Unwired Planet v Huawei - UK Supreme Court decision on FRAND Licensing for SEPs

Publication | 11.09.2020

UK Supreme Court decision on FRAND Licensing for SEPs

The UK Supreme Court has handed down a landmark judgment in Unwired Planet v Huawei ([2020] UKSC 37) with significant repercussions in the fields of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing.

This judgment upholds the UK Courts’ jurisdiction to grant and determine terms of a global FRAND License, as well as providing clarification on the UK Courts’ interpretation of the non-discriminatory limb of FRAND and the allowability of injunctive relief in SEP cases.

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Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the authors Eve O' ConnorRifat CamurdanClemens Tobias Steins, and Mark A.G. Jones.

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