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Game over in Sisvel and Xiaomi's global SEP dispute

A licensing deal has ended all global litigation between Sisvel and Mitsubishi Electric, and mobile electronics company Xiaomi. The deal covers all mobile communication patents of the companies. So fa ...

2 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Roman Bonn: "The issue of SEP licences is by no means off the table"

Following Nokia’s connected cars settlement with Daimler, German auto supplier Continental announced its intention to proceed with its lawsuit against ...

4 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Connected cars

Nokia and Daimler settle all global litigation in connected cars dispute

Today, Nokia and Daimler have announced the conclusion of a licensing agreement for the use of Nokia's mobile patents by the German carmaker. This set ...

1 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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"Anti-suit injunctions are a road to nowhere"

The Regional Court Munich wants to classify implementers in FRAND disputes who file anti-suit injunctions in China or elsewhere, as unwilling licensee ...

25 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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Assia loses appeal against KPN and Nokia over data transmission patent

The Court of Appeal in The Hague has handed down its appeal decision in a case between Assia, and KPN and Nokia. The court upheld the decision from th ...

23 March 2021 by Amy Sandys
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Sisvel vs. Haier: Federal court raises bar for implementers in SEP disputes

The Federal Court of Justice has ruled that implementers must show a more precise interest in taking a FRAND licence in SEP disputes. In the latest Si ...

2 March 2021 by Mathieu Klos
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FRAND

BREAKING: Regional Court Düsseldorf refers Nokia vs. Daimler questions to CJEU

The latest connected cars development sees the CJEU decide which company in a production chain is entitled to a FRAND licence. This follows the Region ...

26 November 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Mobile communication standards

District Court of The Hague declares Sisvel patent non-essential

In the pan-European dispute between Xiaomi and Sisvel, the latter party has suffered a further defeat in the Netherlands. The District Court of The Ha ...

13 November 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Daimler loses to Conversant over connected cars SEP

In the ongoing battle over connected cars technology, Daimler has recorded another defeat. This time, it's against Conversant Wireless. The Regional C ...

28 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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German court system

Munich Procedure enhances competition among patent courts

Short and transparent court procedures make the Regional Court Munich a go-to location to file for patent disputes. According to a recent survey of th ...

26 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Standard essential patents

EIP and Osborne Clarke successful for PanOptis against Apple

The UK High Court has found a patent held by PanOptis and owned by its subsidiary Unwired Planet as valid and infringed by Apple. But no injunction ha ...

20 October 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Conversant fails UK appeal proceedings against ZTE and Huawei

Non-practising entity Conversant has suffered a defeat at the UK Court of Appeal in the pan-European dispute over mobile phone technology. The court i ...

13 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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Video coding technology

First win for Nokia and Bird & Bird against Lenovo

Lenovo may face a sales ban of laptops and tablets in Germany after the Regional Court Munich ordered an injunction against the company. The action is ...

8 October 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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FRAND

Sisvel expands UMTS standard campaign against Xiaomi

Sisvel has announced that it is suing Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi in Germany, after filing a lawsuit at the Regional Court Munich. This f ...

14 September 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Connected cars

Setback for Daimler in connected cars dispute against Avanci pool members

The Regional Court Munich has found that automotive company Daimler infringed one of Sharp's LTE patents, and was an unwilling licensee. The ruling co ...

11 September 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Connected cars lawsuits: referral to CJEU increasingly likely

Düsseldorf Regional Court is considering submitting certain issues in the current connected cars cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union ( ...

4 September 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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