Avanci announced on Thursday addition of Acer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intellectual Discovery and Longhorn IP to its licensing platform bringing the total number of patent owners participating in the platform to 35.
The complete cellular standard essential patent portfolios of these four companies, which include many 2G, 3G, and 4G standard essential patents, will now be available through Avanci’s one-stop marketplace. Avanci’s platform can now offer a license to the vast majority of cellular standard essential patents for the Internet of Things products in a single agreement.
By streamlining the technology sharing process, Avanci is accelerating the growth of the Internet of Things by providing IoT manufacturers with an efficient and transparent way to access the wireless technology needed to bring their products online.
Last month, telecommunications company Orange was added to the licensing platform bringing the total number of patent owners participating in the platform to 31. Orange’s cellular standard essential patents will now be available through Avanci’s one-stop marketplace.
Avanci’s one-stop marketplace simplifies the way companies share technology by licensing intellectual property from many different patent holders in a single transaction. By streamlining the technology sharing process, Avanci is accelerating the growth of the Internet of Things by providing IoT manufacturers with an efficient and transparent way to access the wireless technology needed to bring their products online.
Headquartered in Dallas, Avanci has a vision that sharing technology, on a broad scale for the Internet of Things industry, can be simpler. Its connected world is evolving quickly – and the company wants to help it happen even faster. The one-stop solution keeps the success of the ecosystem squarely in sight, bringing convenience and predictability to the technology licensing process.
In Avanci’s marketplace, those with essential patents can share their innovations, and companies creating connected products for the Internet of Things can access the patented wireless technology they need to be successful – in one place, with one agreement and for one fair, flat rate.
“The addition of these four new patent owners to the Avanci platform solidifies Avanci as a one-stop licensing solution for the Internet of Things and the automotive industry,” said Kasim Alfalahi, founder and chief executive officer of Avanci. “We have transformed the licensing landscape by licensing the vast majority of the 2G, 3G, and 4G cellular essential patents in a single agreement. Avanci is streamlining the way companies share technology, providing an efficient solution that balances the interests of patent owners and IoT licensees, and fostering continued innovation.”
