Sentences with phrase «standard essential patents on»

The company later filed two lawsuits against Qualcomm in China, alleging its supplier abused its market position and failed to license standard essential patents on fair terms.

Not exact matches

Before a patented technology is included in an essential standard, the owner must agree to license it on «fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory» terms.

ACT / The App Association, which represents about 5,000 app outfits, signed the letter and posted a link to the document on its web site, along with a blog post elaborating on what it calls «the growing danger of standards essential patent abuse.»

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.

TCL v. Ericsson: Representing TCL in a breach of contract action based on FRAND obligations relating to Ericsson's standard essential patents.

Advising a number of major manufacturers in the telecoms industry (eg Ericsson, Lenovo, Sony Mobile or NTT Docomo) on patent litigation, in particular relating to standard - essential patents.

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.

Some standards organizations require companies with standard - essential patents to license them on fair and non-discriminatory terms.

He works with automotive OEMs and suppliers on the development of strategies to address licensing demands from a wide variety of standard essential patent holders.

The article focuses on the recent development of connected technologies in the automotive industry, such as cellular, WiFi, and the tens of thousands of purportedly «standard essential» patents that allegedly cover them.

The article focuses on the recent development of connected technologies in the automotive industry, such as cellular, WiFi, and the tens of thousands of purportedly «standard essential» patents...

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).

On the other hand, it is often overlooked that the fact that a patent is regarded standard essential does not per se guarantee its validity.

On the one hand, Standard Setting Organizations (SSOs) have been exploring changes to their licensing policies, in particular in relation to the commercial implications of FRAND pledges given by holder of Standard Essential Patents («SEPs»).

I've always said that Apple should get something, but the longer this dispute has taken, the clearer it has become that Apple's leverage is limited, and let's not forget that Apple at some point needs a license, on FRAND terms obviously, to Samsung's standard - essential patents.

Any company that owns patents that are essential to a technical standard must license them on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms.

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.

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.

He regularly advises on multijurisdictional litigation strategies, particularly in relation to the assertion of standard - essential patents.

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.

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.

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.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and Finnish technology company Nokia on Wednesday announced a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent licensing arrangement, the latter of which will allow the companies to cross-license each other's standard essential patents.

Because this is what's called a «standard essential patent,» Motorola agreed to license it on «fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms» (FRAND) to anyone who needs to use it.

Apple alleged in its lawsuits that Qualcomm has been abusing it position in the chip industry to charge higher royalties on standard - essential patents and force Apple into exclusive deals.