Standard essential patent

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

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

FRAND

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

Long read

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

FRAND

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

Opinion

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

Germany

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

German Federal Court of Justice

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

FRAND

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

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

Patent standards

Ericsson and Nokia contribute to global communication standards

Two European telecommunications companies have given 5G and communication standards a boost. Sweden-based Ericsson has joined Sisvel's DSL licensing p ...

27 March 2020 by Amy Sandys

Connected cars

Hopes dwindle for peaceful settlement between Nokia and Daimler

The mediation process between Nokia and Daimler, and Daimler's suppliers, has ended without a concrete result. This was confirmed yesterday, although ...

18 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos

FRAND

German Federal Court of Justice to harmonise approach to FRAND

The German Federal Court of Justice has confirmed the validity of the standard essential patent EP 08 52 885 owned by Sisvel. This paves the way for t ...

11 March 2020 by Christina Schulze

German Federal Court of Justice

Sisvel vs. Haier judgment could see FRAND standardised in Germany

This month, the German Federal Court of Justice will hear Sisvel vs. Haier, one of the most important FRAND cases in Europe. The decision could see Ge ...

5 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Long read

How IPCom kept the mobile phone industry on tenterhooks for 13 years

IPCom's famous 100A patent has expired and the non-practising entity will have to change its business model. The NPE has kept the European mobile comm ...

19 February 2020 by Mathieu Klos

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