermarket and Avanci Broadcast.

Avanci has transformed how companies share technology, enabling product makers to access patented technology from many companies and research institutes in a single transaction at fixed rates, paid once for the product’s lifetime. The Avanci model efficiently helps businesses unlock the potential of technologies created by thousands of inventors around the globe to create innovative new products for their customers.

Existing licensees of Avanci Vehicle 4G, spanning more than 80 auto brands, are now also licensed to the 4/3/2G standard essential patents (SEPs) of Samsung Electronics for their connected vehicles, extending the value of their license. Similarly, Avanci Aftermarket licensees are covered for their aftermarket vehicle products.

Avanci also recently launched Avanci Broadcast, a one-stop licensing platform for the ATSC 3.0 television standard. Samsung Electronics was one of the largest contributors to the development of that standard and is among the initial licensors for the platform, which collectively represent more than 70% of all patent families containing patents declared essential for the ATSC 3.0 standard.  Samsung Electronics is also the world’s largest manufacturer of televisions and is one of the initial licensees for Avanci Broadcast, which collectively have been responsible for the vast majority of ATSC 3.0 televisions sold to date. “We are delighted to welcome Samsung Electronics, a global leader in innovation and a long-term contributor to the development of standardized technologies, as an Avanci licensor,” said Kasim Alfalahi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Avanci. “This announcement reinforces the broad industry enthusiasm for the Avanci model and adds value for existing and future licensees at no additional cost to them. We look forward to working with Samsung Electronics and our other partners on efficient licensing solutions for today and in the future.”

https://www.avanci.com/2023/04/18/avanci-welcomes-samsung-electronics/

BREAKING: Avanci signs Samsung to 2G-4G SEP platform as a licensor

Adam Houldsworth

18 April 2023

The Korean company has also joined the Aftermarket licensing programme and is already a member of Avanci Broadcast

U-Blox / InterDigital current litigation:

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:bb51e19e-6d3b-3d01-88ba-ebd09629fd55

Recent 5G article with a few mentions from IDCC personnel:

#5G holds potential to deliver enhanced #wireless capabilities across diverse facets of industry. ICYMI, get insight from industry experts like #InterDigital's Ghyslain Pelletier in this @telecoms article exploring 5G's defining features and applications.https://t.co/ZVwPlHK2YT

— InterDigital (IDCC) (@InterDigitalCom) April 13, 2023

Short interest as of 3/31/23:
2.84m shares, down from 3.99m.

Interdigital and UKIPO consultation highlight that UK is still key
11 April 2023

Since the UK SEP/FRAND overview was published on 2 December 2022, there have been some interesting developments in the United Kingdom – in the UK High Court and at the UK IP Office (UKIPO) – that are having a significant impact on all those involved in FRAND licensing.

Interdigital v Lenovo
On 16 March 2023, Mr Justice Mellor handed down his long-awaited FRAND judgment in Interdigital v Lenovo. Mr Justice Mellor made some interesting findings and observations from a policy perspective, which will have significant implications in the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions for both SEP holders and licensees.

In this context, the key takeaway is that a licensor is not acting as a ‘willing licensor’ if it makes a supra-FRAND offer. Mr Justice Mellor found that Interdigital was not acting as a willing licensor by making supra-FRAND offers to Lenovo. Following an extensive analysis of the expert evidence, he looked at the licence agreements that Interdigital entered into and unpacked the running royalty rates and lump sum payments with other licensees (large companies and SMEs). He ultimately derived a global FRAND rate for Interdigital’s SEPs for 3G, 4G and 5G at $0.175 per unit, to cover past and future sales to the end of 2023.

Mr Justice Mellor said that Interdigital’s volume discounts given to larger companies (eg, Samsung and Apple), from their headline “program rates”, did not have any economic or other justification. Their primary purpose was to attempt to shore up their programme rates, but the actual effect was discrimination against smaller licensees. Mr Justice Mellor stated that this is exactly what FRAND is supposed to avoid.

Mr Justice Birss (as he then was) touched on this issue of discrimination against smaller licensees in Unwired Planet v Huawei when he noted that “it would not be FRAND, for example, for a small new entrant to the market to have to pay a higher royalty rate than an established large entity”.

