Partner Oliver Parish has been featured in “Patent Pools Must Brace For Litigation After Tesla Ruling” in Law360, sharing his insight on the recent decision in Tesla v InterDigital & Avanci.
The decision was in relation to Tesla’s previous challenge to the terms of the global Avanci 5G platform license, through which InterDigital licenses their standard essential patents (SEPs), with the Supreme Court allowing Tesla’s appeal, meaning that their claims may now proceed before the English court. His commentary underscores the significance of this judgement for SEP owners, cautioning that joining a patent pool may not necessarily release a licensor from their FRAND obligations.
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