Elon Musk’s Tesla yesterday won its bid to revive a London lawsuit brought against US technology firm InterDigital and a patent licensing platform, seeking a patent licence ahead of the automaker’s launch of 5G vehicles in Britain.
Tesla sued InterDigital and Avanci – which licenses patents from multiple owners, largely for automotive uses – at London’s High Court in 2023.
The company wanted the court to determine the fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms of a licence for Tesla to use patents owned by patent holders, including InterDigital and which are licensed by Avanci.