Unwired Planet v Huawei: Is FRAND now a competition law free zone? Not so fastÉ
Published: 4/19/17
Publication: IPKat
“The AmeriKat loves prowling law firm press releases and journal articles right after a judgment is released. The rush to get to publication can often result in unequivocal statements about what the judgment means. As most lawyers know, it is a challenge to ever know what a judgment really means, especially one as long as Mr Justice Birss’ latest decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei [2017] EWHC 711. But already, there has been a few pronouncements […]
‘The decision of the decade’ – US reaction to the UK’s landmark Unwired Planet FRAND judgment
Published: 4/14/17
Publication: IAM
“Last week’s judgment from London’s High Court in Unwired Planet v Huawei has elicited a lot of interest from the patent licensing community in the US.
Despite the fact that patent disputes between various players in the mobile sector have hardly been a rarity in recent years, there have been very few standard essential patent lawsuits over FRAND terms that have gone all the way in court. Judge Robart’s 2013 decision out of the Western District of […]
Despite regulators and courts bringing greater clarity, Chinese companies see FRAND issues as far from settled
Published: 4/13/17
Publication: IAM
“It has been quite an eventful start to 2017 in the Chinese IP market, particularly in the field of licensing. We’ve seen a major patent pool introduce a new royalty rate structure aimed at enticing more developing-market implementers to get involved, the first foreign NPE officially enter China through a joint venture agreement, and Apple directly challenging the licensing terms Qualcomm agreed on with Chinese regulators. And, of course, the Beijing IP Court issued the […]
China’s Draft IPR Guidelines Reach Final Consultation Stages
Published: 3/31/17
Publication: Lexology
“On 23 March 2017, the Antimonopoly Commission of China’s State Council (“AMC”) published the long-expected draft Guidelines on Prohibition of Abuses of Intellectual Property Rights (“draft IPR Guidelines”) for public comments. The draft IPR Guidelines aim to provide guidance on the enforcement of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”) by the Chinese competition agencies in relation to IPRs. The consultation period ends on 21 April 2017.” — [READ MORE]
With over 20 SEP cases now on Beijin IP Court’s docket, practitioners study Sony injunction ruling for clues
Published: 3/30/17
Publication: IAM
“A judge has revealed that there are more than 20 standards essential patent (SEP) disputes pending before the Beijing IP Court. The court’s vice president Chen Jinchuan confirmed the figure at a press conference last Wednesday at which he shared key developments from the venue’s second full year of existence. That same day, a panel of his colleagues ruled against Sony Mobile, issuing an injunction against 35 products deemed to be infringing a Chinese company’s […]
Suit Over Wi-Fi Patent Licenses Advances
Published: 3/29/17
Publication: Courthouse News Service
“A federal judge advanced an antitrust case involving technology companies involved in internet connectivity and the compression of video files, finding their competitor offered sufficient evidence they lied to regulatory agencies about their patent intentions.” – [READ MORE]