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Case Law Summaries

Explore concise summaries of key court decisions across Europe dealing with FRAND licensing and standard-essential patents (SEPs).

The collection begins with rulings handed down after the landmark Huawei v ZTE judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2015, which set out the framework for how SEP holders and implementers should engage in licensing negotiations.

Whether you're a legal practitioner, policymaker, researcher, or business stakeholder, this resource aims to offer a practical and evolving overview of FRAND-related jurisprudence in Europe.


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Title Country Court Case Number
Optis v Apple, et al. – UK Court of Appeal Optis v Apple, et al – UK Court of Appeal Case law home all unitedkingdom [2025] EWCA Civ 1263 [2025] EWCA Civ 1263 2025ewcaciv1263 2025ewcaciv1263 Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND range FRAND range frandrange ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Cross-licensing Cross-licensing crosslicensing SSPPU SSPPU ssppu FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Royalty determination Royalty determination royaltydetermination
Fujifilm v Kodak – UPC / Mannheim Local Division Fujifilm v Kodak – UPC / Mannheim Local Division Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisionmannheim Local division - Mannheim localdivisionmannheim UPC_CFI_365/2023 UPC_CFI_365/2023 upccfi3652023 upc_cfi_3652023 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement SEP holder's offer SEP holder's offer sepholdersoffer
Nokia Technologies OY v. HP, Inc. Nokia Technologies OY v HP, Inc United States of America all unitedstatesofamerica districtcourtforthedistrictofdelaware District Court for the District of Delaware districtcourtforthedistrictofdelaware 23-1237-GBW 23-1237-GBW 231237gbw 23-1237-gbw Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Antitrust Antitrust antitrust FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment H.264 H.264 h.264 H.265 H.265 h.265 AVC AVC avc HEVC HEVC hevc ITU-T Common Patent Policy ITU-T Common Patent Policy itutcommonpatentpolicy Anticompetitive conduct Anticompetitive conduct anticompetitiveconduct Monopoly power Monopoly power monopolypower Section 2 Sherman Act Section 2 Sherman Act section2shermanact
District Court of Mannheim, 14 April 2023 District Court of Mannheim, 14 April 2023 Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisionmannheim Local division - Mannheim localdivisionmannheim 7 O 91/22 7 O 91/22 7o9122 7o9122 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement SEP holder's offer SEP holder's offer sepholdersoffer
HMD v VoiceAge HMD v VoiceAge Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgmunich Higher Regional Court - OLG Munich higherregionalcourtolgmunich 6 U 3824/22 Kart 6 U 3824/22 Kart 6u382422kart 6u382422kart Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence Security deposit Security deposit securitydeposit
G+ Communication v Samsung G+ Communication v Samsung Case law home all cjeudecisions 2:22-CV-00078-JRG 2:22-CV-00078-JRG 222cv00078jrg 222-cv-00078-jrg SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Damages Damages damages Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Good faith Good faith goodfaith SEP holder's offer SEP holder's offer sepholdersoffer
Broadcom/Avago v Netflix Broadcom/Avago v Netflix Case law home all germany 7 O 12200/21 7 O 12200/21 7o1220021 7o1220021 Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Higher District Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Karlsruhe Higher District Court Oberlandesgericht of Karlsruhe Case law home all germany 6 U 212/22 6 U 212/22 6u21222 6u21222 Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement
InterDigital v Oppo InterDigital v Oppo Case law home all germany 7 O 17302/21 7 O 17302/21 7o1730221 7o1730221 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Adjustment clause Adjustment clause adjustmentclause Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence Good faith Good faith goodfaith SEP holder's offer SEP holder's offer sepholdersoffer
InterDigital v Lenovo InterDigital v Lenovo Case law home all unitedkingdom [2023] EWHC 1577 (Pat) [2023] EWHC 1577 (Pat) 2023ewhc1577pat 2023ewhc1577pat Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement SEP holder's offer SEP holder's offer sepholdersoffer
Ericsson v AsusTek, Arvato, Digital River Ericsson v AsusTek, Arvato, Digital River The Applicant, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), is the owner of European Patent EP 2 819 131 B1, relating to voltage-controlled oscillators (patent in suit). The patent in suit has been granted and is in force in Contracting Member States of the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA), including Portugal. Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisionlisbon Local division - Lisbon localdivisionlisbon UPC_CFI_317/2024 UPC_CFI_317/2024 upccfi3172024 upc_cfi_3172024 Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Preliminary injunction Preliminary injunction preliminaryinjunction Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Cumulative requirements Cumulative requirements cumulativerequirements Urgency Urgency urgency
