Standard essential patent

Supreme Court hears landmark FRAND cases

The Supreme Court in the UK is in the midst of a four-day hearing. Mobile phone manufacturers Huawei is appealing two Court of Appeal judgments on FRA ...

21 October 2019 by JUVE

Standard essential patents

IPCom's 100A patent upheld at Federal Patent Court

Non-practising entity IPCom has gained another victory with its 100A patent. In early October, the Federal Patent Court dismissed a nullity action bro ...

15 October 2019 by JUVE

Long read

Navigating the fog: SEP litigation in Europe

Which court in Europe is best suited for SEP litigation? In light of the rise in disputes over connected cars and semiconductor patents, the question ...

13 September 2019 by JUVE

FRAND injunction

Interdigital vs. Lenovo: more SEPs at UK court

US company Interdigital has accused Lenovo of infringing four patents essential to its 3G, 4G and LTE mobile technology services. Interdigital, which ...

5 September 2019 by JUVE

German Federal Court of Justice

SEP cases left up in the air as Meier-Beck changes role

After months of speculation the German Federal Court of Justice has today announced a new senate, which is to focus on antitrust law. Presiding judge ...

2 September 2019 by JUVE

Standard essential patents

Sisvel denied preliminary injunction against Xiaomi

The District Court of The Hague has denied Sisvel a preliminary injunction, on the basis of lack of urgency, in its ongoing complex FRAND dispute. Thi ...

19 August 2019 by JUVE

Telecommunication patents

After loss in Paris, Philips wins with Hoyng ROKH Monegier in The Hague

Locked in a major battle across Europe with Archos, Asus, HTC and Wiko, electronics giant Philips has recently had mixed success. The latest judgments ...

9 August 2019 by JUVE

SEP licensing guidelines

Advice published for Internet of Things roll-out

The App Association and the Fair Standards Alliance (FSA), in conjunction with the Deutsches Institut für Normung, has published a set of guidelines o ...

12 June 2019 by JUVE

Mobile communication

Ericsson and Wiko agree on patent licence

Ericsson and French mobile phone company Wiko have apparently agreed on a licence agreement and settled their patent dispute before the Mannheim and D ...

7 June 2019 by JUVE

Standard essential patents

Unwired Planet and Huawei appeal Düsseldorf judgment

It's the next round in Huawei vs. Unwired Planet and Ericsson. Today it became public that all parties have appealed the latest FRAND judgment from th ...

9 May 2019 by JUVE

Standard essential patents

Pool party: the future of SEPs in Europe

Litigation over SEPs is keeping European patent courts busy. And this is only set to increase with the 5G mobile standard and the Internet of Things. ...

31 January 2019 by JUVE