Published: May 31, 2017 Publication: Reddie & Grose “The long-awaited ‘non-technical’ decision of Justice Birss was published in early April 2017 in respect of the competition law and FRAND related aspects in the dispute between Unwired Planet and Huawei in the UK Courts (the decision [2017 EWHC 711] is available on BAILII’s [...]
In April, ACT | The App Association was pleased to submit comments to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) State Council to provide feedback on its draft Guidelines for Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Against Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights (Draft Guidelines). The App Association’s comments outline how the patent policies of Chinese [...]
Published: May 26, 2017 Publication: The Register “Qualcomm's own shareholders have added to the barrage of lawsuits being fired at the mobile chip giant. The latest salvo puts the company's management in the crosshairs - blaming it for hardball tactics which subsequently attracted antitrust suits. In January, the FTC filed a [...]
Published: May 26, 2017 Publication: FierceWireless “An arbitration panel ruled last month that BlackBerry had overpaid Qualcomm in royalty payments from 2010 to 2015 under terms of a licensing deal. Qualcomm was ordered to pay the Canadian company roughly $815 million plus attorneys’ fees and interest. “Following a joint stipulation by the [...]
Published: May 24, 2017 Publication: PBS NewsHour “Amid headlines Monday about President Donald Trump’s trip through the Middle East, and the deep budget cuts he had proposed back home, the U.S. Supreme Court issued something of a landmark ruling on patent infringement lawsuits. In a unanimous decision, the justices said patent [...]
Published: May 23, 2017 Publication: TechCrunch “Well that didn’t last long. A fresh patent spat between Nokia and Apple which fired up at the back end of last year when Cupertino accused the former world number one mobile maker of making like a patent troll appears to have been resolved already. [...]
Published: May 22, 2017 Publication: Lexology “In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Dr. Chris Mammen looks at the platforms that could emerge to dominate and drive the internet of things (IoT) space and the related patent and licensing issues that will emerge. “This is a very exciting and rapidly developing [...]
Published: May 20, 2017 Publication: Bloomberg BNA “Supporters of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. want a decision that would clarify the limits of a patent owner’s ability to control the use of essential technology by other innovators. Patent attorneys and industry analysts agree that the case [...]
Published: May 19, 2017 Publication: Mondaq “Everyone at this point, even the most technology averse, has heard of the Internet of Things (IoT) or seen some of its products. From "learning thermostats" like Nest to "wearable technologies" like the FitBit, the average consumer sees devices moving toward more integration in unexpected places. [...]
Published: May 18, 2017 Publication: IPWatchdog “Qualcomm was once known as a major innovator, one of the prime developers of modern cellular technology. Now Qualcomm has become the Snidely Whiplash of the patent world, holding much of the telecommunications industry hostage to Qualcomm’s aging patent portfolio. Well, Qualcomm may finally be getting [...]