Atlas Global v TP-Link Atlas Global v TP-Link Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 7 O 4832/23 7 O 4832/23 7o483223 7o483223 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Good faith Good faith goodfaith SEP holder's offer SEP holder's offer sepholdersoffer
Access Advance (GE) v TCL Access Advance GE v TCL Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisionmunich Local division - Munich localdivisionmunich 21 O 4140/21 21 O 4140/21 21o414021 21o414021 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Oppo v Nokia Oppo v Nokia Case law home all unitedkingdom [2023] EWHC 1912 (Pat) [2023] EWHC 1912 (Pat) 2023ewhc1912pat 2023ewhc1912pat Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Cross-licensing Cross-licensing crosslicensing Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Atlas Global v TP-Link Atlas Global v TP-Link Case law home all cjeudecisions 2:21- CV- 00430- JRG-RSP 2:21- CV- 00430- JRG-RSP 221cv00430jrgrsp 221-cv-00430-jrg-rsp Damages Damages damages FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement IEEE LoA IEEE LoA ieeeloa SDO disclosure obligations SDO disclosure obligations sdodisclosureobligations
Panasonic v Xiaomi Panasonic v Xiaomi United Kingdom all unitedkingdom ukcourtofappeal UK Court of Appeal ukcourtofappeal [2024] EWCA Civ 1143 [2024] EWCA Civ 1143 2024ewcaciv1143 2024ewcaciv1143 Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Interim licence Interim licence interimlicence Good faith Good faith goodfaith Willing licensor Willing licensor willinglicensor Comity Comity comity SEP holder's offer SEP holder's offer sepholdersoffer Royalty determination Royalty determination royaltydetermination
Lenovo vs InterDigital Lenovo vs InterDigital Case law home all unitedkingdom [2024] EWHC 596 (ch) [2024] EWHC 596 (ch) 2024ewhc596ch 2024ewhc596ch SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration True FRAND rate True FRAND rate truefrandrate Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment License to all v Access to all License to all v Access to all licensetoallvaccesstoall
InterDigital v Oppo InterDigital v Oppo Case law home all unifiedpatentcourt CS(COMM) 707/2021 CS(COMM) 707/2021 cscomm7072021 cscomm7072021 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
InterDigital v Oppo InterDigital v Oppo Case law home all unifiedpatentcourt CS(COMM) 692/2021 CS(COMM) 692/2021 cscomm6922021 cscomm6922021 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Security deposit Security deposit securitydeposit
Atlas Global v TP-Link Atlas Global v TP-Link Case law home all germany 7 O 4832/23 7 O 4832/23 7o483223 7o483223 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence Security deposit Security deposit securitydeposit
Panasonic v Oppo Panasonic v Oppo Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisionmannheim Local division - Mannheim localdivisionmannheim UPC_CFI_210/2023 UPC_CFI_210/2023 upccfi2102023 upc_cfi_2102023 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Proportionality Proportionality proportionality FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Huawei v AVM Huawei v AVM Case law home all germany 2576/22 2576/22 257622 257622 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence IEEE LoA IEEE LoA ieeeloa
InterDigital v Lenovo InterDigital v Lenovo Case law home all germany 7 O 12029/23 7 O 12029/23 7o1202923 7o1202923 Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Proportionality Proportionality proportionality FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Fujifilm v Kodak Fujifilm v Kodak Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisiondsseldorf Local division - Düsseldorf localdivisiondsseldorf UPC_CFI_355/2023 UPC_CFI_355/2023 upccfi3552023 upc_cfi_3552023 Validity Validity validity Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Long-arm jurisdiction Long-arm jurisdiction longarmjurisdiction
BSH v Electrolux BSH v Electrolux Case law home all unifiedpatentcourt C-339/2022 C-339/2022 c3392022 c-3392022 Validity Validity validity Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Long-arm jurisdiction Long-arm jurisdiction longarmjurisdiction
Panasonic v Xiaomi Panasonic v Xiaomi High Court of Justice, by Dr. Spyros Makris Case law home all unitedkingdom 2024 EWHC 2024 EWHC 2024ewhc 2024ewhc SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Hold-up Hold-up holdup Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment License to all v Access to all License to all v Access to all licensetoallvaccesstoall Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence Long-arm jurisdiction Long-arm jurisdiction longarmjurisdiction
Fujifilm v Kodak Fujifilm v Kodak Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisiondsseldorf Local division - Düsseldorf localdivisiondsseldorf UPC_CFI_355/2023 UPC_CFI_355/2023 upccfi3552023 upc_cfi_3552023 Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Long-arm jurisdiction Long-arm jurisdiction longarmjurisdiction