Mr Justice Mellor summarised his reasons for considering there had been discrimination against smaller licensees, stating, among other things that:

…in the field of SEP licensing, there is no equivalent to the economies of scale which can be achieved in the manufacture and distribution of physical products. Leaving aside transactional costs in concluding licences […], the licence or permission given to utilise the standardised technology (whether 3G, 4G or 5G) of the SEP licensor is intangible and effectively costless. This does not ignore the costs of R&D, but those are sunk costs.

It is important to keep in mind how implementers like Lenovo are able to access and use each generation of standardised technology. A SEP owner must invest in R&D, make his invention (assume), persuade the relevant ETSI Working Group to adopt his invention into the standard, write, file and prosecute his patent family in various territories and maintain them in force by paying the renewal fees, and declare to ETSI the relevant patent(s) as essential to a relevant standard. The SEP owner makes no explicit transfer of technology to the implementer. Instead, the implementer acquires the technology by buying in chipsets, with the chipset manufacturer bearing the responsibility to give effect to a relevant standard in the chipset.

No doubt chipsets for a given generation of cellular technology will vary in their capabilities and performance, but all will implement the standardised technology along, no doubt, with many optional extras. A more expensive high-end 4GMM chipset might be incorporated into a high-end smartphone with a large touch screen and various other attributes attractive to the consumer. By contrast a lower-end, much more basic phone with the same 4GMM capability may sell for a fraction of the price of the higher end phone. However, in terms of the standardised 4GMM technology, both phones use the same technology. Against this backdrop, I find it difficult to understand why the royalty paid for each of those phones should differ significantly or, for that matter, at all.

…the evidence that volume discounts of a similar magnitude were available from the AVC and HEVC patent pools does nothing to persuade me against my conclusion. I do not need to make any finding about those patent pools, although I suspect they are using volume discounts in the same way as InterDigital, as one of a number of levers they can use (a) to encourage licensees to sign up to a PLA and (b) to justify departing from any published programme rates.

On the other hand, he emphasised that he was not deciding that volume discounts of any magnitude are not FRAND, and suggested that relatively small volume discounts might not take a rate outside of the FRAND range. However, SEP licensors and SEP licensing pools – particularly in the audio and video codec space – will undoubtedly be reviewing their programme rates and looking at the scale of the volume discounts being offered to larger companies.

In relation to the SEP-licensing industry generally, Mr Justice Mellor welcomed the publication of rates, with the goal of creating more transparency in the market, which is a “much-needed commodity”. He was critical of problems caused in the negotiations by Lenovo not having access to adequate information from Interdigital on comparable licences until a confidentiality regime was established in the course of the litigation, although it transpired in the judgment that Interdigital did confidentially share with Lenovo some ‘real rates’ with third parties before the litigation started. Justice Mellor noted that ETSI’s IPR Policy offered no solution to this problem and suggested that a possible solution could be for the parties to start an action, agree to early disclosure of potentially comparable licences under a court-monitored confidentiality regime and agree to a stay of the action to allow the parties to negotiate on the basis of the available information. If those negotiations do not succeed after a limited time, then the action may continue. However, the reality for almost every company is that it does not want to engage in litigation at all.

Early disclosure of FRAND agreements without full-scale litigation might be achieved by seeking similar orders to that sought in Big Bus v Ticketogo, where the court ordered pre-action disclosure of patent licences previously granted by Ticketogo in order to enable Big Bus to quantify the value of a patent infringement claim that Ticketogo had initiated against it (Big Bus v Ticketogo, EWHC 1094 (Pat), 28 April 2015). Pre-action disclosure might offer another solution to avoid expensive litigation.

The lack of transparency of what the real market rates are (rather than the headline rates) is a challenge for all prospective licensees, but particularly for those less experienced in FRAND negotiations. What I call the ‘willing licensee penalty’ can be suffered by the practice of SEP licensors refusing to disclose their claimed benchmark/comparable rates or agreements (even those they rely on), or ‘real’ royalty rates unless there is actual litigation. One potential consequence that might be drawn from this is that companies, fearful of the costs of litigating, are forced to enter into agreements that are not FRAND and where they have been unable to check the veracity of representations made about the claimed FRAND rates being imposed or offered. It can be argued that, from a negotiation and due diligence perspective, SMEs and smaller companies that willingly take licences may be in a worse position than they would have been if they had litigated. It is to be hoped that there will be more transparency in future FRAND cases in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

