Optis v Apple: Recalibrating FRAND in the UK

Nokia judgments from the Court of Appeal

Naomi Hazenberg [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/naomi-hazenberg/] and Sam Harvey [https://www.bristows.com/our-people/sam-harvey/] explore two judgments from the Court of Appeal in Acer & ASUS v Nokia. Both have leading judgments from Lord Justice Arnold, and they came in quick succession in early May. They focus on the effect of a specific interim licence offer and what that can mean in the context for an implementer action, and also the jurisdictional gateways for those claims. Note: All information was correct at the time of recording.

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.