Category: Jurisdictions
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Mr Justice Meade’s letter to UPC, German judges regarding upcoming FRAND determination in Panasonic v. Xiaomi & OPPO
Two weeks after ip fray reported on Mr Justice Meade’s plan to write a letter to his colleagues on the UPC and two German national courts regarding his upcoming FRAND determinatoin, the actual letter has become available.
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ASUSTeK affiliate suing Lenovo in UPC as well as Munich I Regional Court: September trial
Innovative Sonic Limited is suing Lenovo in the UPC as well as the Munich I Regional Court over ASUSTeK patents.
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UK government helps SMEs with new SEP Resource Hub: wealth of information rather than heavy-handed intervention
The UK Intellectual Property Office today unveiled a treasure trove (particularly for SMEs) of information on standard-essential patent licensing and enforcement.
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Tesla’s UK FRAND claim against Avanci was overreaching even for a sympathetic judge
Mr Justice Fancourt of the England & Wales High Court threw out Tesla’s FRAND rate-setting claim against Avanci and an exemplary Avanci licensor, InterDigital, earlier this week.
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UK court to inform UPC, German courts that FRAND determinations in Panasonic v. OPPO & Xiaomi will come down before Christmas
Mr Justice Meade of the England & Wales High Court plans to officially inform his colleagues at the Unified Patent Court and certain German national courts that his FRAND determinations in Panasonic’s disputes with OPPO and Xiaomi will come down before the end of the year.
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Ericsson and OPPO announce license deal while InterDigital unconvincingly attempts to explain away its UK FRAND defeat
Ericsson announces a multi-year license agreement with OPPO, a company against which InterDigital continues to litigate. InterDigital tries to explain away its UK defeat, but the damage is done.
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Lenovo’s major UK win over InterDigital: chart and further analysis
Friday’s UK appellate ruling awards InterDigital a per-unit royalty from Lenovo that amounts to only 45% of what it was seeking.
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Lenovo defeats InterDigital in UK: FRAND rate of 22.5 cents per unit vs. 17.5 cents before, way below InterDigital’s 49 cents
While InterDigital claims victory, the numbers speak a clear langiuage: Lenovo won.
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UK court’s denial of interim SEP license requested by Xiaomi due to specific deficiencies, next case could have different outcome
A UK judge’s denial of a declaration that Xiaomi had an interim license to Panasonic’s standard-pessential patents is a setback for implementers, but does not put the question to rest.