ZTE v Samsung Electronics (CFI, 23 December 2025)
In ZTE Corporation’s action for infringement of EP 3 905 730 against six Samsung group companies (UPC_CFI_850/2024), coupled with a FRAND counterclaim by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Decisions of the Unified Patent Court recorded under "Standard-essential patents and FRAND" in UPC Litigation Watch, the case law database maintained by Dhenne Avocats.
Decisions of the Unified Patent Court concerning standard-essential patents and FRAND commitments: infringement notices, offers and counteroffers, willingness to take a licence, comparable licences, confidentiality of agreements, injunctions and provisional measures.
205 decisions recorded
In ZTE Corporation’s action for infringement of EP 3 905 730 against six Samsung group companies (UPC_CFI_850/2024), coupled with a FRAND counterclaim by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
In an order of 22 December 2025 (UPC_CFI_936/2025), the Mannheim Local Division, on review, confirmed its ex parte order of 30 September 2025 prohibiting the Amazon companies from seeking an interim licence over InterDigital's portfolio before the UK High Court, or any…
In an order of 27 November 2025, made in provisional measures proceedings brought by InterDigital against Amazon, the judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division allowed the defendants' representatives to listen to the recording of the hearing of 14 November 2025 at the…
In an order of 27 November 2025 (UPC_CoA_904/2025 and UPC_CoA_905/2025), the Court of Appeal rejected Vivo's request to stay the proceedings brought by Sun Patent Trust before the Paris Local Division, or alternatively to extend the deadline for the statement of defence,…
The judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division dismisses the preliminary objections raised by several Geely group companies, sued by Nokia Solutions and Networks for infringement of EP 3 799 333 (resource allocation in a mobile system) on account of vehicles implementing 4G/LTE…
By an order of 31 October 2025, given in joined appeals UPC_CoA_755/2025 and UPC_CoA_757/2025, the Court of Appeal rejected the request by Vivo Mobile Communication, Vivo Tech and Vivo Mobile Communication Iberia to stay the infringement actions brought by Sun Patent Trust…
By order of 30 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_361/2025, EP 3 852 468 with unitary effect), the Paris Local Division, sitting as a full panel, dismissed the preliminary objection raised by Vivo Mobile Communication Iberia, Vivo Tech and Vivo Mobile Communication in Sun Patent…
By order of 30 October 2025 (UPC_CFI_362/2025), the Paris Local Division rejected the preliminary objection raised by three Vivo companies against Sun Patent Trust's infringement action on EP 3 407 524.
In an order of 13 October 2025, the judge-rapporteur of the Paris Local Division refused to postpone the deadline for the Vivo companies' statement of defence in the infringement action brought by Sun Patent Trust on EP 3 407 524 (UPC_CFI_362/2025).
By order of 23 September 2025 in the joined appeals UPC_CoA_631/2025 and UPC_CoA_632/2025, the Court of Appeal admits Apple as an intervener in support of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
By order of 23 September 2025 in the joined appeals UPC_CoA_755/2025 and UPC_CoA_757/2025, the Court of Appeal admits Apple as an intervener in support of SUN PATENT Trust, to the extent that Apple’s confidential information is concerned.
By an order of 16 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_247/2025, App_33294/2025), the judge-rapporteur of the Mannheim Local Division partly granted MediaTek Germany's request for production of documents (Rule 190) in Huawei's infringement action (EP 3 567 731).
By a provisional order of 11 September 2025 (UPC_CFI_247/2025), the presiding judge of the Mannheim Local Division protected under Rule 262A the technical information in MediaTek Germany's Statement of Defence and revocation counterclaim on the operation of certain chips, in Huawei's infringement…
By an order of 25 August 2025 (UPC_CoA_758/2025, App_34971/2025), the Court of Appeal rejected Sun Patent Trust's application for suspensive effect against the Paris Local Division's order of 31 July 2025 which, in its infringement action against the Vivo companies on EP…