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ZTE holds one of the world’s largest patent portfolios and is a key player in cellular standard-essential patents (SEPs). Over time the Chinese company has become increasingly involved in patent litigation—including in an ongoing multi-jurisdiction SEP dispute with Samsung—and has also partnered with patent assertion entities (PAEs) to monetize assets.
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Singapore-headquartered Maxeon, a back-contact (BC) solar pioneer majority-owned by TCL Zhonghuan, and Shanghai-listed Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Aiko Solar settled their European patent dispute in February 2026 through a $238 million licensing deal (
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AutoConnect Holdings LLC has asserted patents against several automakers in United States district court. In October 2024 it sued Toyota for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Toyota moved for summary judgment, arguing it was already licensed to the patents-in-suit by means of an agreement it had signed two decades ago with patent monetization pioneer Erich Spangenberg – currently CEO of SIM IP, which is involved in various infringement actions (
July 6, 2026
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