Tag: Patents
Highlights From the 2020 LeadershIP Virtual Event
Walter Copan, Makan Delrahim & Andrei Iancu
On September 10, 2020, LeadershIP held an event titled Innovation Policy & the Role of Standards, IP, and...
Non-Discrimination – FRAND’s Last Stand?
Compliance with FRAND commitments by holders of standard-essential patents has largely focused on the “fair and reasonable” component of the commitment. This essay explores...
Standards, Patents, and Antitrust Policy: The Road Ahead
Standard Essential Patents (“SEPs”) have been at the center of a controversial debate for almost two decades. Recent developments have provided clarity on some...
Parallels and Diverging Approaches in the UK and German Supreme Courts’...
In this paper, I discuss the German Federal Court of Justice’s decision in Sisvel v. Haier and the UK Supreme Court decision in Unwired...
What’s Next for FRAND?
A flurry of cases over the summer of 2020 from appellate courts in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom significantly advanced and...
The FRAND Defense Up To Huawei/ZTE
By Niccolò Galli (Max-Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition)
On July 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its preliminary ruling...
DOJ Reaffirms Borders on Antitrust-IP Intersection
By James F. Rill, John M. Taladay & Stacy L. Turner (Baker Botts)*
The Antitrust Division has taken definitive steps in the past several years...
Comparable Agreements and the “Top-Down” Approach to FRAND Royalties Determination
By Haris Tsilikas, LLM (Max Planck Institute)1
I. Introduction
The development of innovative standards hinges on a vibrant ecosystem of standardization inducing private investment by allowing...
First of All, Do No Harm: New Directions in EU Antitrust...
The recent Paroxetine and CMA v. Pfizer/Flynn cases confirm the EU approach to pay-for-delay, respectively establish a workable approach to excessive pharmaceutical pricing at...
5G, FRAND Licensing, and EU Competition Law: Analytical Rigor and Persistent...
It is now undisputed that 5G and IoT will revolutionize many industries, from energy to healthcare, manufacturing, and mobility. The dissemination of 5G cellular...
