The FTC should hang tough, not abandon Qualcomm case
Published: 2/16/17
Publication: The Jackson Sun
“As the Obama Administration drew to a close, a divided Federal Trade Commission brought suit in U.S. district court against a company named Qualcomm, a manufacturer of chipsets which holds patents essential to the function of mobile phones and other consumer products.
The agency’s assertion the company uses anti-competitive tactics to maintain market share is controversial. A group of prominent conservative leaders labelled the case “a misuse of antitrust litigation to promote a […]
Already immersed in a FRAND war, Huawei is attacked by NPE wielding Ericsson and Panasonic SEPs
Published: 2/14/17
Publication: IAM
“Already embroiled in a standards licensing dispute with competitors Ericsson and Nokia, Huawei now faces battle on a new front after NPE PanOptis sued the Chinese company for alleged infringement of its standard-essential patents (SEPs).
PanOptis and its affiliate Optis Wireless Technology LLC filed suit in the Eastern District of Texas last Friday, claiming that a wide range of Huawei products infringe on five SEPs relating to the LTE telecommunications standard.” – [READ MORE]
BlackBerry Files Patent-Infringement Suit Against Nokia
Published: 2/14/17
Publication: Bloomberg
“BlackBerry Ltd. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nokia Oyj, demanding royalties on the Finnish company’s mobile network products that use an industrywide technology standard.
Nokia’s products including its Flexi Multiradio base stations, radio network controllers and Liquid Radio software are using technology covered by as many as 11 patents, BlackBerry said in a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware.” – [READ MORE]
Resolving Patent Disputes: Are Regulators Right to Recommend Arbitration?
Published: 1/30/17
Publication: Wireless Week
“Standard essential patents have received a lot of attention in recent years – from industry participants such as Apple, Ericsson, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung, who have been engaged in costly and heated global litigation related to the enforcement of such patents; to economists, who have devoted considerable attention to articulating the proper economic approach to valuing such patents; to regulators, who through speeches, publications, and enforcement actions have sought to identify what are […]
Apple sues Qualcomm in Beijing seeking 1 billion yuan
Published: 1/25/17
Publication: Reuters
“Apple Inc filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc in Beijing, alleging the chip supplier abused its clout in the chip industry and seeking 1 billion yuan ($145.32 million) in damages, Beijing’s Intellectual Property Court said in a statement on Wednesday.
Apple also filed a second lawsuit against Qualcomm which accused it of failing to live up to promises made to license “standard essential patents” broadly and inexpensively.” – [READ MORE]
Facelift for Two Millennials: DOJ and FTC Update Guidelines for IP Licensing and International Enforcement
Published: 1/24/17
Publication: Lexology
“More than 21 years ago, the US antitrust agencies issued guidance to the business community on two critical topics of antitrust enforcement: (1) the licensing of intellectual property rights1 and (2) international enforcement and agency cooperation.2 Published only one day apart, the twin guidelines have proven influential. Many major competition jurisdictions have followed the US example and issued guidance on one or both topics. Several of these non-US guidelines have since been updated, with significant […]