UKIPO invites SMEs and small/mid-cap companies to comment
The UKIPO has issued a request for SMEs, small and mid-cap businesses and companies to provide it with feedback on issues and challenges with SEP licensing. The UKIPO is keen to speak with as many companies as possible on a confidential basis, saying that this will help the government to ensure that the SEP ecosystem is functioning effectively as they want it to strike the right balance for entities involved. The UKIPO particularly wants to hear from those involved with the development or production of interoperable products or services that use technical standards. They would like to be informed on issues such as:

whether companies have sufficient information on how their innovation relates to SEPs;
if the current system is fair for everyone involved in the licensing and implementing of SEPs, or if change is needed;
whether, if SMEs have a licence, they were offered it on FRAND terms;
if they have enough information on the pricing of SEPs that they licence or may licence in future; and
what their experience has been in respect of licensing disagreements and how they were resolved.
If any SMEs or smaller/mid-size companies make or sell connected products, have received an SEP-related licensing request or have had to consider liability for SEPs in purchasing or supply agreements, the UKIPO has invited them to submit comments via its website.

The deadline for responding is 24 April 2023.

https://www.iam-media.com/hub/sepfrand-hub/2022/article/interdigital-and-ukipo-consultation-highlight-uk-still-key

Ironically, the tech company that made the most contributions to 5G does not sell a 5G phone

See graph concerning IDCC:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/huawei-makes-most-5g-contributions_id146633

InterDigital’s Atle Monrad Re-Elected as Vice Chair of 3GPP’s Core Network and Terminals (CT) Plenary

Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.

InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, announced the re-election of Atle Monrad to return for second term as Vice Chair of 3GPP’s Core Network and Terminals (CT) plenary.

Within the 3GPP standards-setting organization, the CT plenary oversees the work of all core network and terminals working groups that are critical for network evolution. In general, the CT working groups are responsible for defining the foundational interfaces and protocols within the core network, as well as between the core network and terminal devices.

“We applaud Atle on his re-election to Vice Chair of the CT plenary, which stands as a testament to the respect he has earned over his 35 years of industry experience and his observed track record as a leader in 3GPP,” said Rajesh Pankaj, CTO, InterDigital. “Leadership within this committee holds great responsibility in shaping the critical framework for networks and terminals, and we know Atle is best equipped for this role.”

Atle began attending 3GPP meetings in 2001 and is a well-respected 3GPP contributor with a long history of leadership positions, including serving as 3GPP CT Plenary chair and two long terms as CT1 Chair. Within his long career, Atle has also worked in standardization of the cellular systems including 5G, LTE, UMTS and, GSM. Following his first term as Vice Chair of the CT plenary, InterDigital’s Monrad will begin his second two-year term alongside vice chairs from OPPO and China Telecom, with Huawei chairing the plenary.

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

Exclusive: EU patent body to oversee tech-standard patent royalties -EU draft rule
By Foo Yun Chee
March 28, 2023 3:53 PM EDT

BRUSSELS, March 28 (Reuters) - The European Union patent body will oversee a new process to set fair royalties on patents for technologies widely used in products like cellphones, according to a draft EU regulation that seeks to reduce litigation over royalty disputes.

Standard-essential patents cover technology that devices must include to comply with international standards like 4G, Wi-Fi and USB. Some standards entail thousands of essential patents, and their owners are required to offer licenses on fair and reasonable terms.

Users of the standards are usually producers of telecoms equipment, mobile phones, computers, tablets and increasingly, makers of connected cars, drones, payment terminals and other smart devices.

The royalty process to be overseen by the European Intellectual Office (EUIPO) is aimed at resolving disputes between patent holders and users of such standards.

"The FRAND determination procedure should simplify and speed up negotiations concerning FRAND terms and reduce costs. The EUIPO should administer the procedure," said the European Commission document seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

FRAND (fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory) terms are often used in relation to technical standards developed through an industry-led standardisation process.

The FRAND-setting process should be concluded within nine months and is a mandatory step before patent holders can take legal action against infringements, the document said.

"This is necessary because disagreements about the FRAND terms are the main reason to seek recourse in courts," the document said.

The draft regulation requires EUIPO to set up a register of standard essential patents (SEP) and companies to sign up if they want to charge patent fees or take legal action.

"A SEP owner shall not be entitled to receive royalties or seek damages for infringement of a claimed SEP subject to registration," the document said.

