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Standard Essential Patents
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Essential Patent Blog
Judge Gilstrap rules that damages can be enhanced if SEPs subject to a FRAND commitment are willfully infringed (Core Wirless v. LG)
By David Long
Judge Gilstrap recently denied accused infringer LG's motion for summary judgment that alleged standard essential patents ("SEPs") were not willfully infringed, letting that issue go to the jury; if the jury finds…
Essential Patent Blog
Judge Payne applies “important evidentiary principle” to preclude telling jury about end product price (Core Wireless v. LG)
By David Long
Judge Payne recently denied defendant LG's motion to exclude damages expert testimony on alleged standard essential patents (SEPs) where LG challenged the experts opinion (1) because he did not start with a…
Essential Patent Blog
ITC rejects de facto standard defense (337-TA-944, Cisco v. Arista)
By David Long
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently released the public version of its decision in an investigation of whether Arista infringes Cisco patents, rejecting Arista's defense and public interest arguments that…
Essential Patent Blog
Judge Payne severs each parties’ SEPs into separate cases (Huawei v. Nokia)
By David Long
Judge Payne recently denied a request to proceed with all of the parties’ alleged FRAND-obligated standard essential patents in the same case, disappointing counterclaimants who had wanted to resolve together the…
China Law Vision
Authority Scrutiny of SEP and FRAND Issues in China
By AnJie Broad
Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Mr. He Jing (hejing@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm Antitrust enforcement relating to standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing in China has been…
IP Intelligence
Apportioning for the Standard When Valuing Standards-Essential Patents
By Kevin Flynn
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), a national research organization of Australia, recently filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court. CSIRO presents the following question: Is the…
Antitrust Alert
Microsoft Antitrust Suit Against InterDigital Stands, Judge Says
By Will Diaz, McDermott Will & Emery
On April 13, 2016, the US District Court for the District of Delaware denied InterDigital’s motion to dismiss an antitrust suit filed by Microsoft (Microsoft Mobile, Inc. v. InterDigital, Inc.,…
Essential Patent Blog
Judge Andrews permits Microsoft’s SEP-based antitrust claims against InterDigital to proceed (Microsoft v. InterDigital)
By David Long
Yesterday, Judge Andrews in the District of Delaware issued an Order that denied InterDigital's motion to dismiss Microsoft's Complaint that alleged violation of antitrust laws based on InterDigital's enforcement of patents alleged…
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By David Long
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China Law Vision
SEPs and Application Boundary of the Anti-monopoly Law of China
By AnJie Broad
Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Song Ying (songying@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm In recent years, the term "standard essential patent" ("SEP") may have been a buzzword in the circle of anti-monopoly research in China.…