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Samsung strengthens Harman by buying audio patents from popular brand
Samsung is a popular name in the world of true wireless earbuds, and the Galaxy Buds lineup is considered among the best. The tuning of Galaxy Buds is based on the famous ‘Harman Curve' from Harman International, which Samsung Electronics owns. The company is now strengthening Harman's audio technology by buying patents from the popular […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 months ago
ASUS sues Samsung for violating its 4G/5G patents
ASUS makes some good small phones that pack good processing capabilities and features. Although it has yet to make a mark in the smartphone market, ASUS has a wide range of patents that help the company make revenue. In a recent development, ASUS sued Samsung for the violation of its 4G/5G wireless communication patents. According […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 7 months ago
Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) has 1,100 patents to its credit
According to the latest statement by Samsung India's senior executive, SSIR (Samsung Semiconductor India Research), which is the research arm of the South Korean firm, has over 1,100 patents to its credit. This number of patents at SSIR is all thanks to the 4,000 engineers working from the Bengaluru R&D center on some key technologies […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 9 months ago
Samsung to share its technology patents with smaller firms for free
According to a new report, Samsung Electronics will share its royalty-free patents with smaller firms. The industry ministry of South Korea said that this move will help achieve the objective of achieving shared growth. The South Korean giant will let smaller firms use its 123 patent technologies. These 123 patent technologies are spread across various […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 10 months ago
Chinese display makers are trying to invalidate Samsung Display OLED patent
A handful of Chinese display manufacturers are reportedly teaming up and going against Samsung Display in the USA because of the company's earlier efforts to stop imports of third-party displays that may be infringing on its technologies. According to a new report (via The Elec), BOE, CSOT, Tianma, and Visionox have teamed up and filed […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 11 months ago
Samsung hit with $303 million fine for memory chip patent infringement
Samsung was hit with a $303 million fine after Netlist convinced a federal jury that the South Korean tech giant infringed upon several of its patents related to semiconductor memory chips. It was alleged that Samsung Electronics willfully infringed upon Netlist's memory chip patents, and the jury was convinced of the same after a six-day […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 1 year ago
Samsung agrees to pay $150 million to settle QLED patent lawsuit
The latest statement from litigation firm GLS Capital confirms that Samsung has agreed to ink a $150 million agreement to end Nanoco Technologies Ltd.'s lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed against Samsung for using Nanoco's technology in its QLED TVs. Adam Gill, GLS's Capital managing director, said, “We were proud to support Nanoco in obtaining the […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 1 year ago
Samsung registered highest number of patents in the US in 2022, leaving others in the dust
After almost 3 decades, the International Business Machines Corp., popularly known as IBM, lost its top spot in the number of patents registered in the US in 2022 to none other than Samsung. Reportedly, not claiming the most patents in a year shows a shift in the company's strategy. Reportedly, Samsung Electronics registered 8,513 utility […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 1 year ago
Samsung transfers some of its patents in the US to Huawei
Earlier today, we reported that Huawei recently licensed some of its key 5G technologies to Samsung. Now, it is reported that Samsung has transferred some of its patents in the US to Huawei. It is reportedly a part of the cross-licensing deal between Huawei and the South Korean firm. Samsung transferred 98 patents it has […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 1 year ago
Samsung to be investigated by the US over possible patent infringement
Legal challenges and investigations are par for the course for multinational corporations, particularly those in the tech space since patents are closely guarded are heavily defended by those that hold them. Samsung has fought long patent battles with many companies, most popularly with Apple, and has also faced investigations from government regulators. The company now […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 2 years ago
Latest “patent troll” lawsuit faced by Samsung was filed by a former exec
Samsung is one of the biggest targets for patent-related lawsuits filed by NPEs (non-practicing entities), the latter of which you may know by the colloquial term “patent trolls.” These companies acquire and hold patents but don't manufacture any products. Their only goal is to profit off licensing deals and, more importantly, from patent-related lawsuits. Samsung […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung was the most innovative tech company of 2021 patent-wise
Capital on Tap has deemed Samsung Electronics one of this year's most innovative companies on account of the large number of tech patents it secured. Like last year, Samsung Electronics was the 2nd most innovative tech company of 2021 behind Huawei. But combined with Samsung Display's patents, the company, as a whole, led the charge […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung Electronics has secured nearly 7,000 more patents this year alone
Samsung was the 2nd biggest smart home patent applicant last year, and it holds hundreds upon hundreds of patents related to 5G technology alone. The company's patent portfolio continues growing every year, and according to the local media, Samsung has secured nearly 7,000 more patents since the beginning of the year. Samsung Electronics reportedly holds […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 years ago
Fed up with patent trolls, Samsung goes on an offensive
Getting sued by every patent troll under the capitalist sun kind of goes with the territory when you're an international conglomerate innovating across dozens of industries. Be that as it may, it would appear Samsung's tolerance for such low-effort extortion attempts from the so-called “non-practicing entities” has finally reached its tipping point. As the company […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 3 years ago
UK-based firm plans to sue Samsung for allegedly stealing its patented QLED tech
A UK-based firm, Nanoco Technologies, which specializes in the development and production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, is planning to sue Samsung. The company alleges that the South Korean TV firm stole its patented quantum dot technology and used it in its new range of high-end QLED TVs. Nanoco has secured a chunk […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
