Mobile Communication Archives

Avanci, connected cars, car manufacturers, 4G, 5G, licensing

Chinese car makers take Avanci licence for connected cars

In recent years many European car makers have taken a licence for patents related to connected cars. Now seven Chinese car manufacturers have signed a ...

31 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Samsung, ZTE, FRAND, local division Mannheim

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Local division Mannheim holds single day hearing for ZTE vs Samsung

The local division Mannheim had originally scheduled the hearing for three days. It has since been reduced to one. With no settlement in sight, the lo ...

18 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Mobile communications

Another blow for Ona Patents as German Federal Patent Court revokes patent

After the UPC recently dismissed its infringement claim against Google, Ona Patents suffered another defeat in the parallel national proceedings. The ...

17 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Speech-coding

VoiceAge vs HMD saga continues with constitutional complaint

Finnish smartphone manufacturer HMD Global has filed a constitutional complaint with the German Federal Constitutional Court in the ongoing SEP disput ...

16 March 2026 by Laura King

Cases

French patent market

Top 10 patent cases in France

French courts recorded a decline in the number of cases in 2024, and recent research suggests that the downward trend continued last year. Nevertheles ...

6 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

Samsung's antitrust claim against ZTE dismissed in Frankfurt

Samsung has not prevailed with an antitrust lawsuit against ZTE for abusive market behaviour at the Regional Court in Frankfurt. The court dismissed t ...

26 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

UPC received 50% more infringement cases in 2025

The Unified Patent Court received significantly more infringement and PI cases last year. Revocation actions recently declined slightly. This is the r ...

17 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

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

Wifi technology

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 ...

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

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