Patents, Wireless Technology, FRAND

Introduction to SEP & FRAND Issues

Fish & Richardson on 12/12/2024

Imagine your company designs, manufactures, or sells products that implement commonplace technologies like Wi-Fi, 5G, or video streaming. Did you know you might need a license to incorporate these technologies into your...more

Ninth Circuit rules in favor of Qualcomm, distancing antitrust law from FRAND disputes

Hogan Lovells on 8/20/2020

On 11 August 2020, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”), in a unanimous opinion by Judge Callahan, reversed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) win in the district court...more

The New Madison Approach Goes to Court

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/24/2019

On January 11, 2019, the U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division (Division) filed a Notice of Intent to File a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed by u-blox against Interdigital in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...more

New Lawsuits Challenge Qualcomm’s Allegedly Anticompetitive Patent Practices

Perkins Coie on 1/25/2017

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit last week in federal court against Qualcomm, Inc., following its investigation launched in September 2014. The FTC alleges that the semiconductor manufacturer illegally maintained a...more

Two Daubert Motions Are Granted.

Morris James LLP on 3/7/2016

M2M Solutions LLC v. Motorola Solutions, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 12-33 - RGA, February 25, 2016 - Andrews, J. Defendant’s motion to exclude damages experts’ testimony is granted. Plaintiff’s motion to exclude opinions of...more

United States Trade Representative Issues Rare Disapproval of U.S. International Trade Commission's Order Excluding Apple Products...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 8/6/2013

In a rare move, on August 3, 2013, the United States Trade Representative of the Executive Office of the President (USTR) issued a letter disapproving the United States International Trade Commission's (ITC's) determination...more