Category: Optis / Unwired Planet
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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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UK appeals court hears Optis v. Apple FRAND appeal of “wholly inaccurate analysis” that also involves judicial imperialism against the U.S.
Starting today, the England & Wales Court of Appeal hears the (Pan)Optis-Unwired Planet group’s appeal of a 2023 FRAND judgment that favored Apple all the way.