HMD v VoiceAge HMD v VoiceAge Higher District Court of Munich Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgmunich Higher Regional Court - OLG Munich higherregionalcourtolgmunich 6U 3824/22Kart 6U 3824/22Kart 6u382422kart 6u382422kart Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND range FRAND range frandrange ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration True FRAND rate True FRAND rate truefrandrate Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Anti-anti-suit injunction Anti-anti-suit injunction antiantisuitinjunction Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Alternative Dispute Resolution Alternative Dispute Resolution alternativedisputeresolution FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence Security deposit Security deposit securitydeposit
Tesla v InterDigital & Avanci Tesla v InterDigital & Avanci UK Court of Appeal, 06 March 2025 Case law home all unitedkingdom [2025] EWCA Civ 193 [2025] EWCA Civ 193 2025ewcaciv193 2025ewcaciv193 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Optis v Apple Optis v Apple Optis v Apple - UK Court of Appeal, 1 May 2025 United Kingdom all unitedkingdom ukcourtofappeal UK Court of Appeal ukcourtofappeal [2025] EWCA Civ 552 [2025] EWCA Civ 552 2025ewcaciv552 2025ewcaciv552 Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Damages Damages damages FRAND range FRAND range frandrange True FRAND rate True FRAND rate truefrandrate SSPPU SSPPU ssppu Hold-up Hold-up holdup Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Top-down method Top-down method topdownmethod Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Huawei v Netgear, Unified Patent Court - Munich Local Division Huawei v Netgear, Unified Patent Court - Munich Local Division Unified Patent Court all unifiedpatentcourt localdivisionmunich Local division - Munich localdivisionmunich UPC_CFI_9/2023 UPC_CFI_9/2023 upccfi92023 upc_cfi_92023 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Proportionality Proportionality proportionality FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
21 O 5693/22 - LG Munich 21 O 5693/22 - LG Munich Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 21 O 5693/22 21 O 5693/22 21o569322 21o569322 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Nokia v Oppo Nokia v Oppo United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice [2023] EWHC 1912(Pat) [2023] EWHC 1912(Pat) 2023ewhc1912pat 2023ewhc1912pat Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower FRAND range FRAND range frandrange ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Cross-licensing Cross-licensing crosslicensing Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
GE (Access Advance) v TCL GE Access Advance v TCL Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 21 O 4140/21 21 O 4140/21 21o414021 21o414021 Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Optis v Apple Optis v Apple United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice [2023] EWHC 1095 (Ch) [2023] EWHC 1095 (Ch) 2023ewhc1095ch 2023ewhc1095ch Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing SSPPU SSPPU ssppu Hold-up Hold-up holdup Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Over-declaration Over-declaration overdeclaration Top-down method Top-down method topdownmethod Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
7 O 13016/21 - LG Munich 7 O 13016/21 - LG Munich Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Anti-anti-suit injunction Anti-anti-suit injunction antiantisuitinjunction Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Injunctions Injunctions injunctions FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Nokia v Oppo Nokia v Oppo Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 212/22 6 U 212/22 6u21222 6u21222 Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Damages Damages damages Cross-licensing Cross-licensing crosslicensing Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Alternative Dispute Resolution Alternative Dispute Resolution alternativedisputeresolution FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Optis v Apple Optis v Apple United Kingdom all unitedkingdom ukcourtofappeal UK Court of Appeal ukcourtofappeal [2022] EWCA Civ 1411 [2022] EWCA Civ 1411 2022ewcaciv1411 2022ewcaciv1411 Hold-out Hold-out holdout Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Hold-up Hold-up holdup Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Injunctions Injunctions injunctions Alternative Dispute Resolution Alternative Dispute Resolution alternativedisputeresolution Arbitration Arbitration arbitration FRAND defence FRAND defence franddefence
Nokia v Oppo Nokia v Oppo Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 21 O 11522/21 21 O 11522/21 21o1152221 21o1152221 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY v OPPO MOBILE UK LTD. and Ors. – [2021] EWHC 2952 (Pat) NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY v OPPO MOBILE UK LTD and Ors – 2021 EWHC 2952 Pat United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2021-000022 HP-2021-000022 hp2021000022 hp-2021-000022 Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Nokia v Oppo Nokia v Oppo United Kingdom all unitedkingdom ukcourtofappeal UK Court of Appeal ukcourtofappeal [2022] EWCA Civ 947 [2022] EWCA Civ 947 2022ewcaciv947 2022ewcaciv947 Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Cross-licensing Cross-licensing crosslicensing Hold-up Hold-up holdup Technical and FRAND-related trials Technical and FRAND-related trials technicalandfrandrelatedtrials Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Patent infringement Patent infringement patentinfringement
