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TP-Link, Huawei, FRAND, rate-setting, UK High Court

Huawei takes the win in interim licence dispute with TP-Link

The UK High Court has awarded an interim licence to an SEP holder for the first time. Judge Richard Meade granted Huawei significantly more money than implementer TP-Link had proposed. The Wifi 6 batt ...

9 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FRAND

HMD evaluates next steps after disappointing Federal Court of Justice ruling

HMD is not satisfied with Tuesday's Federal Court of Justice ruling. The court dismissed HMD's appeal in the dispute with VoiceAge on the same day as ...

29 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Speech-coding

Federal Court of Justice confirms Munich ruling in VoiceAge vs HMD

The Federal Court of Justice's Antirtust Senate has upheld the Munich Higher Regional Court's injunction against HMD. The court largely maintained its ...

27 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FRAND, Federal Court of Justice, VoiceAge, HMD, CJEU, EU Commission

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Federal Court of Justice hears FRAND appeal in VoiceAge vs HMD

Today, the German Federal Court of Justice scrutinises Munich Higher Regional Court's new FRAND approach. The highest court's decision in the VoiceAge ...

27 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Locating technology

Local division Düsseldorf dismisses Ona Patents infringement claim against Google

In the dispute between Ona Patents and Google concerning a patent relating to location-positioning technology in smartphones, the UPC today rejected O ...

15 January 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Anti-suit injunctions

US judge orders Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits against BMW

For now, BMW has successfully fended off a lawsuit filed by NPE Onesta at Munich Regional Court. US Judge Alan Albright has ordered an anti-suit injun ...

15 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Amazon, InterDigital, streaming, anti-interim-licence injunction

Streaming technology

RAND licence battle in InterDigital against Amazon continues over Christmas

The UPC and the Regional Court of Munich have confirmed their ex parte AILI orders, while at the same time the UK High Court maintains its jurisdictio ...

29 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Streaming technology

US firms secure Asian implementers interim licence against Nokia in the UK

Acer, Asus and Hisense have won interim licence dispute in the UK following a High Court ruling last Thursday. While Kirkland & Ellis represents H ...

23 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FRAND

SEP holders force UPC into FRAND dance with UK courts

Sun Patent Trust has asked the UPC's Paris local division to set a FRAND rate in its dispute with Vivo. Ericsson has also filed a similar FRAND claim ...

2 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Streaming technology

Paramount and Acer push back against Nokia

After Nokia's recent spate of lawsuits, film production company Paramount and Taiwanese laptop manufacturer Acer have countered with their own legal a ...

27 November 2025 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Mobile phones

Ericsson sues Transsion with Taylor Wessing and Kather Augenstein

Ericsson has launched a new series of lawsuits against Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Transsion. The cases concern Ericsson's 4G and 5G portfolio a ...

17 November 2025 by Christina Schulze

Arbitration and the UPC: A New Avenue for Resolving FRAND and Life Sciences Patent Disputes?

The role of arbitration in resolving patent disputes has often been viewed as being limited to damages assessments or determining FRAND licensing rate ...

13 November 2025 by Pinsent Masons LLP

Cases

Streaming technology

InterDigital accelerate battle against Amazon in Europe, Brazil and the US

InterDigital and Amazon have primarily battled in court over anti-interim-licence injunctions and anti-suit injunctions until now. Now, the SEP holder ...

11 November 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Case preview

Ona Patents and Google battle it out at Düsseldorf local division

Today the Düsseldorf local division will hear a dispute between Ona Patents and Google. It is one of the first major mobile phone lawsuits to come bef ...

29 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Amazon, Via LA, InterDigital, Düsseldorf, video streaming

Video coding technology

Via LA strikes out against Amazon at Düsseldorf Regional Court

As an implementer, Amazon has faced some of the most extensive litigation. Now patent pool Via LA has also launched a new series of lawsuits against t ...

27 October 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Via LA, Microsoft, Düsseldorf Regional Court, HEVC, video coding

Settlement

Via LA and Microsoft settle dispute over video coding technology

Without a ruling from the Düsseldorf Regional Court, Via Licensing Alliance and Microsoft have ended their dispute over a licence for the patent pool' ...

9 October 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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