Interdigital Technology Corporation v Lenovo Group Limited

Interdigital Technology Corporation v Lenovo Group Limited

The application for an injunction is dismissed because the French law issues regarding whether Lenovo's qualified commitment disqualifies them from the benefit of the stipulation pour autrui have not been fully explored and require cross-examination of experts. The matter cannot be determined at this stage and must...

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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
16 December 2021
Procedural Posture
Patent Infringement and FRAND Licensing Dispute / Post Trial Application for Injunction Prior to FRAND Trial
Outcome
Application for injunction dismissed at this stage
Legal Topics
Standard Essential Patents (seps), FRAND Licensing, Injunctions, Stipulation Pour Autrui, Interpretation of ETSI IPR Policy, Foreign Law (french, Chinese, Us) Relevance
Intellectual Property Contract Law Competition Law Standard Essential Patents (seps) FRAND Licensing Injunctions Stipulation Pour Autrui Interpretation of ETSI IPR Policy +1 more

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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 Infringement and FRAND Licensing Dispute / Post Trial Application for Injunction Prior to FRAND Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an injunction should be granted against Lenovo prior to the FRAND trial based on their refusal to give an unqualified undertaking to take a licence on terms to be settled by the court
  2. 2 Whether the principles in Optis Cellular Technology LLC v Apple Retail UK Limited [2021] EWHC 2564 (Pat) apply directly to this case
  3. 3 Whether under French law Lenovo's qualified commitment disqualifies them from benefiting from the stipulation pour autrui created by InterDigital's ETSI undertaking

Ratio Decidendi

The application for an injunction is dismissed because the French law issues regarding whether Lenovo's qualified commitment disqualifies them from the benefit of the stipulation pour autrui have not been fully explored and require cross-examination of experts. The matter cannot be determined at this stage and must await the FRAND trial.

Court Disposition

Application for injunction dismissed at this stage