Philips v TCT Philips v TCT Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf 2 U 13/21 2 U 13/21 2u1321 2u1321 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
IP Bridge v TCT IP Bridge v TCT Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 149/20 6 U 149/20 6u14920 6u14920 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Royalty stacking Royalty stacking royaltystacking Antitrust Antitrust antitrust FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Adjustment clause Adjustment clause adjustmentclause Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Cost-based royalty calculation Cost-based royalty calculation costbasedroyaltycalculation Top-down method Top-down method topdownmethod Volume discounts Volume discounts volumediscounts Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
IP Bridge v HTC IP Bridge v HTC Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 104/18 6 U 104/18 6u10418 6u10418 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Royalty stacking Royalty stacking royaltystacking Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Adjustment clause Adjustment clause adjustmentclause Covenant not to sue Covenant not to sue covenantnottosue Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Patent ambush Patent ambush patentambush Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
IP Bridge v TCT IP Bridge v TCT Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 2 O 136/18 2 O 136/18 2o13618 2o13618 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Royalty stacking Royalty stacking royaltystacking Antitrust Antitrust antitrust FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Adjustment clause Adjustment clause adjustmentclause Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Top-down method Top-down method topdownmethod Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
GE (Access Advance) v Vestel GE Access Advance v Vestel Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4c O 42/20 4c O 42/20 4co4220 4co4220 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Via Licensing v TCL Via Licensing v TCL Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf I-15 U 39/21 I-15 U 39/21 i15u3921 i-15u3921 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Via Licensing v TCL Via Licensing v TCL Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4b O 23/20 4b O 23/20 4bo2320 4bo2320 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Conversant v Huawei Conversant v Huawei Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4b O 30/18 4b O 30/18 4bo3018 4bo3018 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Cross-licensing Cross-licensing crosslicensing Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Adjustment clause Adjustment clause adjustmentclause Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
HTC Europe Co. Ltd., HTC Corporation vs IPCom GmbH & Co. HTC Europe Co Ltd, HTC Corporation vs IPCom GmbH & Co Italy all italy ipcourtofmilan IP Court of Milan ipcourtofmilan 60228/2010 R.G. 60228/2010 R.G. 602282010rg 602282010r.g. Essentiality Essentiality essentiality ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration
Sisvel International S.A. vs ZTE Italy s.r.l. and Europhoto Trading s.r.l. Sisvel International SA vs ZTE Italy srl and Europhoto Trading srl Italy all italy tribunaleordinarioditorino Tribunale Ordinario di Torino tribunaleordinarioditorino 2695/2016 R.G. 2695/2016 R.G. 26952016rg 26952016r.g. Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Sisvel International S.A. vs ZTE Italy S.r.l. and Europhoto Trading S.r.l. Sisvel International SA vs ZTE Italy Srl and Europhoto Trading Srl Italy all italy ipcourtofturin IP Court of Turin ipcourtofturin 2695/2016 R.G. 2695/2016 R.G. 26952016rg 26952016r.g. Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Wiko SAS v Koninklijke Philips N.V. Wiko SAS v Koninklijke Philips NV Netherlands all netherlands supremecourtofthenetherlands Supreme Court of the Netherlands supremecourtofthenetherlands 19/04503 19/04503 1904503 1904503 Validity Validity validity Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
VoiceAge v HMD VoiceAge v HMD Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 7 O 15350/19 7 O 15350/19 7o1535019 7o1535019 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
IP Bridge v Huawei IP Bridge v Huawei Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 7 O 36/21 7 O 36/21 7o3621 7o3621 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Anti-anti-suit injunction Anti-anti-suit injunction antiantisuitinjunction Preliminary injunction Preliminary injunction preliminaryinjunction Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Non-practising entity Non-practising entity nonpractisingentity Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
