FRAND

7 July 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Chip technology

No stay for Huawei in UK FRAND trial against MediaTek

The global SEP dispute between Huawei and MediaTek looks set to proceed in the UK, as the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer has once again failed in i ...

26 June 2025 by Mathieu Klos

CMS Hasche Sigle, Klaka, Freshfields, Stephan Dorn, Constantin Kurtz

Germany

CMS strengthens team with two UPC and SEP litigators from Klaka and Freshfields

Patent partner moves are currently in vogue, and the CMS network is no exception. Its German law firm CMS Hasche Sigle has recruited two new partners. ...

25 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

UK High Court grants interim licence to Samsung in dispute with ZTE

In the first ruling of the global dispute between Samsung and ZTE over SEPs, the UK High Court today granted an interim licence to Samsung. The two co ...

Optis, Apple, FRAND-rate determination, licence, Court of Appeal

5 May 2025 by Mathieu Klos

UK Court of Appeal orders Apple to pay Optis more money in FRAND dispute

The UK Court of Appeal has amended a previous ruling that was in Apple's favour and awarded Optis a significantly higher FRAND rate for its global 4G ...

15 April 2025 by Konstanze Richter

MediaTek, Huawei, UPC, semiconductor chips

Chip technology

MediaTek and Huawei take multi-jurisdictional chip battle to the UPC

Huawei has filed its next round of UPC suits concerning SEPs, with new lawsuits against MediaTek. The Chinese tech group continues to show faith in th ...

11 April 2025 by Mathieu Klos

in-house, litigation, companies, departments, law firm, move, SEP

In-house moves

From courtroom to boardroom: Young litigators seize in-house opportunities

The world of SEP and FRAND law is becoming increasingly complex. As a result, more tech companies are expanding their in-house legal departments. To m ...

VoiceAge, HMD, EVS, speech-coding, Higher Regional Court Munich

20 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Munich Higher Regional Court confirms new FRAND guidelines in VoiceAge vs HMD

HMD continues to infringe a patent belonging to VoiceAge's speech-coding standard EVS and cannot distribute corresponding products in Germany. The Hig ...

11 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

UK patent courts

FRAND licence disputes did not lead to more cases at UK patent courts

The number of cases at the UK High Court fell slightly in 2024, while the IPEC saw a modest increase in IP cases compared to the previous year. Howeve ...

Tesla, Avanci, InterDigital, UK, Court of Appeal, High Court, pool licence, SEP

6 March 2025 by Mathieu Klos

UK Court of Appeal denies Tesla a pool licence

The UK courts have once again denied Tesla a 5G pool licence. The ruling was handed down today by the UK Court of Appeal in the car manufacturer's dis ...

Ericsson, Lenovo, UK Court of Appeal, London

28 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Lenovo and Kirkland take the win in UK interim licence dispute with Ericsson

Lenovo is entitled to an interim cross-licence from Ericsson, the UK Court of Appeal ruled today, overturning a first-instance decision that had favou ...

Is the UPC a leading forum for global tech disputes?

At this joint event hosted by Pinsent Masons and JUVE Patent, a group of industry leaders debated whether – following the issuance of three important ...

27 February 2025 by JUVE

Legal Commentary

EU Commission, SEP, standard essential patents, litigation

Opinion

"The EU Commission has missed a great opportunity"

In a surprise move, the EU Commission withdrew its proposal for an SEP regulation on Tuesday. This was a mistake. Increasingly, SEP litigation is thre ...

13 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

12 February 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Mixed reaction from market as EU withdraws SEP regulation

It is a surprising end to one of the most important legislative packages in Europe. The EU Commission has apparently withdrawn its controversial propo ...

24 January 2025 by Mathieu Klos

LexisNexis launches new tool for cleaner SEP data

The US information and data service company LexisNexis has launched a new tool to clean up data for 5G patents. The tool should aid companies for issu ...