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 essential to telecommunications standards, and adds to the canon of FRAND related case law set out in decisions such as Huawei v ZTE.”