To help SEP owners determine how much they can charge, the Commission wants companies to agree among themselves on an aggregate royalty, in effect the potential royalties for all SEPs covering a standard.

Independent evaluators will check whether a patent is crucial to the standard.

European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager is scheduled to announce the draft regulation on April 26, according to a Commission agenda.

The draft rules need to be agreed with EU countries and the European Parliament before they can become law.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-patent-body-be-involved-tech-standard-patent-royalties-eu-draft-rule-2023-03-28/

InterDigital Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.

InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile and video technology research and development company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share on its common stock, payable on April 26, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 12, 2023.

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:
investor.relations@interdigital.com
+1 (302) 300-1857

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New Study Emphasizes the Need for Quality of “Personal” Experience Metrics to Ensure Profitability of Future 6G Services

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 INTERDIGITAL, INC.


WILMINGTON, Del., March 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC) and Omdia have released a joint study titled “Experience the Future of 6G: A New Direction for Telecom,” highlighting the need for a new quality of "personal” experience (QoPE) framework and metrics to measure the success of 6G-enabled services that will unlock new possibilities for users and operators alike.

The study draws on experiments conducted by students at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human Computer Interaction Institute, as well as interviews with a variety of potential 6G enterprise customers, service providers and other industry stakeholders. The study also reveals that future 6G services will be capable of engaging a diversity of human senses, including touch and spatial awareness, that will allow people to have fully immersive cyber-physical experiences. However, justifying the price tag of sensory-enriched services poses unique challenges for telecom operators and the industry at large unless the opportunity is fully understood.
the commercialization of future 6G services. As the metaverse and other immersive applications mature, there will be a need for a QoPE to provide users with the best possible experience. Sensory driven metrics will become critical as networks start to shift from people-to-device networks to people-to-people networks. Those who focus on delivering a better experience will find new service opportunities in the future.

To read the whitepaper, Experience the Future of 6G: A New Direction for Telecom., 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 StephensEmail: Roya.Stephens@interdigital.com+1 (202) 349-1714 

About Omdia

Omdia, part of Informa Tech, is a technology research and advisory group. Our deep knowledge of tech markets combined with our actionable insights empower organizations to make smart growth decisions.

For more information, visit: www.omdia.com

Omdia Contact:

Fasiha KhanEmail: Fasiha.khan@informa.com+44 7503 666806

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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/prosthetics-technology-advancements-allow-feeling-video-2023-03-26/#x

InterDigital chief backs 6G to inspire new thinking

https://www.mobileworldlive.com/session/interview-liren-chen-ceo-interdigital-2023/

LTE - Regarding Eric Cohen: I'm not certain that the 116% represented the maximum that he could have been entitled to receive from this performance-based incentive plan. My past experience with Rule 10b5-1 trading plans indicate that these plan parameters are established well in advance of creating any transactions. The authorization to sell these shares where described in the past rather than any court actions that were announced last week. JMHO

Acquisition (Non Open Market) Direct 22,822 $0.00 67,120
* The transaction reported represents the vesting of awards of performance-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 31, 2020 pursuant to the company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with the company's long-term compensation program. Based on the achievement level of the 2020 cycle performance goal, 116% of the reporting person's target performance-based restricted stock unit awards, or 21,444 restricted stock units, vested on March 15, 2023, together with 1,378.2084 additional shares representing accrued dividend equivalent units.

Disposition (Non Open Market) Direct 17,369 $73.43 49,750
* in satisfaction of the reporting person's tax liability - See notes #2 & #4 below

Automatic Sell Direct 7,597 $72.42 42,153
* The transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person. See notes #6 & #7 below.
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1. The transaction reported represents the vesting of awards of performance-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 31, 2020 pursuant to the company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with the company's long-term compensation program. Based on the achievement level of the 2020 cycle performance goal, 116% of the reporting person's target performance-based restricted stock unit awards, or 21,444 restricted stock units, vested on March 15, 2023, together with 1,378.2084 additional shares representing accrued dividend equivalent units.
2. The transaction reported reflects the withholding of restricted stock units in satisfaction of the reporting person's tax liability in connection with the transaction described in Note 1.
3. The transaction reported reflects the cash settlement of fractional shares in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units, as described in Note 1.
4. The transaction reported reflects the withholding of restricted stock units in satisfaction of the reporting person's tax liability. The restricted stock units were granted to the reporting person on March 31, 2020, March 31, 2021 and March 15, 2022 pursuant to the company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with the company's long-term compensation program and vested on March 15, 2023, together with accrued dividend equivalents.
5. The transaction reported reflects the cash settlement of fractional shares in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units, as described in Note 4.
6. The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices ranging from $71.798 to $72.76 per share. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range. The transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
7. The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices ranging from $72.80 to $73.77 per share. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range. The transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

Your recent post #431092:

How thrilled was Cohen when he dumped his stock grants?

