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IP Bridge, Federal Patent Court
FRAND

Federal Court of Justice considers SEP questions in IP Bridge dispute

After the highest German court established current FRAND case law in Sisvel vs. Haier, it is now considering further questions on SEP claims in IP Bri ...

4 April 2022 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
MPEG LA, Samsung
FRAND

MPEG LA challenges Samsung with support from Krieger Mes and Cohausz & Florack

MPEG LA has filed a lawsuit against former pool member Samsung at the Regional Court Düsseldorf for infringing HEVC patents. Samsung was a member of t ...

1 April 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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Philips, Xiaomi, FRAND
FRAND

Philips and Xiaomi settle dispute over UMTS and LTE technology

Philips and Xiaomi appear to have signed a licence agreement over 3G and 4G patents, thus settling their global dispute. The settlement marks the end ...

31 March 2022 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
FRAND, Munich Regional Court
Germany

Munich Regional Court takes new approach to FRAND

SEP owners and implementers are to go through proceedings at the Munich Regional Court while working towards a licence agreement. The 21st Civil Chamb ...

28 March 2022 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Philips, Wiko
Mobile communication

Philips and Hoyng win final instance FRAND battle against Wiko

The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled in Philips' favour, asserting that Wiko cannot sell certain UMTS-capable mobile devices in the Netherlands. The cour ...

9 March 2022 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Volkswagen
Connected cars

Volkswagen agrees on full Avanci licence

Volkswagen has now also accepted a licence for 4G patents from the Avanci licence pool. This means that the car giant has taken the full Avanci licenc ...

8 March 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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IPCom, HTC
Licence agreement

IPCom settles 15-year SEP dispute with HTC

IPCom and HTC have settled their dispute over standard essential patents, after both companies signed a licence agreement. This brings to an end a ser ...

21 January 2022 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Philips, Xiaomi, FRAND
ETSI

Paris court asserts jurisdiction in Philips and Xiaomi FRAND dispute

French courts have the power to rule on SEP disputes between ETSI members and third parties. In its decision in the case between Philips and Xiaomi, t ...

14 December 2021 by Konstanze Richter
Cases
Optis, Apple
Standard essential patents

UK court advises Apple to take FRAND licence in dispute with Optis

The UK High Court's latest decision in the case between Optis and Apple could have major consequences for the iPhone retailer. The court determined th ...

30 September 2021 by Amy Sandys
Cases
VoiceAge, HMD
Speech coding technology

VoiceAge wins first lawsuit against HMD with Wildanger and Bosch Jehle

Today, Mannheim Regional Court ruled that mobile phone manufacturer HMD infringed a VoiceAge EVS patent for speech coding technology. The court could ...

23 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
Cases
Sisvel and Mitsubishi, Xiaomi
Mobile communication

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 mo ...

2 July 2021 by Mathieu Klos
People & Business
Roman Bonn, Continental
In-house interview

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
Cases
Nokia, Daimler, patent licensing agreement
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
Legal Commentary
Anti-suit injunctions
Opinion

"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
Cases
KPN and Nokia, Assia
The Netherlands

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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