Connected technology products are a part of daily life. Connectivity standards – such as 5G and Wi-Fi – provide a common language that allows products from different manufacturers to communicate with each other....more
This is the fourth issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
12/19/2024
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AT&T Mobility ,
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Ericsson ,
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Lenovo ,
Microsoft ,
Motorola ,
NVIDIA ,
Panasonic ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Qualcomm ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
UK ,
ZTE
This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that highlights developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed to be...more
8/1/2024
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China ,
Ericsson ,
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Hewlett-Packard ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Lenovo ,
Nokia ,
Patent Litigation ,
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Standard Essential Patents ,
Tesla ,
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This marks the second issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more
4/25/2024
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EU ,
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India ,
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International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
UK
This marks the first issue of WilmerHale’s FRAND Quarterly: Navigating the Global SEP Landscape, a bulletin that will highlight developments about the licensing, litigation, and regulation of patents that are or are claimed...more
1/31/2024
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Lenovo ,
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Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
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Samsung ,
South America ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Unified Patent Court ,
USPTO ,
ZTE
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held in Continental Automotive Systems Inc. v. Avanci LLC that Continental lacked Article III standing to pursue antitrust claims.
Continental alleged that the...more
U.S. courts have correctly recognized that, absent the agreement of the potential licensee to be bound by a portfoliowide determination, they lack authority to resolve global FRAND disputes because they cannot compel a party...more
The legal landscape for the automotive sector continued its evolution in 2018 with the development of new technology becoming a focal point for litigation, patenting and regulation. As we did at the close of 2017, we look...more
1/16/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Design Patent ,
Driverless Cars ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Technology ,
Trade Secrets
The following is the first in a series of five articles written by WilmerHale lawyers discussing how the emergence of IoT technologies will impact the automotive industry.
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the...more