COHEN ERIC Officer 03/15/2023 Acquisition (Non Open Market) Direct 22,822 $0.00 67,120
COHEN ERIC Officer 03/15/2023 Disposition (Non Open Market) Direct 17,369 $73.43 49,750
COHEN ERIC Officer 03/15/2023 Automatic Sell Direct 7,597 $72.42 42,153

Zacks Research Weighs in on InterDigital, Inc.'s Q2 2023 Earnings (NASDAQ:IDCC)
MON., MARCH 20, 2023

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC - Get Rating) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2023 EPS estimates for InterDigital in a report released on Wednesday, March 15th. Zacks Research analyst S. Bose now anticipates that the Wireless communications provider will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for InterDigital's current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for InterDigital's Q4 2023 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2023 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q3 2024 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2024 earnings at $2.49 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS.

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC - last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 15th. The Wireless communications provider reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $117.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.93 million. InterDigital had a net margin of 20.47% and a return on equity of 13.02%. InterDigital's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.70 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also commented on IDCC. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of InterDigital in a report on Thursday. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of InterDigital in a report on Friday, December 9th. They set a "buy" rating and a $80.00 target price for the company. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of InterDigital in a report on Thursday, January 26th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Finally, TheStreet raised shares of InterDigital from a "c+" rating to a "b" rating in a report on Monday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $70.00.

InterDigital Price Performance
IDCC opened at $72.59 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $69.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 4.96 and a current ratio of 4.96. InterDigital has a 52 week low of $40.23 and a 52 week high of $75.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of 23.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.21.

Insider Transactions at InterDigital
In other news, insider Eeva K. Hakoranta sold 766 shares of InterDigital stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.05, for a total transaction of $55,956.30. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 20,200 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,475,610. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, insider Eeva K. Hakoranta sold 766 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.05, for a total value of $55,956.30. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,200 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,475,610. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Richard Brezski sold 10,386 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.77, for a total transaction of $766,175.22. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 91,496 shares in the company, valued at $6,749,659.92. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 23,023 shares of company stock valued at $1,691,327 over the last three months. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IDCC. Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of InterDigital by 602,700.0% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 6,028 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 6,027 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its position in shares of InterDigital by 33.6% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 543,536 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $21,970,000 after purchasing an additional 136,772 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of InterDigital by 89.8% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 22,207 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $898,000 after purchasing an additional 10,505 shares in the last quarter. AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of InterDigital by 185.8% during the 3rd quarter. AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC now owns 20,360 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $823,000 after purchasing an additional 13,236 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of InterDigital by 49.0% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,998 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 657 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.97% of the company's stock.

About InterDigital (Get Rating)
InterDigital, Inc engages in the design and development of technologies that enable and enhance wireless communications, and capabilities. It focuses on mobile technology and devices, which includes cellular wireless technology, Internet of Things, technology, video coding & transmission, sensor and sensor fusion technology.

https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/nasdaq-idcc-analyst-earnings-estimates-2023-03-20/

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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, and is included in the S&P SmallCap 600.
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Several of the Form 4's that were posted today imply to me that management thinks our inhouse legal team did very well last week.
By the way, during the past twenty years, I can't think of any court appeal that IDCC did not win.

