Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd & Ors

Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd & Ors

The encoding and reporting schemes in the relevant GSM/UMTS/LTE standards constitute 'conversion' as claimed, rendering UMTS/LTE measurements directly comparable and formatted for GSM reporting; the patent is valid, not ambiguous or obvious, and is infringed by the defendants.

Parties
Claimant: Unwired Planet International Limited; Defendant: Huawei Technologies Co., Limited; Defendant: Huawei Technologies (UK) Co., Limited; Defendant: Samsung Electronics Co., Limited; Defendant: Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited; Defendant: Google Inc.; Defendant: Google Ireland Limited; Defendant: Google Commerce Limited; Ninth Party: Unwired Planet, Inc.; Tenth Party: Unwired Planet LLC; Eleventh Party: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
22 March 2016
Procedural Posture
Patent Infringement and Validity / Judgment
Outcome
Patent EP (UK) 1 230 818 is valid and infringed by the defendants; patent is essential to relevant standards.
Legal Topics
Patent Infringement, Patent Validity, Claim Construction, Obviousness, Sufficiency, Added Matter
Intellectual Property Patent Law Patent Infringement Patent Validity Claim Construction Obviousness Sufficiency Added Matter

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Parties

Unwired Planet International Limited

Claimant

Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Defendant

Huawei Technologies (UK) Co., Limited

Defendant

Samsung Electronics Co., Limited

Defendant

Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited

Defendant

Google Inc.

Defendant

Google Ireland Limited

Defendant

Google Commerce Limited

Defendant

Unwired Planet, Inc.

Ninth Party

Unwired Planet LLC

Tenth Party

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Eleventh Party

Procedural Posture

Patent Infringement and Validity / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether patent EP (UK) 1 230 818 is infringed by the defendants under relevant GSM/UMTS/LTE standards
  2. 2 Whether the patent is valid (sufficiency, obviousness, added matter)
  3. 3 Proper construction of 'conversion' in the patent claims

Ratio Decidendi

The encoding and reporting schemes in the relevant GSM/UMTS/LTE standards constitute 'conversion' as claimed, rendering UMTS/LTE measurements directly comparable and formatted for GSM reporting; the patent is valid, not ambiguous or obvious, and is infringed by the defendants.

Court Disposition

Patent EP (UK) 1 230 818 is valid and infringed by the defendants; patent is essential to relevant standards.

Orders

  • Patent declared valid
  • Patent declared infringed by defendants