Category: United Kingdom
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Federal Circuit decision in Optis v. Apple SEP case shows why UK courts should leave other jurisdictions alone: misconception exposed
In the seemingly neverending SEP story between Optis and Apple, the Federal Circuit has ordered a U.S. retrial on the merits and what would be a third damages trial in the same case.
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In U.S. court filing in ZTE case, Samsung raises “bias concerns” over Chinese FRAND proceedings: SEP-related sinophobia
Samsung just told a U.S. court it does not expect fairness from the Chinese courts because of the Chinese govenrment’s ownership position in ZTE.
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Reflections on LJ Birss’s speech at UPC Munich event: whose loss is it that the UK is out of the UPC system due to Brexit?
Context: On Thursday (June 5, 2025), the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Munich Local Division (LD) celebrated its (and the entire UPC’s) second anniversary (June 6, 2025 LinkedIn post by ip fray). The UPC opened its doors on June 1, 2023. The court invited Lord Justice Colin Birss of the England & Wales Court of Appeal…
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Samsung may get UK interim license declaration in ZTE case next week: sole issue is whether UK judiciary has slightest respect for China
Context: This week, the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) heard Samsung’s request for a declaration of an entitlement to an interim patent license from ZTE. Opening statements were delivered on Wednesday (June 4, 2025 ip fray article), reply statements on Thursday, and Mr Justice James Mellor indicated at the end of…
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Conditioning interim license on jurisdiction of preference is not acting in “bad faith”: ZTE and Samsung face off in UK hearing
Samsung’s opening arguments suggest Chinese courts will produce a biased judgment, counsel for ZTE has argued.
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ZTE moves for dismissal of Samsung’s California FRAND contract and antitrust action; filing reveals Samsung is seeking interim license in UK
ZTE has responded to Samsung’s SEP-related contract and antitrust complaint in the Northern District of California with a motion to dismiss.
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Speakers now live: IP Dealmakers Europe + LF Dealmakers Europe (London, June 23-25)
The events, for which ip fray is an official media partner, will feature keynotes from Hodge Malek KC, chairman of the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, and Tudor Brown, co-founder of British semiconductor firm ARM.
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Apple owes more than $700M in standard-essential patent royalties and interest to licensing firm Optis: England & Wales Court of Appeal
Context: A couple of months ago, the England & Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) heard Optis’s appeal against Apple (February 25, 2025 ip fray article). In 2023, Mr Justice Marcus Smith — who primarily serves as the President of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, but in this case presided over a standard-essential patent (SEP) litigation…
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ToolGen sues Vertex, Lonza, and RoslinCT over CRISPR patents
ToolGen’s suits come in response to patent oppositions filed by the defendants over its first-ever European CRISPR-Cas9 protein delivery method patent.