LG v TCL LG v TCL Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 2 O 131/19 2 O 131/19 2o13119 2o13119 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Nokia v Daimler Nokia v Daimler Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 130/20 6 U 130/20 6u13020 6u13020 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Conversant v Daimler Conversant v Daimler Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 21 O 11384/19 21 O 11384/19 21o1138419 21o1138419 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment License to all v Access to all License to all v Access to all licensetoallvaccesstoall Over-declaration Over-declaration overdeclaration Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Sisvel v Haier Sisvel v Haier Germany all germany federalcourtofjusticebgh Federal Court of Justice - BGH federalcourtofjusticebgh KZR 35/17 KZR 35/17 kzr3517 kzr3517 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Sisvel v Wiko Sisvel v Wiko Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 103/19 6 U 103/19 6u10319 6u10319 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Adjustment clause Adjustment clause adjustmentclause Covenant not to sue Covenant not to sue covenantnottosue Royalty calculation Royalty calculation royaltycalculation Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
InterDigital v Xiaomi InterDigital v Xiaomi Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 7 O 14276/20 7 O 14276/20 7o1427620 7o1427620 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Anti-anti-suit injunction Anti-anti-suit injunction antiantisuitinjunction Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence
HEVC (Dolby) v MAS Elektronik HEVC Dolby v MAS Elektronik Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4c O 44/18 4c O 44/18 4co4418 4co4418 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Sharp v Daimler Sharp v Daimler Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmunich Regional Court - LG Munich regionalcourtlgmunich 7 O 8818/19 7 O 8818/19 7o881819 7o881819 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Nokia v Daimler Nokia v Daimler Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 2 O 34/19 2 O 34/19 2o3419 2o3419 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination SSPPU SSPPU ssppu Hold-up Hold-up holdup Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Sisvel v Wiko Sisvel v Wiko Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 7 O 115/16 7 O 115/16 7o11516 7o11516 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings FRAND determination FRAND determination franddetermination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion
Continental v Nokia Continental v Nokia Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgmunich Higher Regional Court - OLG Munich higherregionalcourtolgmunich 6 U 5042/19 6 U 5042/19 6u504219 6u504219 Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Anti-anti-suit injunction Anti-anti-suit injunction antiantisuitinjunction Preliminary injunction Preliminary injunction preliminaryinjunction Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Unwired Planet v Huawei & Conversant v Huawei and ZTE Unwired Planet v Huawei & Conversant v Huawei and ZTE United Kingdom all unitedkingdom uksupremecourt UK Supreme Court uksupremecourt [2020] UKSC 37 [2020] UKSC 37 2020uksc37 2020uksc37 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Hold-up Hold-up holdup Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes Jurisdiction for FRAND disputes jurisdictionforfranddisputes FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Sisvel v Haier Sisvel v Haier Germany all germany federalcourtofjusticebgh Federal Court of Justice - BGH federalcourtofjusticebgh KZR 36/17 KZR 36/17 kzr3617 kzr3617 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
IPCom v Lenovo, Court of Paris IPCom v Lenovo, Court of Paris France all france courtofparis Court of Paris courtofparis RG 19/60318 RG 19/60318 rg1960318 rg1960318 Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Sisvel v Xiaomi Sisvel v Xiaomi Netherlands all netherlands thehaguecourtofappeal The Hague Court of Appeal thehaguecourtofappeal C/09/573969/ KG ZA 19-462 C/09/573969/ KG ZA 19-462 c09573969kgza19462 c09573969kgza19-462 Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Preliminary injunction Preliminary injunction preliminaryinjunction
IPCom v. Lenovo IPCom v Lenovo France all france courtofappealofparis Court of Appeal of Paris courtofappealofparis RG 19/21426 RG 19/21426 rg1921426 rg1921426 Anti-suit injunction Anti-suit injunction antisuitinjunction Anti-anti-suit injunction Anti-anti-suit injunction antiantisuitinjunction
