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Tuesday 23 July 2024
Indkal targets US$35 million in sales for Acer-branded smartphones
India-based EMS/ODM startup Indkal Technologies has signed a deal to design, manufacture, and sell smartphones under the Acer brand. Indkal plans to use an omnichannel strategy for...
Tuesday 23 July 2024
Huawei, MediaTek likely to settle patent dispute out of court
Huawei's patent infringement lawsuit against MediaTek is likely a move to gain bargaining chips in licensing fee negotiations between the two sides, according to industry sources.
Friday 19 July 2024
Huawei sues MediaTek in potential shift to IC design house patent licensing
MediaTek has issued a statement confirming that Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the company. This legal action may indicate a significant shift in Huawei's approach to patent li...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Acer to expand brand-licensing strategy and Indian market
Following the Acer-Indkal Technologies partnership in the smartphone market, Acer CEO Jason Chen clarified that Acer is not re-entering the smartphone market.
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Qualcomm-Transsion lawsuit has ramifications in mobile AP industry
Qualcomm has filed a lawsuit against Transsion, an emerging China-based smartphone giant, in India, alleging unauthorized use of Qualcomm's patented technologies. This legal action...
Monday 15 July 2024
Acer partners with India-based Indkal for India smartphone market entry
Bengaluru-based Indkal Technologies has entered into a brand licensing agreement with Taiwan-based Acer to produce and sell Acer smartphones in India. As per the agreement, Indkal...
Monday 15 July 2024
Qualcomm sues phone giant Transsion in rare legal move
Transsion, the dominant player in mobile phone markets across many emerging economies, is facing legal challenges from several Western companies, most notably Qualcomm, a company...
Friday 14 June 2024
Egis, Fingerprints form exclusive mobile patent, technology, and product licensing collaboration
Egis Technology has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Fingerprint Cards (Fingerprints), one of the world's top biometric sensor solution providers, allowing Egis...
Monday 20 May 2024
Qualcomm confirms license to sell to Huawei has been revoked; patent licensing business unaffected
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) recently reported it has revoked Intel and Qualcomm's licenses to sell notebook and smartphone chips to Huawei.
Friday 17 May 2024
Reddit forges pact with OpenAI to bring content to ChatGPT
Reddit Inc. forged a partnership with OpenAI that will bring its content to the chatbot ChatGPT and other products, while also helping the social media company add new artificial...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
EgisTec to acquire Japanese IP company Curious
Taiwan-based IC design house Egis Technology (EgisTec) has announced plans to acquire Curious, a Japan-based IP and fabless chipmaker, in a share swap transaction valued at NT$525...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Oppo phones clear for Germany return with Nokia legal settlement
Oppo has struck a cross-licensing deal with Nokia Oyj, ending a years-long dispute and allowing the Chinese smartphone major to freely sell devices in key European markets including...
Monday 27 November 2023
Huawei, Sharp sign long-term patent cross-licensing
Huawei and Sharp have struck a new long-term global patent cross-licensing agreement covering cellular standard essential patents, including 4G and 5G, according to the companies...
Friday 17 November 2023
Atomera achieves revenue milestone under 1st commercial license agreement
Atomera, a semiconductor materials and technology licensing company, has reached a significant revenue milestone under its first license for commercialization of Mears Silicon Technology...
Monday 23 October 2023
India to monitor notebook and tablet imports without resorting to licensing or quotas
After multiple policy adjustments, India has implemented an import management system for computers and notebooks without resorting to licensing or quota restrictions, while imported...