Published: October 19, 2017 Publisher: World IP Review “A bitter row over the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs) in the internet of things (IoT) is continuing ahead of expected guidance from the European Commission. Trade body the App Association is worried that the commission may extend use-based pricing—a practice currently used [...]
Published: October 16, 2017 Publisher: IAM “A series of Beijing lawsuits first reported by Bloomberg on Friday are just the latest salvos in the increasingly bitter global patent war between Qualcomm and Apple. Announcing the new suits to the press, Qualcomm declared explicitly that it will seek an injunction in [...]
Published: October 13, 2017 Publisher: Law360 “For the second time in four years, the U.S. International Trade Commission has been asked to exclude products from import into the United States based on patents that are allegedly essential to the practice of a standard, so called standard-essential patents. In the first instance, [...]
Published: October 6, 2017 Publisher: Lexology “Chinese firm Guangzhou Digital Rise Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Digital Rise") has sued Skyworth, Samsung and Hisense (in that order) for patent infringement. This SEP dispute is the first for China's television industry, and its fallout could have a major impact on the [...]
Published: October 6, 2017 Publisher: National Law Review “The public version of ALJ Shaw’s Initial Determination (ID) in U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1012 (1012 Investigation), provides important guidance on enforcement of standard-essential patents (SEPs) in the ITC. [...]
Published: October 4, 2017 Publisher: Bloomberg “IPhone season, that extravaganza of novelty and surprise, began in mid-September with a two-hour-long presentation at Apple Inc.’s brand-new, spaceshiplike campus. Amid oohs, ahs, and an embarrassing number of standing ovations, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook introduced two phones. The iPhone 8, an updated version [...]
Published: October 3, 2017 Publisher: Telecompaper “The European Union is looking to finalise its guidelines on how much patent holders should charge for their technologies by the end of the year, reports Reuters, citing the European Commission’s deputy director general Antti Peltomaki. The guidelines will not be legally binding but could [...]
Published: October 3, 2017 Publisher: IAM “On Friday, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) said it would issue guidelines on SEP licensing negotiations after a month-long public consultation period. The policy document will stake out an official view on issues such as what constitutes good faith and reasonable royalties in SEP talks. But we [...]
Published: October 2, 2017 Publisher: Reuters “The European Union is drawing up guidelines on how much patent holders should charge for their technologies, a thorny issue that pits Apple and other users against Qualcomm and Ericsson. Trillions of dollars in sales are at stake as regulators ponder whether a fridge maker [...]
Published: September 28, 2017 Publisher: Lexology “Two recent decisions in Unwired Planet v Huawei clarify and supplement recent European case law on the meaning of FRAND and provide guidance on how to conclude a FRAND (fair reasonable and non-discriminatory) licence and calculate FRAND royalties. They also signal the dawn of the [...]