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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 Regional Court Düsseldorf referring various questions to ...

26 November 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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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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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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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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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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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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The global SEP race

After the UK Supreme Court's ruling in the Unwired Planet and Conversant cases, the European patent community were discussing whether the UK courts ar ...

3 September 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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UK Supreme Court sets new standards in global FRAND litigation

The UK courts have jurisdiction to grant a global FRAND licence and injunctions based on a UK patent. This is the outcome of the judgments from the UK ...

26 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Germany's top court holds the future of the European patent system in its hands

The UPC, the EPO and now FRAND. The German Constitutional Court is currently deciding on central issues concerning the patent market. The guardians of ...

13 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Haier files constitutional complaint over FRAND judgment

In the FRAND dispute between Sisvel and Haier, the latter party has filed a constitutional complaint against the Federal Court of Justice. Haier consi ...

7 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Sisvel and Haier judgment brings clarity to FRAND rules

The German Federal Court of Justice has released its reasoning behind the verdict in the case between Sisvel and Haier (case ID: K ZR 36/17). The ruli ...

7 July 2020 by Christina Schulze
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Federal Court of Justice lays down new FRAND rules for implementers

Yesterday, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled that Haier is infringing an SEP of Sisvel and acted as an unwilling licensee in FRAND negotiation ...

6 May 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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The Netherlands

Court of Appeal rules Xiaomi may continue to sell products in the Netherlands

Sisvel has suffered another setback in its patent dispute with Xiaomi. The Court of Appeal The Hague has denied Sisvel a preliminary injunction agains ...

30 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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