Sisvel v Sun Cupid Sisvel v Sun Cupid Netherlands all netherlands thehaguedistrictcourt The Hague District Court thehaguedistrictcourt C/09/582418 HA ZA 19-1123 C/09/582418 HA ZA 19-1123 c09582418haza191123 c09582418haza19-1123 Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Philips v Wiko Philips v Wiko Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 183/16 6 U 183/16 6u18316 6u18316 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings Fulfilment of Huawei obligations in pending proceedings fulfilmentofhuaweiobligationsinpendingproceedings Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Sisvel v Xiaomi Sisvel v Xiaomi Netherlands all netherlands thehaguedistrictcourt The Hague District Court thehaguedistrictcourt C/09/573969/ KG ZA 19-462 C/09/573969/ KG ZA 19-462 c09573969kgza19462 c09573969kgza19-462 FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Philips v Wiko Philips v Wiko Netherlands all netherlands thehaguecourtofappeal The Hague Court of Appeal thehaguecourtofappeal C/09/511922/HA ZA 16-623 C/09/511922/HA ZA 16-623 c09511922haza16623 c09511922haza16-623 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Tagivan (MPEG-LA) v Huawei Tagivan MPEG-LA v Huawei Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4a O 17/17 4a O 17/17 4ao1717 4ao1717 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Royalty stacking Royalty stacking royaltystacking Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence
Unwired Planet v Huawei Unwired Planet v Huawei Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf I-2 U 31/16 I-2 U 31/16 i2u3116 i-2u3116 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Damages Damages damages Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Koninklijke Philips N.V. v Asustek Computers INC. Koninklijke Philips NV v Asustek Computers INC Netherlands all netherlands thehaguecourtofappeal The Hague Court of Appeal thehaguecourtofappeal 200.221.250/01 200.221.250/01 20022125001 200.221.25001 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Conversant v LG Conversant v LG France all france courtofappealofparis Court of Appeal of Paris courtofappealofparis 061/2019, RG 15/17037 061/2019, RG 15/17037 0612019rg1517037 0612019rg1517037 Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity
TQ Delta v Zyxel Communications TQ Delta v Zyxel Communications United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2017-000045 HP-2017-000045 hp2017000045 hp-2017-000045 Hold-out Hold-out holdout Proportionality Proportionality proportionality Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Huawei v ZTE Huawei v ZTE Case law home all cjeudecisions C-170/13 C-170/13 c17013 c-17013 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Hold-up Hold-up holdup Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Patent validity Patent validity patentvalidity Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Injunctions Injunctions injunctions
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (MPEG-LA) v ZTE Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft MPEG-LA v ZTE Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4a O 15/17 4a O 15/17 4ao1517 4ao1517 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Implementer’s counter-offer Implementer’s counter-offer implementerscounteroffer Provision of security Provision of security provisionofsecurity Royalty stacking Royalty stacking royaltystacking Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence
Regional Court (Landgericht) of Düsseldorf Regional Court Landgericht of Düsseldorf Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4c O 81/17 4c O 81/17 4co8117 4co8117 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
IP Bridge v HTC IP Bridge v HTC Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 7 O 165/16 7 O 165/16 7o16516 7o16516 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration Hold-up Hold-up holdup Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Core Wireless v LG Core Wireless v LG France all france courtofappealofparis Court of Appeal of Paris courtofappealofparis RG 15/17037 RG 15/17037 rg1517037 rg1517037 Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality
Unwired Planet v Huawei Unwired Planet v Huawei United Kingdom all unitedkingdom ukcourtofappeal UK Court of Appeal ukcourtofappeal A3/2017/1784, [2018] EWCA Civ 2344 A3/2017/1784, [2018] EWCA Civ 2344 a3201717842018ewcaciv2344 a3201717842018ewcaciv2344 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration True FRAND rate True FRAND rate truefrandrate Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Hold-up Hold-up holdup FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
TQ Delta LLC v Zyxel Communications UK Ltd. and Ors. TQ Delta LLC v Zyxel Communications UK Ltd and Ors United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2017-000045 HP-2017-000045 hp2017000045 hp-2017-000045 Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality
­Vodafone v Intellectual Ventures ­Vodafone v Intellectual Ventures Ireland all ireland highcourtofireland High Court of Ireland highcourtofireland 2016 5102P, [2017] IEHC 160 2016 5102P, [2017] IEHC 160 20165102p2017iehc160 20165102p2017iehc160 Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Damages Damages damages Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts
TQ Delta LLC v Zyxel Communications and Ors. TQ Delta LLC v Zyxel Communications and Ors United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2017-000045 HP-2017-000045 hp2017000045 hp-2017-000045 Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement
Apple v Qualcomm Apple v Qualcomm United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2017-000015 HP-2017-000015 hp2017000015 hp-2017-000015 ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
France Brevets v HTC France Brevets v HTC Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4b O 140/13 4b O 140/13 4bo14013 4bo14013 Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket
