Telecommunication Archives

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

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. These deviate from the Higher Regional Court's posi ...

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

Cases

HMD global, Huawei, Hogan Lovells, Wildanger

Mobile communications

HMD Global and Hogan Lovells successfully fend off Huawei lawsuits

In the dispute over SEPs for 4G and 5G, HMD Global has secured a victory against Huawei. Munich Regional Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Chines ...

3 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

UK High Court grants interim licence to Samsung in dispute with ZTE

In the first ruling of the global dispute between Samsung and ZTE over SEPs, the UK High Court today granted an interim licence to Samsung. The two co ...

25 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

Realme secures second victory in German dispute over LTE technology

Oppo subsidiary Realme may continue to sell its smartphones in Germany after winning both infringement and nullity proceedings against patent owner Ox ...

12 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Optis, Apple, FRAND-rate determination, licence, Court of Appeal

Standard essential patents

UK Court of Appeal orders Apple to pay Optis more money in FRAND dispute

The UK Court of Appeal has amended a previous ruling that was in Apple's favour and awarded Optis a significantly higher FRAND rate for its global 4G ...

5 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Nokia, Acer, Asus, Hisense, Munich, video codec

Streaming technology

Nokia targets Asian hardware makers in new UPC and Munich patent suits

One day after announcing a licence agreement with Amazon, Nokia announced it has filed patent claims against Acer, Asus and Hisense at the UPC and Mun ...

1 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky, Herbert Smith Freehills, Düsseldorf

Germany

Herbert Smith Freehills boosts practice with tech litigator from EIP

Mobile communications expert Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky is joining Herbert Smith Freehills in Germany, the international firm announced. Until now, the ...

27 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

VoiceAge, HMD, EVS, speech-coding, Higher Regional Court Munich

Standard essential patents

Munich Higher Regional Court confirms new FRAND guidelines in VoiceAge vs HMD

HMD continues to infringe a patent belonging to VoiceAge's speech-coding standard EVS and cannot distribute corresponding products in Germany. The Hig ...

20 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

French patent market

Year in review: Top 10 patent cases in France

JUVE Patent has compiled the ten most important cases in national proceedings across all French instances from the past 15 months. Many of the key jud ...

17 March 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Is the UPC a leading forum for global tech disputes?

At this joint event hosted by Pinsent Masons and JUVE Patent, a group of industry leaders debated whether – following the issuance of three important ...

27 February 2025 by JUVE

Legal Commentary

Standard essential patents

Mixed reaction from market as EU withdraws SEP regulation

It is a surprising end to one of the most important legislative packages in Europe. The EU Commission has apparently withdrawn its controversial propo ...

12 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman, litigation, UPC

Germany

df-mp hones structure to focus entirely on litigation

With a new firm structure and a focus on life sciences and hi-tech, the IP firm df-mp is concentrating entirely on patent litigation and strengthening ...

4 February 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

ZTE sues Samsung with Taliens and Vossius

The next major dispute over mobile communications licences is looming. At the turn of the year, ZTE sued Samsung in China, at the UPC and in Germany. ...

9 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

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