Standard essential patents

Huawei, TP-Link, wifi, UK High Court, FRAND

FRAND battle between Huawei and TP-Link now focused at UK High Court

Huawei has withdrawn its infringement claims against TP-Link at the UPC and Munich Regional Court. The dispute over Wi-Fi 6 technology is now focusing ...

20 May 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Patent pools

Asus signs up to Sisvel's Wi-Fi Multimode pool, ending litigation

Asus has taken a licence to the standard essential patents in Sisvel's Wi-Fi Multimode pool. The agreement ends pending patent litigation between the ...

19 May 2026 by Laura King

Cases

Samsung, ZTE, UK High Court, FRAND, cross-licence, SEP

Standard essential patents

UK judge Meade determines FRAND rate of $392m in Samsung vs ZTE

In an international dispute over a cross-licence for 4G and 5G patents, the UK High Court set a licence rate on 1 May. It is the first cross-licence r ...

4 May 2026 by Christina Schulze

Cases

Standard essential patents

UPC gives Frankfurt court priority in Samsung's FRAND claim but revokes ZTE's patent

Today, the Regional Court Munich is hearing two lawsuits in the German dispute between ZTE and Samsung. In the parallel proceedings at the UPC, the Ma ...

30 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Standard essential patents

Regional Court Munich puts decision in ZTE vs Samsung on hold

Once again, the German bifurcation system is throwing a spanner in the works of a patent litigation case. In the battle between ZTE and Samsung, the R ...

15 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

Local division Mannheim, ZTE, Samsung, Peter Tochtermann, FRAND

Standard essential patents

Local division Mannheim flirts with setting FRAND rate

German courts have always had a reputation for avoiding FRAND-rate determinations. Until now. Following Munich Regional Court, Mannheim local division ...

19 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

judges, UPC, UK High Court, Amazon, InterDigital

Opinion

"An interim Venice judges' conference is desperately needed"

Europe's leading patent litigation jurisdictions are clashing over the global SEP licence dispute between InterDigital and Amazon. The tone between th ...

17 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Avanci, wi-fi, platform, licensing, SEPs, Mercedes

Patent pools

Avanci enters market for licensing wi-fi SEPs

Patent pool Avanci has now expanded beyond cellular connectivity into wi-fi technology. It has launched a new platform covering wi-fi 6 and, in future ...

4 March 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Standard essential patents

Samsung's antitrust claim against ZTE dismissed in Frankfurt

Samsung has not prevailed with an antitrust lawsuit against ZTE for abusive market behaviour at the Regional Court in Frankfurt. The court dismissed t ...

26 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Standard essential patents

Regional Court Munich calculates Avago licence and issues injunction against Renault

In the third consecutive FRAND judgement, the 7th Civil Chamber of the Regional Court of Munich has once again clarified its FRAND case law. The court ...

24 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

TP-Link, Huawei, FRAND, rate-setting, UK High Court

Wifi technology

Huawei takes the win in interim licence dispute with TP-Link

The UK High Court has awarded an interim licence to an SEP holder for the first time. Judge Richard Meade granted Huawei significantly more money than ...

9 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Dolby, Beko, Arçelik, Bardehle Pagenberg, Meissner Bolte

Case preview

Düsseldorf local division hears Dolby vs Beko

The next SEP case is set for the local division Düsseldorf. The judges, led by presiding judge Ronny Thomas, will hear Dolby vs Beko and Arçelik today ...

4 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

Regional Court Munich, 7th Civil Chamber, FRAND, Asus, Wilus

Wifi technology

Munich Regional Court further clarifies FRAND rules in Wilus vs Asus judgment

A partial payment obligation, comparative agreements for FRAND licences and FRAND calculation. A recent judgment by Munich Regional Court's 7th Civil ...

30 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FRAND

HMD evaluates next steps after disappointing Federal Court of Justice ruling

HMD is not satisfied with Tuesday's Federal Court of Justice ruling. The court dismissed HMD's appeal in the dispute with VoiceAge on the same day as ...

29 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

Cases

FRAND

Nokia vs Asus and Acer: Regional Court Munich redefines FRAND rules

Last Thursday, Munich Regional Court ordered Asus and Acer to cease and desist in an infringement case concerning a Nokia video coding patent. The cou ...

28 January 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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