BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Notwithstanding efforts in contacting the companies to offer them a
license agreement under the 3G Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), faced
with complete unresponsiveness, Sisvel was left with no alternatives to
taking enforcement actions against a Chinese and a Taiwanese company
exhibiting telephones and mobile phones at the IFA 2016 fair in Berlin.
The Regional Court of Berlin granted preliminary injunctions and ordered
the seizure of all products making use of the 3G SEPs that Sisvel
licenses through its subsidiary 3G Licensing S.A.
“We are a
negotiation first licensing administrator”, stated Marcello Dini,
Program Manager of the 3G licensing program, “however, to secure FRAND
conditions and a level playing field for all the users of the patented
technology, in these two cases we were left with no other choice than
enforcing the 3G SEPs which are owned by Sisvel’s subsidiary 3G
Licensing S.A.” concluded Marcello Dini.
Protection of intellectual
property, just like that of real property, is based on the very basic
principle that those who invest in the creation of an asset or those who
own it deserve protection. Unfortunately, many companies that
manufacture or sell products start doing so without considering the
rights of third parties, even when they know that these products
incorporate technologies invented and patented by others. Sisvel is
dedicated to protect inventors, securing a revenue stream to support
their research and development activities and fostering a
self-sustaining cycle that, if not fully, can at least partially fund
innovation.
The 3G SEPs included in Sisvel’s licensing program cover technologies used in a wide range of mobile communication devices and services and have been deemed to be essential to 3GPP’s UMTS standard. Additional information regarding Sisvel’s 3G licensing program and its licensors can be obtained from http://www.3g-licensing.com/ or by sending an e-mail to info@3G-licensing.com
About Sisvel
Started in 1982 when Sisvel S.p.A. was founded in Italy, the Sisvel Group has become a world leader in managing intellectual property and maximizing the value of patent rights. The Sisvel Group is global in scope and reach, with subsidiaries in Italy (Sisvel and Sisvel Technology in None Torinese), the United States (Sisvel US and Audio MPEG in Metropolitan Washington, DC), China (Sisvel Hong Kong), Japan (Sisvel Japan in Tokyo), Germany (Sisvel Germany in Stuttgart), Luxembourg (Sisvel International), and the United Kingdom (Sisvel UK in London), with over one hundred professionals worldwide with engineers, legal, and licensing expertise. Sisvel has a long history of managing successful patent portfolios including those related to the audio compression standards known as MP3 and MPEG Audio, and widespread technologies such as OSD (On Screen Display), ATSS (Automatic Tuning & Sorting System), and WSS (Wide Screen Signalling - for automatic switching of television image formats). Sisvel currently operates patent pools and joint licensing programs for the DVB-T, DVB-T2, LTE/LTE-A and Wi-Fi standards, together with its Sisvel Wireless licensing program and is in the process of creating a new licensing program for DVB-C2.
For additional information, please visit: www.sisvel.com
