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
Context: Earlier this month, Lenovo reached a settlement of with InterDigital, in the sense of an agreement to resolve their standard-essential patent (SEP) and non-SEP dispute through binding
Context: The ink is barely dry on the first Unified Patent Court (UPC) standard-essential patent (SEP) case against Chinese automaker BYD (May 27, 2025 ip fray article). Also, there are five cases
Context: Last month we were first to find out about Avanci licensor Sol IP’s standard-essential patent (SEP) enforcement action against Chinese automaker BYD in the Landgericht München I (Munich I
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
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
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
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