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SEP and FRAND: Case-Law Landscape, Moving-Target Issues and FRAND-Royalty Calculations
The SEP and FRAND landscape continues to evolve as the UPC, European national courts and courts in other major jurisdictions grapple with fundamental questions surrounding FRAND licensing, royalty calculations and SEP enforcement. Drawing on recent disputes, including Amazon v InterDigital, Philips v Belkin, Nokia v Geely and Huawei v MediaTek, this session reviews the latest developments in SEP and FRAND case law and discusses how different courts are shaping the relationship between patent enforcement and FRAND licensing obligations.
- Review recent SEP and FRAND decisions, including Amazon v InterDigital, Philips v Belkin, Nokia v Geely, Huawei v MediaTek, and Orange v HMD Global.
- Examine how the UPC and courts in the UK, Germany and other strategically important jurisdictions are approaching the resolution of licensing disputes and SEP enforcement.
- Explore how different jurisdictions are addressing FRAND royalty calculations and global rate-setting.
- Discuss evolving FRAND obligations, including the evolution of the willing licensee standard under the Huawei v ZTE framework.
- Assess the growing role of anti-suit injunctions, anti-interim licence injunctions, and related anti-anti-suit countermeasures.
