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Gowling and InterDigital confirm SEP infringement finding against Lenovo

In the much-observed dispute over 3G and 4G patents, the Court of Appeal in London has confirmed a finding of infringement by Lenovo against a valid and essential InterDigital patent. However, despite ...

25 January 2023 by Amy Sandys
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Patent firms stand down as Ericsson and Apple sign 5G licence agreement

Ericsson and Apple have signed a global patent licence agreement, ending one of the largest disputes over implementation patents and SEPs in recent ye ...

12 December 2022 by Amy Sandys
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Apple must accept court-determined FRAND licence in Optis dispute

The Court of Appeal in London has dismissed an appeal by Apple against an order that it must take a FRAND licence from Optis, in a case that could hav ...

11 November 2022 by Joshua Silverwood
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Nokia and Oppo battle in full swing following UK Supreme Court ruling

It’s not going well for Oppo in the dispute with Nokia over SEPs in Europe. After setbacks in Germany and the Netherlands, the UK Supreme Court has no ...

9 November 2022 by Konstanze Richter
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EPO ruling revokes two Unwired Planet patents

Unwired Planet, a company at the centre of multiple instances of international litigation, has had two patents including one parent patent revoked at ...

26 October 2022 by Joshua Silverwood
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Nokia prevails against Oppo as court rules on SEP infringement

In its series of lawsuits against Oppo, Finnish company Nokia has achieved another success at Mannheim Regional Court. The 2nd Civil Chamber found Nok ...

5 July 2022 by Konstanze Richter
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Huawei and Nordic FRAND deal important step for IoT licensing

Huawei and Nordic Semiconductor have entered into a global FRAND licence agreement, through which Nordic can access the latter's standardised cellular ...

21 June 2022 by Amy Sandys
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Optis protects another SEP against Apple at Court of Appeal

In a case involving six separate actions, the Court of Appeal in London has dismissed an attempt by Apple to invalidate an Optis patent. On 13 June, a ...

15 June 2022 by Amy Sandys
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Thomas Kühnen won't dance to the Federal Court of Justice FRAND tune

Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has confirmed that TCL cannot sell MPEG-4 AAC standard-enabled smartphones or tablets in Germany. But its 2nd Civil C ...

1 June 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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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
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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 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
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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
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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
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Dutch courts could have international jurisdiction to hear FRAND claims

The District Court of The Hague has declared jurisdiction to begin FRAND proceedings between Vestel and patent pool Access Advance. Although currently ...

3 February 2022 by Amy Sandys
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Changing of the guard at Munich patent court

The Munich patent court is facing major changes. Tobias Pichlmaier, presiding judge of the 21st Civil Chamber, will take over an antitrust chamber. Th ...

25 January 2022 by Mathieu Klos
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