Cases

Nikon wins chip patent dispute with help from Hogan Lovells

The Regional Court of Mannheim has ruled that, currently, Carl Zeiss SMT may not distribute special optical exposure apparatus for semiconductor manuf ...

23 April 2018 by Laura King

Connected cars

Warning, trolls ahead

The use of mobile telecommunications in cars is nothing new and so the auto industry has been waiting for NPEs to strike for a long time. But now the ...

6 April 2018 by admin

FRAND

Gulde defends Haier against Sisvel in precedent FRAND case

Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has ruled that Chinese electronics manufacturer Haier can sell its mobiles and tablets in Germany (case IDs: I-15 U 6 ...

4 April 2017 by Laura King

FRAND

Haier wins partial suspension of injunction in SEP case

Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has ruled that the FRAND conditions set out by the European Court of Justice apply to both parties in court cases. In ...

27 January 2016 by Mathieu Klos

FRAND

Landmark FRAND guidelines invoked in Sisvel SEP case

Düsseldorf Regional Court last week upheld non-practicing entity Sisvel’s infringement claim against Chinese device manufacturer Haier, ruling it has ...

9 November 2015 by Mathieu Klos