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Avanci seeks* connected-car patent payment from Japan's Toyota, Nissan and Honda (update*)

By Toko Sekiguchi
  • 02 Feb 2022 00:38
  • 02 Feb 2022 17:34

Japan’s automakers Toyota, Nissan and Honda are under request for payment by Texas-based patent pool Avanci for their use of standard essential patents relating to connected-car technology.

< According to local media, Avanci has requested that the Japanese automakers pay $15 per car for the use of standard essential patents, or SEPs,

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Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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