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Federal judge’s preliminary assessment: Samsung’s U.S. case against ZTE over FRAND may very well be thrown out
Read more: Federal judge’s preliminary assessment: Samsung’s U.S. case against ZTE over FRAND may very well be thrown outContext: In an unprecedented brute-force play, Samsung is presently pursuing FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) claims over ZTE’s standard-essential patents (SEPs) in (at minimum) four jurisdictions (June 20, 2025 ip fray article). The third venue where such a filing showed up is the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (March…
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Another UK decision on FRAND procedures, another opportunity missed to depart from judicial imperialism: MediaTek v. Huawei
Read more: Another UK decision on FRAND procedures, another opportunity missed to depart from judicial imperialism: MediaTek v. HuaweiContext: With decisions such as the recent interim-license declaration in Samsung v. ZTE (June 25, 2025 ip fray article; follow-up: June 27, 2025 ip fray article), UK FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing) case law has reached the point where any jurisdiction other than the UK is by definition inferior and untrustworthy. Contorted rationales are presented to…
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UK appeals court dismisses litigation funding agreement challenges by Sony, Apple, Visa, Mastercard: âvictory for common senseâ, say local funders
Read more: UK appeals court dismisses litigation funding agreement challenges by Sony, Apple, Visa, Mastercard: âvictory for common senseâ, say local fundersIn a landmark judgment widely welcomed by litigation funders the England & Wales Court of Appeal has ruled that litigation funding agreements are not a form of damages-based agreement, dismissing several challenges filed by Sony, Apple, Visa and Mastercard in UK class action claims.
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UPC Roundup (2 weeks): separate fees for appeals of revocation claims and of revocation counterclaims even if jointly decided; other clarifications, new cases
Read more: UPC Roundup (2 weeks): separate fees for appeals of revocation claims and of revocation counterclaims even if jointly decided; other clarifications, new casesThis is a summary of developments in and around the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in the week since our June 21, 2025 UPC Roundup. The first week after the previous roundup was slow because of a UPC-internal event we mention further below, which is why we exceptionally extended the roundup period. 1. CoA 1.1 CoA rejects…
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Pantech launches U.S. 4G SEP enforcement campaign: files ITC complaint, sues TCL, HMD, OnePlus, Lenovo, Tinno
Read more: Pantech launches U.S. 4G SEP enforcement campaign: files ITC complaint, sues TCL, HMD, OnePlus, Lenovo, TinnoThe campaign, which targets the same four patents in the same U.S. district court, was filed shortly after the Korean firm was granted Japanâs first-ever injunction in a FRAND-related case.
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Two Chinese SEP injunctions in VoiceAge EVS v. HMD â implementer failed to comply with FRAND
Read more: Two Chinese SEP injunctions in VoiceAge EVS v. HMD â implementer failed to comply with FRANDContext: HMD recently withdrew its EU antitrust complaint against VoiceAge EVS (May 5, 2025 ip fray article) and previously appealed a German VoiceAge EVS v. HMD appellate ruling to the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice) (March 29, 2025 ip fray article). VoiceAge EVS has won a number of standard-essential patent (SEP) cases against HMD, not…
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USPTO divisionsâ clash over Apple patent invalidation decision undermines âintegrity and consistencyâ, patentee alleges
Read more: USPTO divisionsâ clash over Apple patent invalidation decision undermines âintegrity and consistencyâ, patentee allegesA petition filed by Proxense against Apple has uncovered an inconsistency in results on substantially similar issues and the same underlying facts between decisions by the United States Patent & Trademark Officeâs Patent Trial and Appeal Board and fellow internal division, the Central Reexamination Unit.
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Ericssonâs assertion and enforcement head Robert Earle on the merits of arbitration
Read more: Ericssonâs assertion and enforcement head Robert Earle on the merits of arbitrationIn this interview, Mr. Earle discusses the merits of arbitration, the growing role of the Unified Patent Court in patent enforcement strategies, and his stance on UK courts issuing interim license declarations.
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