FRAND

Philips and Wiko compete over mobile phone patents

Recently, Philips has had little luck in the Europe-wide dispute over mobile phone patents in Germany. In infringement proceedings, Philips was unable ...

6 November 2019 by JUVE

Global FRAND licence

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

Pharma patent

Meier-Beck's last patent case

A new era is dawning in the German Federal Court of Justice. Peter Meier-Beck has had his last trial as presiding judge of the patent senate. In the d ...

24 September 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

Connected cars

Connected cars patents at the fore again as Sharp sues Daimler

Japanese electronics company Sharp has sued Stuttgart-based Daimler several times in the German courts over connected cars patents. Sharp accuses Daim ...

15 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

Telecommunication patents

Landmark win for IPCom as HTC suspends phone sales in the UK

Non-practising entity IPCom has scored a significant win in the UK. After the UK Court of Appeal found in 2017 that HTC infringed IPCom's 100A patent, ...

8 August 2019 by JUVE

FRAND

UK High Court finds Conversant patent infringed but invalid

A standard essential patent held by Conversant has been found infringed but invalid for added matter by the UK High Court. The judgment is part of a t ...

15 July 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

Philips successful against Asus in the Netherlands

After losing a patent in Germany, things have been better for Philips in its home jurisdiction. This week the Dutch tech giant enforced a FRAND judgme ...

15 May 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