The Future Of Standard-Essential Patents At The ITC
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, the ITC issued an exclusion order against Apple Inc. based on SEPs owned by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. In that case, it was undisputed that the patents at issue […]
Chinese Court Receives its First Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Suit Related to the Television Industry
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 way patent fees are collected as well as the rates for said fees. It could also have an effect on the ways in which policies relevant to this industry […]
ALJ Shaw: ITC is a Viable Forum for Enforcement of SEPs
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. Respondent and accused infringer Sony argued that several of the patents asserted by patentee Fujifilm wereessential to the LTO-7 standard (relating to “linear tape open” magnetic media) and therefore […]
Apple and Qualcomm’s Billion-Dollar War Over an $18 Part
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 of the current model, is already out in the wild. True Apple devotees are holding out for the iPhone X, the 10th anniversary edition, which will cost $1,000 and […]
EU to issue technology patent fee guidelines by end-2017
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 provide a basis if the EU executive decides to enact rules in the future. Although the so-called “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory” (FRAND) licensing model used by chip maker Qualcomm […]
Japanese government will issue SEP negotiation guidelines, but controversial ADR proposal on hold for now
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 don’t know for certain how – if at all – the new plans are connected to an earlier proposal to introduce an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system that has […]