Published: 6/17/16
Publication: Lexology
On 27 May 2016, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on an appeal brought by Samsung against a decision of the Patents Court to strike out one of its competition law defences in the landmark patent infringement proceedings brought by Unwired Planet against Samsung and others alleging that they have infringed a number of Unwired Planet’s standard essential telecommunications patents. The Court of Appeal granted the appeal in part on the grounds that it was arguable in the circumstances that the agreements entered into between Ericsson and Unwired Planet fell short of a full assignment of the non-discrimination aspect of Ericsson’s FRAND obligation in breach of Article 101 TFEU. [READ MORE]