I-2 W 8/18 - OLG Düsseldorf I-2 W 8/18 - OLG Düsseldorf Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Conversant v Huawei and ZTE Conversant v Huawei and ZTE United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2017-000048 HP-2017-000048 hp2017000048 hp-2017-000048 Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Validity Validity validity Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
I-2 U 23/17 - OLG Düsseldorf I-2 U 23/17 - OLG Düsseldorf Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Validity Validity validity Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
TQ Delta LLC v Zyxel Communications TQ Delta LLC v Zyxel Communications United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2017-000045 HP-2017-000045 hp2017000045 hp-2017-000045 Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing
Unwired Planet v Huawei Unwired Planet v Huawei United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2014-000005 HP-2014-000005 hp2014000005 hp-2014-000005 Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
LG Mannheim LG Mannheim Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 7 O 24/14 7 O 24/14 7o2414 7o2414 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
Saint Lawrence v Deutsche Telekom Saint Lawrence v Deutsche Telekom Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 44/15 6 U 44/15 6u4415 6u4415 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence
Unwired Planet v Huawei Unwired Planet v Huawei United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2014-000005 HP-2014-000005 hp2014000005 hp-2014-000005 Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration True FRAND rate True FRAND rate truefrandrate Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
Sisvel v Haier Sisvel v Haier Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf I-15 U 66/15 I-15 U 66/15 i15u6615 i-15u6615 Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration True FRAND rate True FRAND rate truefrandrate Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
Unwired Planet v Huawei Unwired Planet v Huawei United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2014-000005 HP-2014-000005 hp2014000005 hp-2014-000005 Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration True FRAND rate True FRAND rate truefrandrate Non-discrimination Non-discrimination nondiscrimination Country by country licensing Country by country licensing countrybycountrylicensing Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
Archos v. Philips Archos v Philips Netherlands all netherlands thehaguecourtofjustice The Hague Court of Justice thehaguecourtofjustice C/09/505587 / HA ZA 16-206 (ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2017:1025) C/09/505587 / HA ZA 16-206 (ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2017:1025) c09505587haza16206eclinlrbdha20171025 c09505587haza16-206eclinlrbdha20171025 Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing FRAND range FRAND range frandrange Cross-licensing Cross-licensing crosslicensing SSPPU SSPPU ssppu Hold-up Hold-up holdup Patent exhaustion Patent exhaustion patentexhaustion
Sisvel v Haier Sisvel v Haier Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf 15 U 65/15 15 U 65/15 15u6515 15u6515 Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer
I-2 U 31/16 - OLG Düsseldorf I-2 U 31/16 - OLG Düsseldorf Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations Confidentiality Confidentiality confidentiality Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement FRAND range FRAND range frandrange
6 U 58/16 - OLG Karlsruhe 6 U 58/16 - OLG Karlsruhe Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe
Philips v Acer Philips v Acer Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 57/16 6 U 57/16 6u5716 6u5716 Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Philips v Archos Philips v Archos Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 7 O 19/16 7 O 19/16 7o1916 7o1916 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer
Wiko v Sisvel Wiko v Sisvel France all france commercialcourtofmarseille Commercial Court of Marseille commercialcourtofmarseille RG 2016F01637 RG 2016F01637 rg2016f01637 rg2016f01637 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement
Philips v Archos Philips v Archos Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 7 O 209/15 7 O 209/15 7o20915 7o20915 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Antitrust Antitrust antitrust Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence
VRINGO Infrastructure v ZTE VRINGO Infrastructure v ZTE United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HC 2012 000076, HC 2012 000022 HC 2012 000076, HC 2012 000022 hc2012000076hc2012000022 hc2012000076hc2012000022
Unwired Planet v Huawei Unwired Planet v Huawei United Kingdom all unitedkingdom englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice England and Wales High Court of Justice englandandwaleshighcourtofjustice HP-2014-000005 HP-2014-000005 hp2014000005 hp-2014-000005 Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep ETSI declaration ETSI declaration etsideclaration
