This may be our shortest news piece to date, but we did want to share the information that Samsung is apparently complying with the Munich I Regional Court’s anti-ETSI-complaint injunction (AECI) (October 15, 2025 ip fray article). Samsung has withdrawn its complaint with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) over ZTE’s standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing practices. We do not know yet what implications this has for ETSI’s internal proceedings. ETSI Director-General Jan Ellsberger planned to make an important procedural decision on or after Tuesday (October 21, 2025) (October 16, 2025 ip fray article).
Separately, the England & Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) has scheduled the hearing of ZTE’s appeal of the interim-license declaration for October 28, 2025 (estimated duration: 4.5 hours).