Qualcomm facing penalty from South Korean antitrust regulator
Published: 5/5/15
Publication: ZDNet
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has internally deemed Qualcomm’s patent licensing practices for smartphone-making clients and chip competitors to be an abuse of standard essential patents (SEP), an abuse of its dominant position, and against fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms, people with knowledge of the matter told ZDNet Korea. SEP refers to patents that are needed for companies to do business in a certain industry, with the holder required to license them to […]
Why FTC’s Qualcomm Investigation Is Important
Published: 5/4/17
Publication: Law360
“America fashions itself as a cradle of innovation. We encourage entrepreneurs and try to provide robust intellectual property protection to encourage inventions and innovations. American inventions and inventors impact the world over, however. Indeed, we live in an interconnected world. Our devices are connected.” — [READ MORE]
‘Essential’ telecom patents: How to win FRANDs and influence people
Published: 5/4/17
Publication: IP Whiteboard
“The UK High Court’s 150+ page epic on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licence terms in Unwired Planet v Huawei has stirred up a lot of commentary in the tech nerd space and the international patent community (across which there is probably a fair bit of overlap). The decision goes some way to standardising the terms under which mobile phone manufacturers are able to use the technology that enables mobile networks to work. It […]
Ericsson vs CCI- The Future of Indian SEP Disputes? Part II
Published: 5/4/16
Publication: Spicy IP
In this post, Swati continues her analysis of the recent decision of the Delhi High Court in Telefonaktiebolaget lm Ericsson v Competition Commission of India...[READ MORE]
Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory: UK Patent Court Enjoins Huawei From Using Standard Essential Patents Owned By A Non-Practicing Entity
Published: 5/3/17
Publication: Mondaq
“Unwired Planet is a non-practicing entity (NPE) whose business is to licence its patents to companies who make or use telecommunications equipment. Unwired Planet holds a worldwide portfolio of patents, including many that are declared essential to certain wireless telecommunications standards such as 2G, 3G and 4G LTE.” — [READ MORE]
International report – Keeping up in the patent race for connected cars
Published: 5/3/17
Publication: IAM
“As well as driver assistance, software can integrate a smartphone with a car’s infotainment system, such as Apple’s CarPlay, Google’s Android Auto or the Car Connectivity Consortium’s MirrorLink. The next generation of driver assistance will include so-called ‘connected cars’, which could remove a driver from direct involvement in driving their car. These systems will require the communication of large amounts of data between cars, and between cars and other infrastructure.” — [READ MORE]