Sisvel v ZTE, Tribunale Civile e Penale di Torino, Sezione I Civile Sisvel v ZTE, Tribunale Civile e Penale di Torino, Sezione I Civile Italy all italy tribunalecivileepenaleditorino Tribunale Civile e Penale di Torino tribunalecivileepenaleditorino 2695/2016 R.G. 2695/2016 R.G. 26952016rg 26952016r.g. Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement
Sisvel v ZTE, Tribunale Ordinario di Torino Sisvel v ZTE, Tribunale Ordinario di Torino Italy all italy tribunaleordinarioditorino Tribunale Ordinario di Torino tribunaleordinarioditorino 30308/20215 R.G. 30308/20215 R.G. 3030820215rg 3030820215r.g. Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Non-disclosure agreement Non-disclosure agreement nondisclosureagreement
Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4a O 73/14 4a O 73/14 4ao7314 4ao7314 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Validity Validity validity Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
Canon v Carsten Weser Canon v Carsten Weser Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf I-15 U 49/15 I-15 U 49/15 i15u4915 i-15u4915 FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Unwired Planet v Samsung Unwired Planet v Samsung Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4b O 120/14 4b O 120/14 4bo12014 4bo12014 Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Damages Damages damages Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Canon v Sieg/Kmp Printtechnik/Part Depot Canon v Sieg/Kmp Printtechnik/Part Depot Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf I-15 U 47/15 I-15 U 47/15 i15u4715 i-15u4715 FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment
Pioneer v Acer Pioneer v Acer Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe Higher Regional Court - OLG Karlsruhe higherregionalcourtolgkarlsruhe 6 U 55/16 6 U 55/16 6u5516 6u5516 SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases
Pioneer v Acer Pioneer v Acer Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 7 O 96/14 7 O 96/14 7o9614 7o9614 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower Recall of products Recall of products recallofproducts FRAND range FRAND range frandrange FRAND commitment FRAND commitment frandcommitment Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
NTT DoCoMo v HTC NTT DoCoMo v HTC Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 7 O 66/15 7 O 66/15 7o6615 7o6615 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Claim charts Claim charts claimcharts Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Huawei framework Huawei framework huaweiframework Abuse of market power Abuse of market power abuseofmarketpower SSPPU SSPPU ssppu
Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf I-15 U 35/16 I-15 U 35/16 i15u3516 i-15u3516 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations
Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Germany all germany higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf Higher Regional Court - OLG Düsseldorf higherregionalcourtolgdsseldorf I-15 U 36/16 I-15 U 36/16 i15u3616 i-15u3616 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Huawei obligations Huawei obligations huaweiobligations
Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Saint Lawrence v Vodafone Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4a O 126/14 4a O 126/14 4ao12614 4ao12614 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Validity Validity validity Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Non-transitional and transitional cases Non-transitional and transitional cases nontransitionalandtransitionalcases Comparable agreements Comparable agreements comparableagreements Recognised commercial practice Recognised commercial practice recognisedcommercialpractice Portfolio licensing Portfolio licensing portfoliolicensing Patent pools Patent pools patentpools Rendering of accounts Rendering of accounts renderingofaccounts Relevant market Relevant market relevantmarket Willingness to obtain a licence Willingness to obtain a licence willingnesstoobtainalicence Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
Saint Lawrence v Deutsche Telekom Saint Lawrence v Deutsche Telekom Germany all germany regionalcourtlgmannheim Regional Court - LG Mannheim regionalcourtlgmannheim 2 O 106/14 2 O 106/14 2o10614 2o10614 Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep Worldwide (portfolio) licenses Worldwide (portfolio) licenses worldwideportfoliolicenses Validity Validity validity Essentiality Essentiality essentiality Worldwide (portfolio) licences Worldwide (portfolio) licences worldwideportfoliolicences
Sisvel v Haier Sisvel v Haier Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4a O 144/14 4a O 144/14 4ao14414 4ao14414 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep
Sisvel v Haier Sisvel v Haier Germany all germany regionalcourtlgdsseldorf Regional Court - LG Düsseldorf regionalcourtlgdsseldorf 4a O 93/14 4a O 93/14 4ao9314 4ao9314 Notification of infringement Notification of infringement notificationofinfringement SEP owner’s offer SEP owner’s offer sepownersoffer Implementer’s reaction to offer Implementer’s reaction to offer implementersreactiontooffer Hold-out Hold-out holdout Transfer of SEP Transfer of SEP transferofsep