Category: Standard-Essential Patents
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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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Alliance for Automotive Innovation continues to push for lower SEP royalties with weak arguments
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation continues to pursue the objective of lower standard-essential patent royalties with legally and factually incorrect assertions.
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Continental withdraws Delaware lawsuit against Nokia over SEP licensing in auto industry: another one bites the dust
Nokia’s second-quarter report reveals that Continental has withdrawn its U.S. litigation over automotive patent licensing terms and practices.
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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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German judges and InterDigital effectively lobbying harder for EU SEP Regulation than auto industry and Apple
Despite having lost two rounds of rate-setting litigation in the UK against Lenovo, InterDigital is enforcing a German injunction that is irreconcilable with EU competition law and shows the broken state of German SEP case law.
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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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Automotive lobbyists write to Avanci about derivation of 5G SEP royalty rate, but their letter reflects misconceptions
Automotive lobbying groups from different countries and continents addressed a letter to Avanci about how it arrived at its 5G pool rate.