The "possibility" mentioned here is because Nokia and Sharp took an injunction because they did not pay the deposit to the court.
This "margin system" is a buffer zone of German law and a gamble. If the losing party needs to appeal the award, the winning party can only enforce the injunction by providing collateral. This money is a deposit. If the appeal is successful, the deposit will become compensation.
In Nokia's case, as long as Nokia pays a deposit of 700 million euros, in Sharp's case, the deposit is only 5.5 million euros. If they pay immediately, all Daimler brands will be banned in Germany immediately.
Daimler is obviously more familiar with German law, and filed an appeal at the first time, so that these lawsuits will temporarily embarrass whoever wins.
Why do these communication companies and car companies go to work directly because of a person named Avanci? LLC's patent licensing platform consists of the pile of companies holding communication patents, which is the pile below.
Before this platform existed, automobile companies required parts suppliers and patent companies to deal with licensing issues. Car companies only buy parts from suppliers, including various patent licensing fees. For example, Daimler only paid the supplier $65,438+000 to buy a set of automobile telematics control parts, and did not undertake other responsibilities.
But Avanci? The LLC platform directly collects patent fees from car companies. The patents related to connected cars are divided into three levels-emergency call, 3G and 4G, and the fees are $3-$65,438+$05 per car respectively, while Avanci? The LLC platform is pricing the 5G patent, which will not only be a problem of $65,438+05 for a car.
Nowadays, cars are becoming more and more intelligent, and more than one or two communication patents need to be used. Every family charges in this way, and car companies have become the squeezed party and have to bear more legal responsibilities.
Facing the group of internet companies, car companies and parts companies have also organized groups. Navigation companies TomTom, Bosch and Continental are all helping Daimler appeal.
However, on the second day after Sharp won the case, the federal court in Texas dismissed Continental's lawsuit, arguing that the patent licensing platform directly authorized car companies did not violate the anti-monopoly law, but only maximized the patent value.
Car Appreciation Comments: There are more and more car networking technologies, and the price of cars is also rising. Even if car companies reduce their costs by reducing distribution, an internet patent fee will raise the price.
No wonder today's car companies have to develop their own car networking technology in order to control their own destiny.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.