Category: Interim Licenses
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UPC threatens Amazon with initial €50M ($59M) fine, “severe consequences”, declares all UK interim licenses unenforceable, suggests EU WTO action against UK
The UPC’s Mannheim LD issued a bombshell order just before Christmas, followed by a Christmas Eve notification to the European Commission that could lead to a WTO complaint.
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High Court judge declares Acer, ASUS, Hisense entitled to interim licenses from Nokia despite arbitration offer, but Nokia will appeal
Mr Justice Mellor says he’s aware of Lord Justice Arnold’s preference for arbitration on FRAND terms, but this did not dissuade him from granting Acer, ASUS and Hisense an interim-license declaration.
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Unified Patent Court judges concerned over UK court order threatening them with imprisonment — but could it also become risky for UK judges to visit the EU?
The antisuit injunction Amazon obtained last month against InterDigital’s efforts to defend its enforcement actions against foreign interference could be interpreted as a direct threat against UPC and German judges.
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BREAKING: ZTE becomes first SEP holder to win UK interim license appeal; ETSI complaint discredited; future UK cases may involve arbitration terms
This outcome is not at all surprising. The England & Wales Court of Appeal wanted to keep clear of jurisdictional supremacy.
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Amazon v. InterDigital injunction remains in place after UK hearing — UK court interested in UPC AILI proceedings (Nov. 14 hearing)
In the dispute between Amazon and InterDigital, it turns out that the judges in London and Mannheim both read about certain developments on this website first.
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UK appeals court starts to realize Samsung’s interim-license declaration against ZTE lacks objective justification and necessity
Samsung’s counsel was unable to explain to the England & Wales Court of Appeal why his client needed a UK interim license declaration when ZTE already offered one.
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Both InterDigital’s AILIs and Amazon’s UK injunction can be construed broadly or narrowly: what interpretation is most reasonable?
This is a second follow-up to the Monday news of Amazon having obtained what the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) called an anti-antisuit injunction (AASI) (October 20, 2025 ip fray article). That report was based on the operative order, and the reasons became available yesterday, which led to our first follow-up…
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UPC’s Mannheim LD schedules InterDigital v. Amazon anti-interim-license injunction hearing for November 14; UK judge backtracks on ex parte
Mr Justice Meade has meanwhile published the reasons underlying yesterday’s injunction against InterDigital’s anti-interim-license injunction.
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ASUS says FRAND but wants $99B for SEP license, approximately $20B attributable to Nokia: UK interim license hearing kicks off
This is the start of a 3.5-day hearing in the High Court of Justice for England & Wales, with Acer, ASUS and Hisense seeking interim licenses from Nokia.
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ESCALATION: UK court grants Amazon AASI (actually, AAASI with built-in AAAAASI) against InterDigital’s UPC, Munich anti-interim-license injunctions
Given that Amazon’s pursuit of a UK interim license was the equivalent of a motion for an antisuit injunction, this new UK decision is an AAASI, not AASI.