Published: November 23, 2017
Publisher: Lexology
“Earlier this year, the High Court handed down its judgment in Unwired Planet v Huawei. This decision set the FRAND (Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) royalty rate Huawei must pay for a licence to Unwired Planet’s portfolio of standard essential mobile telecoms patents.
The judgment contains a detailed analysis of what constitutes FRAND and how a FRAND royalty may be established. The level of detail and clear reasoning has meant that this judgment has generally been well received by the owners of standard essential patent portfolios. As a result, much has been written about the judgment’s implications since it was handed down (see Bird & Bird’s summary of the judgment). Although very little has been written about how this judgment may apply to the automotive industry, the increasing importance of connected technology to the industry means it is likely to become much more relevant than it may appear at first sight.”