Mobile Communication Archives

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

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 jurisdiction to rule on a RAND rate determination on InterDig ...

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

Cases

Video streaming technology

Netflix still refuses DivX licence as battle moves to UPC

DivX continues its efforts to persuade Netflix to take a licence. Disney Plus and Roku TV have already accepted. However, recent decisions from the Ge ...

23 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Oppo, KPN, Klaka, Gulde & Partner, Krieger Mes

Mobile communications

Klaka and Gulde defend Oppo against KPN in Düsseldorf

Oppo may continue selling its mobile devices with 5G functionality in Germany after the Düsseldorf Regional Court dismissed the first of two lawsuits ...

16 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Munich Regional Court, Samsung, ZTE, FRAND, 7th Civil Chamber

Standard essential patents

Munich Regional Court reinterprets FRAND rules in Samsung vs ZTE

In the pan-European dispute between ZTE and Samsung, the 7th Civil Chamber of Munich Regional Court has set out new approaches to FRAND proceedings. T ...

23 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Connected cars

Nokia launches actions against Geely at the UPC and Regional Court Munich

Nokia has initiated a fresh round of lawsuits over SEPs at the Unified Patent Court and Munich Regional Court. The Finnish mobile communications compa ...

22 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Andreas Kramer, Powell Gilbert, Düsseldorf

Germany

Powell Gilbert to open office in Düsseldorf with Vossius partner

Powell Gilbert is opening its first continental European office in Düsseldorf in early autumn. The British IP boutique is bringing in a three-strong t ...

9 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Chip technology

No stay for Huawei in UK FRAND trial against MediaTek

The global SEP dispute between Huawei and MediaTek looks set to proceed in the UK, as the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer has once again failed in i ...

7 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

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