Unwired Planet v Huawei: a new FRAND injunction
Published: June 7, 2017
Publication: Lexology
“Mr Justice Birss has once again broken new legal ground by granting what he has termed a ‘FRAND injunction in Unwired Planet v Huawei.
As a reminder, in April Mr Justice Birss handed down the first UK court decision determining a FRAND royalty rate (see here). A post-judgment hearing took place in May to establish whether or not Huawei should be subject to an injunction in the UK and the issue of permission to appeal.”
Qualcomm denies charging higher patent royalties if device makers use rivals’ baseband chipsets
Published: June 5, 2017
Publication: FOSS Patents
“Two months after asking the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust complaint, and three weeks after the FTC argued (with support from Intel, Samsung and others) that its complaint met the requirements so the case can proceed, Qualcomm replied on Friday in support of its motion to dismiss…”
Honeywell Targeted by Arkema Antitrust Complaint to EU
Published: June 2, 2017
Publication: Bloomberg
“Honeywell International Inc. was targeted by an antitrust complaint from Arkema SA, which alleges the U.S. company prevents fair competition for the only car-coolant chemical that currently meets new European Union standards on greenhouse-gas emissions.
Arkema filed the complaint with the EU’s antitrust authority seeking a “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory license to Honeywell’s patents” for 1234yf, a refrigerant used in car air-conditioning systems, according to a statement on Friday. Honeywell’s practices harm consumers, car makers and […]
BlackBerry settles arbitration with Qualcomm, will receive $940 million for contract dispute over patent royalties
Published: June 2, 2017
Publication: IPWatchdog
“On Friday, May 26th, Canadian telecommunications company BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) announced that it had reached an agreement with San Diego, CA-based semiconductor designer Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) to resolve arbitration proceedings over tech royalty payments made between the companies. Terms of the agreement involve Qualcomm paying BlackBerry a total of $940 million to account for net royalties due to BlackBerry during 2016’s calendar year and 2017’s first quarter. The announcement indicates that the payment were to […]
Unwired Planet v Huawei – a FRAND in sight: licensing guidance from the UK court
Published: May 31, 2017
Publication: Reddie & Grose
“The long-awaited ‘non-technical’ decision of Justice Birss was published in early April 2017 in respect of the competition law and FRAND related aspects in the dispute between Unwired Planet and Huawei in the UK Courts (the decision [2017 EWHC 711] is available on BAILII’s website here). As discussed below, the decision is significant in many respects, primarily as it provides important guidance for parties involved in disputes over potential licenses of patents considered […]
Ouch! Latest Qualcomm sueball comes from … its own shareholders
Published: May 26, 2017
Publication: The Register
“Qualcomm’s own shareholders have added to the barrage of lawsuits being fired at the mobile chip giant.
The latest salvo puts the company’s management in the crosshairs – blaming it for hardball tactics which subsequently attracted antitrust suits.
In January, the FTC filed a complaint (pdf) alleging that Qualcomm had abused its dominance of the baseband processor market. Three days later, Apple separately sued over licensing terms, opening up a new front. Qualcomm retaliated, suing […]