FRAND Update: CJEU corrects the German version of the Huawei vs ZTE judgment
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Dec,15
Mannheim Court Grants Injunction for Infringement of FRAND-Encumbered SEP
Published: 12/24/15Publication: Comparative Patent RemediesOK, so officially I'm on a blogging break for the next few days, but Norman Siebrasse just called my attention to an EPLaw post and TaylorWessing write-up about a November 27 judgment of the Mannheim District Court granting an injunction against Deutsche Telekom for the infringement of a FRAND-encumbered SEP [...]
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Dec,15
Federal Circuit revised injunction decision to emphasize patented feature being one of several that drive purchasing decision (Apple v. Samsung)
Published: 12/23/15Publication: Essential Patent BlogLast week, the Federal Circuit denied en banc review by the entire court of the three-judge panel decision in the Apple v. Samsung case that had revived the ability to obtain injunctive relief against multiple component products, such as smartphones (see our Sep. 17, 2015 post). In doing so, the original three-judge panel (Prost, [...]
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Dec,15
Federal Circuit dismisses SSPPU “”rule””
Published: 12/21/15Publication: Patent PerspectivesReaders of this blog will know that I've frequently questioned the idea that there's a "rule" mandating that royalty or damages for infringing multi-component products be calculated using a "Smallest Salable Patent-Practicing Unit" (SSPPU) as a value-base. The idea of this "rule" has attracted quite some powerful followers and in February 2015 it was even codified into the new IEEE patent policy (!). [...]
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Dec,15
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
Published: 12/8/15 This case addressed the damages calculation method for a SEP reading on Wi-Fi technology. The district court based its reasonable royalty determination on licensing negotiations between the parties, using the rates proffered by the parties during negotiations as the lower and upper bounds for a reasonable royalty. On [...]
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Dec,15
Injunctive relief – is a re-assessment of Ebay on the way?
Publication: Patent Perspectives Readers of this blog will know that I've frequently questioned the idea that there's a "rule" mandating that royalty or damages for infringing multi-component products be calculated using a "Smallest Salable Patent-Practicing Unit" (SSPPU) as a value-base. The idea of this "rule" has attracted quite some powerful followers and in February 2015 it was even codified into the new IEEE patent policy (!). [...]
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Nov,15
Saint Lawrence Communications v. Deutsche Telekom
Published: 11/27/15Case No. 2 O 106/14, Regional Court of Mannheim (2015) Case No. 6 U 220/15, Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe (pending) In late 2015, the Regional Court of Mannheim granted Saint Lawrence Communications’ (“SLC”) motion to enjoin Deutsche Telekom and HTC from selling in Germany mobile phones that infringe [...]
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Nov,15
ACT Launches All Things FRAND
The convergence of computing and mobile technologies continues to change our lives. A broad swatch of industries are coming together to build an “Internet of Things.” The entire ecosystem is focused on seamlessly stitching together our homes, cars, phones and watches in ways that will create endless opportunities to improve [...]
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Nov,15
Qualcomm Says South Korea Recommends Fine for Alleged Antitrust Violations
Published: 11/18/15Publication: Wall Street JournalQualcomm Inc. faces new antitrust charges in South Korea that focus on a foundation of the chip maker’s lucrative patent-licensing business. The company said the staff of the country’s antitrust agency has alleged that the company has violated anticompetition laws there, recommending that the company be [...]
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Nov,15
Sisvel v. Haier
Published: 11/3/15 Case Nos. 4a O 93/14 and 4a O 144/14, Regional Court of Düsseldorf (2015) Case Nos. I-15 U 65/16 and I-15 U 66/15, Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf (pending) In late 2015, Germany’s Regional Court of Dusseldorf issued the first decision in Sisvel v. Haier that interpreted and [...]