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Wednesday 7 October 2026
Commentary: Qualcomm patent deal puts spotlight on Huawei's broader IP push
Huawei and Qualcomm announced on Oct. 5 that they had signed a multi-year patent licensing agreement covering technologies including 5G, computing, AI and networking.
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Micron licenses Netlist's memory tech for US$600M to settle patent dispute
Netlist and Micron reached a settlement for a patent dispute, with Micron agreeing to license Netlist's patents for US$600 million over 5 years. The deal concludes a complaint launched...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Apple, Qualcomm renew patent deal, iPhone modem shift deepens
Qualcomm announced on September 24 that it has renewed its global patent licensing agreement with Apple, with the new contract set to take effect on April 1, 2027. The terms and value...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Qualcomm says Huawei patent deal not tied to LogicFolding, rejects net-payer claims
Correction, Oct. 6, 2026: An earlier version of this story, citing Bloomberg, reported that Qualcomm had agreed to license patents related to Huawei's LogicFolding...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Sony to transfer 418 XR patents to Meta
Sony plans to transfer 418 extended reality (XR) patents to Meta, with 43 of those transfers already completed. Analysts say the move signals Sony's retrenchment from XR hardware,...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Netlist challenges Micron, Nvidia, Broadcom, Google over alleged HBM patent use
Netlist has begun legal proceedings against Micron and downstream customers Nvidia, Broadcom, and Google to stop them from allegedly using the company's patented high-bandwidth memory...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Exclusive: Inside Tesla's playbook for dodging First Solar's TOPCon patent traps
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar giant First Solar is widely viewed across the global solar supply chain as the most aggressive litigant in US TOPCon patent infringement disputes...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
YMTC wins German injunctions against Micron in latest round of NAND patent battle
Micron is facing fresh pressure on multiple fronts after Germany's Munich I Regional Court sided with Chinese memory maker YMTC and issued two injunctions over alleged infringement...
Tuesday 22 September 2026
China's memory race turns inward — CXMT, YMTC head toward patent showdown

Global memory shortages remain severe, with AI and cloud applications intensifying demand for scarce supply. Prices for both DRAM and...

Monday 21 September 2026
First Solar withdraws 337 case, shifts TOPCon patent fight

US-based First Solar, best known for thin-film solar production, plans to withdraw its Section 337 complaint under the Tariff Act of...

Monday 14 September 2026
LG sells 15 US image patents to Honor as IP monetization expands
LG Electronics has transferred 15 US image-related standard essential patents to Honor in late August 2026, according to South Korean media reports citing US Patent and Trademark Office...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
CIOE 2026: FIT wins Amphenol patent license, expands AI interconnect push
Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) announced on September 7, 2026, that it has secured a patent license from competitor Amphenol for high-speed backplane connector solutions. The...
Monday 7 September 2026
Micron scores seventh PTAB win in YMTC patent fight
Micron Technology has scored a seventh favorable Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) outcome in its wide-ranging patent fight with China's Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), while...
Wednesday 26 August 2026
Huawei and HP sign multiyear global patent deal covering Wi-Fi tech
Huawei Technologies and HP Inc. have signed a multiyear global patent cross-licensing agreement that includes a license for HP to use certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents, the Chinese technology...
Friday 21 August 2026
Korean display makers step up OLED patent push as China narrows technology gap
Korean display makers are stepping up patent licensing and cross-border enforcement as Chinese rivals have sharply narrowed the technology and market-share gap in OLED since 2020,...