Judgment on FRAND licenses in Sisvel v. Haier by German Bundesgerichtshof
Sisvel v. HAier is a landmark case by the German Bundesgerichtshof on the reach of FRAND licenses on so called Standard-essential Patents (SEP)
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IPEG blog celebrates, reaching over 7,6 mio visits
There is reason to celebrate. In 2006 we published our first IPEG blog: It was all about MP3 the new audio compression technology and the rather aggressive ligation an Italian company started -Sisvel – to built one of Europe most…
Patent Lull
MAybe it is time for some intellectual reflection on the current stage of patent litigation in Europe. Those reflections come from a idiot savant, as we are out of patent litigation in Europe for some time now and much what…
Who is going to Stop Europe’s Patent Troll?
How Sisvel can get away with cowboy type legal actions as the one they now provoked in Germany (see previous post) is puzzling. Sisvel did it in Italy with Motorola (who had to give up and take a license), they…
Sisvel brings Patent Wild West into Germany
Sisvel, Europe’s most notorious patent troll, is known for its unscrupulous way of using (many feel: misusing) the criminal system in Italy, where they convinced Italian public prosecutors – not particularly known for their penchant for patent law – to…
Mp3 – Audio MPEG Inc. interesting development in the US
An interesting development in the US courts. Audio MPEG (Sisvel’s US affiliate) sued Creative Labs earlier this year, over the same patents we’ve been threatened with. Last week, the District Court found that Audio MPEG lacked standing by itself to…