Telecom Patent Tracker

• High bar for licensees: Frankfurt Regional Court ruled Samsung's proposed royalties fell below the upper end of FRAND range, denying compulsion on...

PTAB's new discretionary denial policy may reshape patent challenges by overseas companies, potentially raising hurdles for foreign telecom holders like Nokia, Ericsson, and Huawei in US proceedings.

DOJ FRAND Policy Signal

• 🔥 Kallay on FRAND Preferences: Dina Kallay, DOJ’s Deputy Assistant AG for Antitrust, stated at LeadershIP 2026 that the...

Key cost insights for streaming services weighing codec pools amid FRAND:

• Headline gap: With discounts, Avanci royalties 1.9x higher...

• DOJ FRAND stance: Deputy AG Dina Kallay states DOJ favors standards developed with FRAND obligations over other consortia.
• USPTO IPR context:...

• Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) asks Patent Office Director John A. Squires about injunctive relief in patent disputes
• Key query: 'Is There Something That Congress Could Do?'
• Venue: House Judiciary Committee hearing in March

• Wi-Fi expansion: New license with Buffalo Americas covers network devices under InterDigital’s Wi-Fi 5/6 patents.
• Video codecs: Agreements with...

Key Court Decisions

• 🔥 German FRAND Clarification: The German Federal Court of Justice clarifies the FRAND defence and rejects the strict...

German Federal Court of Justice clarifies the FRAND defence and rejects strict sequential application of EU Court of Justice's SEP framework in the HMD Global case, easing defenses for telecom implementers in German SEP disputes.

• Key ruling: In Case No. (2025) Zui Gao Fa Zhi Xing Zhong No. 959, Supreme Court reaffirms CNIPA must apply heightened caution to multiple patent...

Key ruling in telecom patent enforcement: Delhi HC finds Rosenberger's multi-beam antennas infringe CCA's IN’893 on asymmetrical beams for spectrum...

Brazilian milestone: First merits-based PI over cellular SEPs, with court expert confirming two patents' essentiality to 5G and InterDigital's...

Telecom giants enter POS licensing:

• Founder licensors: Huawei, LG Electronics, Nokia commit SEPs to Sisvel's new pool
• FRAND focus: Patents offered...

Key wins in IoT vertical: Nokia licenses patents to three residential security providers, including ADT, via amicable deals—no litigation...

China 5G Patent Enforcement

• 🔥 Datang Mobile Sues Xiaomi: Datang Mobile Equipment Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Datang Mobile Communications Equipment...

Key telecom-relevant trends from SpicyIP's 2025 review:

• Philips-Vivo settlement ends long-running SEP dispute over 3G/4G technologies
• CCI...

Emerging 5G tensions: Datang Mobile (DT Mobile) filed two infringement suits against Xiaomi in Shanghai IP Court, cases (2025) Hu 73 Zhi Min Chu No....

InterDigital signs new patent license with Sony, covering SEPs for cellular, WiFi, and video across all end-user devices—a key FRAND benchmark amid FY25 revenues boosted by Samsung, OPPO, and Lenovo deals.

Munich SEP Injunctions

• 🔥 Nokia HEVC Wins: Munich I Regional Court orders injunctions against Acer and ASUS over HEVC patent EP2375749.
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• CoA ruling opens door to preliminary injunctions over unregistered amended claims
• Unitary patent adoption exceeds expectations: 34,357 requests...