Published: 4/14/16Publication: Essential Patent BlogYesterday, Judge Andrews in the District of Delaware issued an Order that denied InterDigital’s motion to dismiss Microsoft’s Complaint that alleged violation of antitrust laws based on InterDigital’s enforcement of patents alleged to be essential to 3G and 4G cellular ETSI standards and subject to commitments to license on fair, [...]

Published: 4/13/16Publication: IAMThe UK Patents Court recently handed down its judgment in the third technical trial in the ongoing dispute between Unwired Planet and various mobile phone and infrastructure manufacturers.Read More

Published: 3/31/16Publication: LexologyThese days, there’s so much technology inside household device that some of them, like smart fridges, can communicate with other devices and even take care of your shopping for you. There are also lots of new legal questions hiding inside those devices, including privacy, data protection and cybersecurity [...]

Published: 3/31/16Publication: The Economic TimesThe Delhi High Court has allowed the Competition Commission of India to look into complaints from Micromax and Intex that Ericsson had abused its dominant position to demand for royalties on the total handset cost, which the companies say were excessive.   In an order passed by [...]

Published: 3/30/16Publication: Spicy IPIn a fairly exhaustive and well reasoned decision, Justice Vibhu Bakhru ordered today that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) can continue its investigation into Ericsson’s alleged anti competitive practices. This investigation pertains to the alleged abusive enforcement of Ericsson’s standard essential patents (SEP) against a host of Indian [...]

Published: 3/25/16Publication: Comparative Patent RemediesThe Patent Damages Blog recently published a post on Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne's recent Memorandum Order in response to a motion to exclude certain opinions of the plaintiff's proposed expert in Metaswitch Networks Ltd. v. Genband US LLC, a case now pending in the Eastern District of Texas.  Reminiscent of Microsoft [...]

Published: 3/24/16Publication: Business StandardAway from the limelight, a weighty issue is being debated heatedly in Delhi's telecom circles. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on March 1 floated a discussion paper on standard essential patents and their availability on fair, reasonable and [...]