The beginning of 2025 saw two overarching trends in FRAND litigation...more
5/16/2025
/ Amazon ,
China ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
FRAND ,
Germany ,
Huawei ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nokia ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Royalties ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Unified Patent Court ,
WTO
Connected technology products are a part of daily life. Connectivity standards – such as 5G and Wi-Fi – provide a common language that allows products from different manufacturers to communicate with each other....more
This is the fourth issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
12/19/2024
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
AT&T Mobility ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
FRAND ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Microsoft ,
Motorola ,
NVIDIA ,
Panasonic ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Qualcomm ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
UK ,
ZTE
These days, patent courts across the world have to address the question of how to deal with AI-generated inventions.
The German Federal Court of Justice ("FCJ") has recently issued a landmark decision (decision of June...more
8/28/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Australia ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
New Zealand ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
UK
This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
8/1/2024
/ Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Cartel Offices ,
FRAND ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Nokia ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Pools ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Tesla ,
UK
This marks the second issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more
4/25/2024
/ China ,
EU ,
FRAND ,
India ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
UK
This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more
1/31/2024
/ Apple ,
China ,
Ericsson ,
EU ,
FRAND ,
India ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Panasonic ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Samsung ,
South America ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO ,
ZTE
On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“Bill”). Before the Bill becomes law, both Houses of Parliament will need to approve it and amendments are likely....more
5/5/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EU ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Pending Legislation ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)