Recent case law, along with the trend for out-of-court settlements between SEP holders and mobile manufacturers, highlights that the non-discriminatory part of ‘FRAND’ is being treated as a priority right now.
Paul Lin, now managing director of Eagle Forest, aims to provide the licensee’s perspective to arm Via as it navigates a shifting patent pool landscape
The Munich Regional Court has clarified its stance on the hot topic in German patent litigation, ruling on the new defence in three parallel SEP cases, providing welcome clarity for future litigation strategies.
Marianne Frydenlund joins the firm from Nordic Semicondustor with a brief to develop solutions for IoT-related sectors beyond auto
01 August 2022
CEO Christiano Amon hails “a significant milestone event” that validates the power of the company’s portfolio and innovation
28 July 2022
Speaking at an event in Washington DC, the USPTO Director expanded on challenges facing the agency, and how they may be addressed
27 July 2022
Moves to encourage parties away from the courts and towards ADR are welcome, say observers, but a lot more is needed for it to happen
27 July 2022
Docket Navigator data shows that the dispute between the two companies involves four district court cases, five at the ITC and a whopping 34 inter partes review petitions
25 July 2022
Sisvel, Via and Avanci are among those demonstrating that patent holders have thought deeply about how best to meet the needs of those who want to access their technology
23 July 2022
The widespread availability of mobile technology and increasing levels of wealth mean that old assumptions about patent filing and litigation are being rethought
22 July 2022
Patent pools can provide long-term mutual benefits for many industries, especially those based on FRAND-enabled technology standards. But for them to succeed, write Bowman Heiden and Gustav Brismark, short-term buy and sell-side misalignments must be overcome. The recently announced Sisvel WiFi 6 Pool may provide some answers
20 July 2022
With no concrete American policy, the door is now open for the European Union to decide the future of FRAND licensing
20 July 2022
The Chinese company joins a group that also includes MediaTek, SK Telecom and Philips in a programme that offers an innovative royalty structure designed to encourage early participation
19 July 2022
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