(SEP) case law (January 20, 2025 ip fray article). The first one started with a so-called request for consultations in February 2022 (PDF). Earlier this month, we broke the news that the EC lost the
Context: HMD’s most well-known standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute at the moment is with VoiceAge EVS (May 5, 2025 ip fray article). HMD also has yet to settle a licensing dispute with Huawei.
EU Council keeps pushing for a revival of the EU SEP Regulation that is intended to be withdrawn (probably next month) (February 11, 2025 ip fray article). Direct impact & wider ramifications
Context: In February we were first to find out about Sol IP’s standard-essential patent (SEP) enforcement against Chinese automaker BYD in the Landgericht München I (Munich I Regional Court
In the dispute over SEPs for 4G and 5G, HMD Global has secured a victory against Huawei. Munich Regional Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer. This marks the third ...
implementer trying to exert pressure on a SEP holder to actually grant an interim license that a UK court deems it entitled to. The same apparently applies if the courts in the UK were to take such measures
Last January, the Intermediate People's Court of Shenzhen hit Samsung with an SEP injunction as part of the Korean company's sprawling international patent dispute with Huawei. It was just the second
infringing the UK designations of four of its European SEPs (UK patent numbers 1,031,192; 0,978,210; 1,797,659; and 1,878,177). The licensing company claimed it had made FRAND offers to license its SEP
Nokia has defended Qualcomm in its standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has also responded to Nokia’s arguments. District Judge Lucy Koh allowed
non-merger litigation and provides an update on the Qualcomm antitrust case. Both antitrust agencies discourage SEP injunctions but issue no formal guidance Both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the