Interdigital Technology Corporation & Ors v Lenovo Group Ltd & Ors

Interdigital Technology Corporation & Ors v Lenovo Group Ltd & Ors

Disclosure of royalty reports for the relevant licences would be disproportionate given the availability of public information for unpacking, the third party confidentiality interests, and the marginal improvement in accuracy. Similarly, disclosure of Lenovo's own licences is not proportionate or necessary for resolution of the issues in this case.

Parties
Claimant: InterDigital Technology Corporation; Claimant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.; Claimant: InterDigital, Inc.; Claimant: InterDigital Holdings, Inc.; Defendant: Lenovo Group Limited; Defendant: Lenovo (United States) Inc.; Defendant: Lenovo Technology (United Kingdom) Limited; Defendant: Motorola Mobility LLC; Defendant: Motorola Mobility UK Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 January 2021
Procedural Posture
Patent/frand Disclosure Application / Interlocutory Application for Disclosure
Outcome
Disclosure application refused
Legal Topics
FRAND Licensing, Disclosure, Standard Essential Patents, Confidentiality, Proportionality in Disclosure
Intellectual Property Patents FRAND Licensing Disclosure Standard Essential Patents Confidentiality Proportionality in Disclosure

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Parties

InterDigital Technology Corporation

Claimant

InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.

Claimant

InterDigital, Inc.

Claimant

InterDigital Holdings, Inc.

Claimant

Lenovo Group Limited

Defendant

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

Defendant

Lenovo Technology (United Kingdom) Limited

Defendant

Motorola Mobility LLC

Defendant

Motorola Mobility UK Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Patent/frand Disclosure Application / Interlocutory Application for Disclosure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether InterDigital should be ordered to disclose full royalty reports for all relevant licences relied on as comparables in the FRAND dispute
  2. 2 Whether Lenovo should be ordered to disclose a schedule of licences to which it is a party

Ratio Decidendi

Disclosure of royalty reports for the relevant licences would be disproportionate given the availability of public information for unpacking, the third party confidentiality interests, and the marginal improvement in accuracy. Similarly, disclosure of Lenovo's own licences is not proportionate or necessary for resolution of the issues in this case.

Court Disposition

Disclosure application refused

Orders

  • No order for disclosure of royalty reports for the 23 relevant licences by InterDigital
  • No order for disclosure of a schedule of Lenovo's own licences