High Court determines FRAND rate for a second time (InterDigital v Lenovo)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Methodology
• FRAND rate
• Relief available to InterDigital
• Case details

Article summary

IP analysis: In this highly anticipated judgment, Mr Justice Mellor decided the disputed Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms on which Lenovo should take a licence to InterDigital’s portfolio of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). The UK is one of the few jurisdictions in which global FRAND terms can be set by a judge in this way, and the court’s findings on the appropriate methodology, the relevance of the parties’ willingness, and the actual rate will be of international significance. Written by Nicholas Round, associate, and Luke Maunder, senior associate at Bristows LLP.