FRANDly Chat

Samsung v ZTE: 4th FRAND determination by the English High Court

Join Richard Pinckney [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/richard-pinckney/], Francion Brooks [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/francion-brooks/] and Matthew Hunt [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/matthew-hunt/] for this ‘rapid reaction’ episode as they talk through five of the most interesting points from the English High Court’s latest FRAND determination, covering topics such as the Court’s selection of comparable licences, adjustments for non-FRAND factors, and the role of the ‘patentee’s choice’.  Note: All information was correct at the time of recording.

The UK's interim FRAND licence regime: where are we now?

Join Matthew Hunt [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/matthew-hunt/] and Sam Harvey [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/sam-harvey/] for a whistlestop tour of the past year (and a bit) of interim licence judgments, working through cases such as Lenovo v Ericsson, Samsung v ZTE, ASUS v Nokia and more... Is the UK's interim licence regime here to stay and what happens next? Note: All information was correct at the time of recording.

The latest trend: anti-suit relief

In this episode, Nadine Bleach [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/nadine-bleach/] and Francion Brooks [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/francion-brooks/] discuss the latest trend in FRAND litigation - anti-suit relief. The discussion traverses the initial anti-interim licence injunctions granted in the UPC and Germany in Amazon v Interdigital and the reaction in the UK, including the AASI relief granted ex parte in Warner Brothers v Nokia.

A SEP Consultation with your PMAC?

In this episode, James Boon [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/james-boon/] and Sam Harvey [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/sam-harvey/] discuss the UK IPO’s SEP consultation and the UPC’s Patent, Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC). From pondering whether these measures might fill the vacuum left by the demise of the EU SEP regulation, to scrutinising some of the details in the proposals and speculating on how they might work in practice.

Optis v Apple: Recalibrating FRAND in the UK

In this episode, Richard Pinckney [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/richard-pinckney/] and Matthew Raynor [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/matthew-raynor/] unpack the Court of Appeal’s landmark decision in Optis v Apple, a judgment that reaffirms the UK’s approach to global FRAND licensing. They explore how the Court re-centred comparables analysis, revived the parties' valuation evidence, and addressed the tension between UK and US proceedings.  How did the Court arrive at the $0.15 per unit royalty rate? Are top-down cross checks back in fashion? And what does this all mean for SEP litigation strategy in the UK? Tune in for analysis, context and key takeaways from one of the most important FRAND rulings in recent years.