Court Awards Nearly $140M To Patent Firm Outperforming The Market
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Anusuya Lahiri, Benzinga Editor
March 17, 2023 12:09 PM | 1 min read

U.K.'s High Court ordered Lenovo Group Ltd
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in settlement of a licensing dispute.
The Court urged Lenovo to pay the penalty for a license to InterDigital's portfolio of 3G, 4G, and 5G patents and pay in full for past sales dating back to 2007.
The Court will decide whether additional interest is due on the one-time payments.
"We welcome the Court's decision as the first major SEP FRAND judgment that recognizes that a licensee should pay in full for the past infringement of standard essential patents, and we agree with the Court that this could be a powerful way of guarding against patent holdout in the future," commented Josh Schmidt, Chief Legal Officer, InterDigital.
"However, we plan to appeal, as we believe that certain aspects of the decision do not accurately reflect our licensing program."
In January, InterDigital shared winning a critical decision from a U.K. court in the company's litigation against Lenovo.
The Court upheld the lower court decision, confirming that Lenovo infringed a valid and essential InterDigital cellular patent.
In July 2021, the U.K. High Court ruled that the patent-in-suit is valid, infringed, and essential to the 4G LTE standard.
IDCC has outperformed the market year-to-date. Invesco QQQ Trust
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ETF representative of the Nasdaq index has gained 14.04% YTD, while the IDCC shares gained 48.39% YTD.
IDCC Price Action: IDCC shares traded lower by 1.32% at $73.45 on the last check Friday.

https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/03/31397817/court-awards-nearly-140m-to-patent-firm-outperforming-the-market

Lenovo Says UK High Court Rules In Its Favor In Ongoing Litigation With InterDigital

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 Mar. 16, 2023, 10:15 AM

(RTTNews) - PC and mobile maker Lenovo Group Ltd. (LNVGY.PK) announced Thursday that the UK High Court has ruled in Lenovo's favor in the ongoing litigation with InterDigital regarding license rates for 3G, 4G, and 5G patents.

This judgment reinforces the company's continued commitment as a willing licensee and validates the license rate Lenovo advocated for.

This is a landmark decision of a Court establishing a modern global FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-discriminatory) rate for Standard Essential Patents (SEP).

The Court's analyzed the cellular patent licensing history between InterDigital and others, supporting its determination that InterDigital's global cellular royalty rate should be $0.175 per unit.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/lenovo-says-uk-high-court-rules-in-its-favor-in-ongoing-litigation-with-interdigital-1032173180

LONDON (Reuters) - China's Lenovo Group Ltd must pay U.S. technology firm InterDigital Inc $138.7 million for a licence for its portfolio of telecommunications patents, London's High Court ruled on Thursday in the latest round of a long-running dispute.

InterDigital brought the lawsuit against Lenovo in 2019 over the terms on which Lenovo should take a licence of its patents which are essential to 3G, 4G and 5G standards.

The litigation, which has so far featured five separate trials, centres on the fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms of a licence for InterDigital's patents.

Judge James Mellor said in a written ruling on Thursday that previous offers made by both Lenovo and InterDigital – which had offered $337 million for a six-year licence – were not made on FRAND terms.

He said Lenovo should pay a $138.7 million "lump sum" to cover past and future sales of mobile devices from 2007 until the end of 2023.

Lenovo described the ruling as "a major win for the technology industry and the customers we serve".

John Mulgrew, Lenovo's chief intellectual property officer, said in a statement the decision "reinforces FRAND's critical role in facilitating transparent and equitable licensing practices for standardized technologies".

InterDigital's Chief Legal Officer Josh Schmidt welcomed what he said was the ruling's recognition that "a licensee should pay in full for the past infringement of standard essential patents".

However, he said in a statement: "We plan to appeal, as we believe that certain aspects of the decision do not accurately reflect our licensing program."

London-based patent lawyer Mark Marfe, who was not involved in the case, said the decision reinforced the High Court's willingness to grant a global FRAND licence.

China is the only other jurisdiction where courts have set global FRAND rates for so-called standard essential patents.

Marfe added that "all eyes will be on the Unified Patent Court", a common patent court for European Union member states which opens in June, to see whether it takes a similar approach.

(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Mark Potter)

UK High Court recognizes Lenovo as willing licensee in landmark FRAND case
Thu, March 16, 2023 at 9:48 AM EDT

LONDON, March 16, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lenovo today announced that the UK High Court has ruled in Lenovo’s favor in the ongoing litigation with InterDigital regarding license rates for 3G, 4G, and 5G patents. This judgement reinforces the company’s continued commitment as a willing licensee and validates the license rate Lenovo advocated for.

This is a landmark decision of a Court establishing a modern global FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-discriminatory) rate for Standard Essential Patents (SEP).

Lenovo’s John Mulgrew, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Intellectual Property Officer, welcomes the decision as follows:

"Lenovo thanks the Court for its judgment in InterDigital v. Lenovo. We see this as a major win for the technology industry and the customers we serve, as it underscores both the importance of fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms for patent licensing and the requirement of transparency by patent holders engaged in licensing practices.

