Sentences with phrase «standard essential patents for»

With respect to FRAND licensing, John works with automotive OEMs and suppliers to address licensing standard essential patents for wireless communication technology.

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On Friday, Apple filed a lawsuit in a San Diego federal court alleging that Qualcomm is charging too much for «standard essential» patents and is withholding nearly $ 1 billion in royalty cap «rebates» in retaliation for Apple's cooperation with anti-trust investigators in the U.S., South Korea and elsewhere.

Motorola Mobility is set for two upcoming trials over their standard - essential patents.

«Without formal standardisation and SEPs [standard essential patents], there would be, for example, no connected vehicles.»

The Huawei and ZTE Defendants would be able to say that any claim for infringement of local standards essential patents was non-justiciable locally, insofar as such a claim sought determination of a global FRAND licence.

In a subsequent post (probably the very next one) I'll also report on the standard - essential patent case that was discussed, for a second time, on Friday.

There can be antitrust implications for companies that try to use standard - essential patents to block competitors.

In high technology, standards - essential patents are key for companies looking to generate revenue by licensing out IP.

So, for instance, the slide and unlock mechanism in a smartphone is patented but is not essential for the operation of a smartphone standard as other mechanisms for unlocking the phone can and have been devised.

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As a result of «standard essential» patent licensing and the complications associated with it, LeRoy recommends automakers and suppliers take a proactive approach, and develop a strategy for negotiating with the relevant patent holders.

The BSA says Judge Posner «correctly recognized that injunctions ordinarily are not an appropriate remedy for infringement of a standard - essential patent when the patentee has made a [F] RAND commitment».

In Case C - 170 / 13 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd v ZTE Corp & ZTE Deutschland GmbH, (Judgment of the 5th Chamber, CJEU, 16 July 2015) the CJEU was asked to rule for the first time on whether seeking an injunction and other associated remedies by the owner of a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) against a company in breach of the patent (but one willing to become a licensee) can amount to an abuse of a dominant position in breach of EU competition law (Article 102 Patent (SEP) against a company in breach of the patent (but one willing to become a licensee) can amount to an abuse of a dominant position in breach of EU competition law (Article 102 patent (but one willing to become a licensee) can amount to an abuse of a dominant position in breach of EU competition law (Article 102 TFEU).

In the case before Judge Posner, Motorola was seeking hundreds of millions of dollars for a single cellular standard - essential patent; the initial royalty demand that gave rise to Judge Robart's case amounted to $ 4 billion annually and was later reduced to hundreds of millions.

Our win against LG included the first award of damages for willfulness in a standard - essential patent case, which also included a sua sponte enhancement by the Court.

At this position he was responsible for all aspects of the company's worldwide legal function including the management of legal staff, outside counsel, intellectual property, inbound and outbound open source programs, strategic partnerships, software licensing, anti-piracy initiatives, export compliance, on - line privacy, and relationships with licensors of patents for patent - essential industry standards.

Acting for Koninklijke Philips N.V. in action for infringement of standard essential patents in the mobile telecommunications industry (with Meredith Pickford QC)(2016 — ongoing)

Over the past 30 years, he has handled over 175 patent and other IP lawsuits including suits relating to standard essential patents (SEPs) and worldwide FRAND license obligations in district courts throughout the US, before the International Trade Commission and on appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

In Europe, our lawyers have been instrumental in encouraging the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition to initiate several high - profile investigations relating to alleged abuse of standard - essential patents.

«Other upcoming Section 337 investigations will provide a better opportunity for the ITC or USTR to address the potential misuse of standard essential patents at the ITC

For example, in 2013, the United States Trade Representative vetoed an International Trade Commission (ITC) decision blocking importation of certain iPhones based on a standard essential patent.

Ben Ni of King & Wood Mallesons gives an overview of the guideline for trial of standard essential patent dispute cases, which incorporates rules established in cases worldwide

To make its case for implementing new IEEE rules on how to pay for standards patents, the letter points to the recent example of a patent troll that has been brandishing a standards essential patent to demand thousands of dollars per Wi - Fi chip from hotels and small businesses.

The outcome of the fight is significant since the new rules for so - called «standard essential patents» will affect what consumers ultimately pay for everyday devices like phones and routers.

Last fall, for instance, the company sued Microsoft for patent infringement but a jury ordered Google to pay up for fighting dirty with standards - essential FRAND patents, which must be licensed on Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory terms.

The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today, argues that Qualcomm used standards - essential patents it holds to demand elevated royalties and other license payments from phone manufacturers.

Update: Ericsson's statement to TechCrunch — Xiaomi were unfairly using their SEP i.e. Standard Essential Patents, they tried communicating with Xiaomi for the same for more than 3 years and as a last resort asked for an injunction from the Court.