As Qualcomm Faces FTC Suit in U.S., Korean Regulator Pushes Back Against Company’s Claims
Published: 1/17/17
Publication: Inside Sources
“”The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it filed suitagainst chip maker Qualcomm over alleged antitrust violations related to monopoly power used against cell phone manufacturers and competitors for its baseband processors.”” – [READ MORE]
DOJ And FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines For Licensing Of Intellectual Property
Published: 1/17/17
Publication: Mondaq
“Updating policies that had been on the books for more than two decades, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission on Jan. 12, 2017, issued new Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property that replace guidelines issued by the same agencies in April 1995. Such guidelines state the antitrust enforcement policy of the agencies relating to the licensing of intellectual property protected by patent, copyright and trade secret law, and of know-how. They do not cover the […]
Federal Trade Commission Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Qualcomm
Published: 1/17/17
Publication: Wall Street Journal
“The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sued Qualcomm Inc., alleging the chip maker engaged in unlawful tactics to maintain its monopoly on a semiconductor device used in cellphones.
The FTC, in a suit filed in a California federal court, alleged that Qualcomm used its position as the dominant provider of baseband processors, devices that enable cellular communications, to impose onerous terms on phone manufacturers and hobble competitors.” – [READ MORE]
Huawei’s SEP licensing drive turns into clash of the telecom titans as Ericsson steps in with Nokia
Published: 1/17/17
Publication: IAM
“After launching a series of standard-essential patent (SEP) suits against T-Mobile USA in the Eastern District of Texas last year, Huawei now finds itself under attack on multiple fronts from the US company’s suppliers. Nokia’s Solutions & Networks unit (NSN) has followed up its two July countersuits by filing several requests for inter partes review of Huawei’s patents; while Ericsson has recently entered the fray on the side of T-Mobile.” – [READ MORE]
Commission seeks views on creating an EU data economy
Published: 1/16/17
Publication: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
“The European Commission has launched a consultation to gather views on building a European “data economy”.
It comes as the Commission sets out its own plans for creating a single market for data in the EU. The Commission sees the free flow of data as vital for developing data-driven products and services, like cloud computing, the internet of things and connected cars. The Commission’s report also explores whether existing product liability rules […]
CRA Report to the European Commission on SEP Licensing
Published: 1/16/17
Publication: Comparative Patent Remedies
“Last month the European Commission published a study, prepared by Pierre Régibeau, Raphaël De Coninck, and Hanz Zengler of Charlees River Associates (CRA) titled Transparency, Predictability, and Efficiency of SSO-based Standardization and SEP Licensing: A Report for the European Commission, available here. (Hat tip to Jorge Contreras for calling this to my attention.) From the Commission’s news release on the report…” – [READ MORE]