We are grateful for the Court’s careful and objective analysis of the cellular patent licensing history between InterDigital and others, supporting its determination that InterDigital’s global cellular royalty rate should be $0.175 per unit. With this judgment, the Court has confirmed that Lenovo is, and always has been, a willing licensee – even in the face of InterDigital’s supra-FRAND offers and behavior as an unwilling licensor.

In the meantime, we are pleased that this judgment reinforces FRAND’s critical role in facilitating transparent and equitable licensing practices for standardized technologies – enabling the proliferation of affordable innovation to customers around the world."

The full judgement will be available on the National Archive website later today under case number is HP-2019-000032.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230316005489/en/

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InterDigital sues OPPO in the UK, India and Germany over 3G/4G/5G and HEVC
2023-03-12 10:26 HKT

Remember the Christmas lawsuit between Ericsson and Samsung at this time last year? At that time, the two license agreements expired, but the new negotiations have not progressed. So Samsung took the lead in issuing a unilateral counterclaim injunction "Christmas gift" to Ericsson in the Wuhan Intermediate Court.

Ericsson was even better. During the Christmas holiday in the United States, the Texas court successfully issued a counter-suit injunction to Samsung for overtime on December 28 and responded with a "Christmas gift". The energy behind it can be seen.

But the dispute between the two companies was quickly over within half a year. But this "Christmas gift" stalk left is probably remembered by others.

I wonder if each family wants to carry forward this "SEP Christmas gift" tradition?

Just now, the documents disclosed by InterDigital to the US SEC show that on December 20th and 22nd, it has sued the Chinese OPPO company and its affiliated companies OnePlus and Realme in the UK, India and Germany, accusing it of infringing on InterDigital. 3G, 4G/LET and 5G patents, as well as HEVC patents, and seek injunctions.

Although it is very likely that there is no direct connection between InterDigital and Nokia, this kind of "group" to sue a company will obviously consume OPPO's internal resources, because fighting a lawsuit consumes the fighting power of the corporate IP department.

From the OPPO point of view, this is currently the only Chinese company that has rushed forward to resist the "5G reasonable rate" of foreign rights holders. Therefore, the joining of InterDigital this time makes me think that this is not an attempt by Western rights holders to join forces. A move to encircle and suppress China's "pioneer" rushing forward.

Because the future 5G coverage is too wide, the US think tank had a special report in November to recommend to the US government , so if the 5G rate OPPO fails to take the lead in setting a reasonable range, I am afraid that many Chinese companies will have to follow suit.

Since 2019, InterDigital has sued Huawei, Lenovo and Xiaomi, all in the United Kingdom. It seems that InterDigital prefers the rulings of the British courts.

On August 3 this year , it reached a settlement with Xiaomi and also signed a package license agreement including 3G, 4G, 5G, WiFi and HEVC video technology.

The litigation with Lenovo is still ongoing. In a latest ruling in a British court on the 16th of this month, a British judge rejected InterDigital's request for an injunction against Lenovo, but this is only one of the five patent litigations of both parties. The "bad war" between the two sides is still going on.

Therefore, InterDigital continues to sue OPPO before completing the litigation with Lenovo, which is also a considerable expense for it.

But in order to receive royalties, InterDigital also has a budget for "war" each year.

For example, its financial report shows that in 2019, InterDigital filed a lawsuit with ZTE, Huawei and Lenovo, and sued Xiaomi in 2020. This has caused InterDigital's IP enforcement costs in 2020 to rise from US$25.4 million in 2019 to US$28.6 million, accounting for 17% of its total patent management and licensing costs (US$170.2 million) in 2020.

According to InterDigital's financial report, in 2020, revenue from Apple, Samsung, and Huawei accounted for 31%, 22%, and 15% of its license fee income that year, reaching 111.7 million U.S. dollars, 78.5 million U.S. dollars and 52.1 million U.S. dollars, respectively. The fourth place LG contributed more than 30 million U.S. dollars.

So it's not clear whether this is a battle for Christmas gifts, or whether InterDigital also wants to learn from China's surprise spending at the end of the year.

https://min.news/en/digital/8c6eabc7dcfa4b5a0a24a5fda385c07c.html

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