FRAND Cases in Context
Will be published approx. on 28. January 2026
Book
Hardback
474 pages
978-1-0353-3619-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It will be free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.
This book provides concise summaries and analyses of 28 leading global cases concerning the licensing of standards-essential patents on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Cases are drawn from leading jurisdictions in global FRAND disputes across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Chapters address topics including the determination of FRAND royalty rates nationally and globally, injunctions on FRAND-encumbered patents, and antitrust and competition law considerations. Authors explore cross-jurisdictional mechanisms such as anti-suit and anti-anti-suit injunctions and interim licenses, and analyze the background, holding, and implications of each case in detail, forming connections across cases, topics, and geographies. Contributions from leading legal academics can be read as stand-alone case analyses or as part of a wider tapestry of decisions.
Academics and students of competition and antitrust law, and intellectual property litigation will benefit from this book's valuable insights. It is also an essential resource for legal practitioners in patent litigation and international arbitration, in-house legal counsel and technology licensing personnel at technology companies, as well as those working at national patent offices and economic development agencies.
This book provides concise summaries and analyses of 28 leading global cases concerning the licensing of standards-essential patents on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Cases are drawn from leading jurisdictions in global FRAND disputes across Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Chapters address topics including the determination of FRAND royalty rates nationally and globally, injunctions on FRAND-encumbered patents, and antitrust and competition law considerations. Authors explore cross-jurisdictional mechanisms such as anti-suit and anti-anti-suit injunctions and interim licenses, and analyze the background, holding, and implications of each case in detail, forming connections across cases, topics, and geographies. Contributions from leading legal academics can be read as stand-alone case analyses or as part of a wider tapestry of decisions.
Academics and students of competition and antitrust law, and intellectual property litigation will benefit from this book's valuable insights. It is also an essential resource for legal practitioners in patent litigation and international arbitration, in-house legal counsel and technology licensing personnel at technology companies, as well as those working at national patent offices and economic development agencies.
Reviews / Votes
'A magnificent collection of case analyses that explores nearly every facet of the FRAND system, including issues of validity and scope, availability of injunctions, royalty calculation and expert testimony, and antitrust issues. An essential book for both patent/antitrust scholars and practitioners.' -- Herbert Hovenkamp, University of Pennsylvania, USA 'A go-to reference for practitioners and students alike, this book brings clarity and depth to the often complex world of FRAND disputes. The authors offer a fresh and authoritative perspective on FRAND disputes, ensuring this book will become an essential part of the library for lawyers, scholars, and policymakers.' -- Martin Husovec, London School of Economics, UKMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-3619-7 (9781035336197)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Edited by Jorge L. Contreras, Distinguished University Professor and James T. Jensen Endowed Professor for Transactional Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, USA
Content
Contents
List of contributors viii
Foreword xii
Preface and acknowledgements xiv
Introduction to FRAND Cases in Context: Standards, Patents, and
FRAND xvi
Jorge L. Contreras
PART I FRAND ROYALTY DETERMINATIONS
Introduction to Part I: FRAND royalty determinations 2
Jorge L. Contreras
1 Microsoft v. Motorola: calculating a RAND royalty 5
Norman V. Siebrasse
2 Samsung v. Apple (Japan): top-down royalty calculations 28
Christoph Rademacher
3 Ericsson v. D-Link: evidence-based analysis of reasonable
royalties and patent hold-up 43
Adam Mossoff
4 CSIRO v. Cisco: convergence of RAND and non-RAND
royalties 53
Jorge L. Contreras
5 Unwired Planet v. Huawei: establishing UK jurisprudence of
FRAND 61
Jorge L. Contreras
6 Unwired Planet v Huawei: global rate setting begins in the UK 79
Enrico Bonadio and Mahak Kansara
7 TCL v. Ericsson: top-down royalty calculations and jury
verdicts in US FRAND cases 96
Brian J. Love
8 Advanced Codec Technology, LLC v. Guangdong Oppo
Mobile Telecommunications Co., Ltd.: first substantive
determination of FRAND license fee by the Chinese Supreme
People's Court 116
Yuan Hao
9 Sharp v. Oppo: global rate setting in China 132
Le Ma
10 InterDigital v Lenovo: FRAND rates between mutually
unwilling parties 145
Robin Jacob and Dheemanth Vangimalla
PART II PRODUCT INJUNCTIONS
Introduction to Part II: product injunctions 166
Jorge L. Contreras
11 In re Motorola Mobility LLC Google: FRAND, injunctions,
and unfair competition 168
Bernard Chao
12 Apple v. Motorola: admissibility of expert testimony on
royalties; injunctive relief 180
Thomas F. Cotter
13 Apple v. Samsung: standards essential patents at the U.S.
International Trade Commission 196
Barbara Lauriat
14 Huawei v. ZTE: the competition law choreography of
European FRAND injunctions 206
Peter Picht
15 Sony v. Iwncomm: the first Chinese FRAND injunction in the
wake of China's go-it-alone standardisation policy 219
Chung-Lun Shen
16 Sisvel v. Haier: the trajectory of injunctions in Europe 234
Peter R. Slowinski
17 Ericsson v. Apple: South America enters the injunction race 252
Juan C. Contreras
18 Optis v. Apple: the injunction bargain in the UK 265
Amandine Leonard
PART III ANTITRUST, COMPETITION LAW AND FRAND
Introduction to Part III: antitrust, competition law and FRAND 285
Jorge L. Contreras
19 Korea Fair Trade Commission v. Qualcomm: international
competition enforcement against FRAND violations 286
Sang Jo Jong
20 Intex v Ericsson: the intersection of FRAND and competition
law in India 297
Enrico Bonadio and Mahak Kansara
21 FTC v. Qualcomm: the difficult path for antitrust FRAND
challenges in the US 315
Michael A. Carrier
PART IV JURISDICTIONAL CONFLICT AND ANTI-SUIT
INJUNCTIONS
Introduction to Part IV: jurisdictional conflict and anti-suit injunctions 333
Jorge L. Contreras
22 Huawei v. Conversant: anti-suit injunctions in China: a
response in-kind to the west 335
Jyh-An Lee
23 Ericsson v. Samsung: dueling anti-suit injunctions 344
Jorge L. Contreras
24 Ericsson v. Apple: the pre-emptive anti-anti-suit injunction 356
Lisa van Dongen
25 Lenovo v. IPCom: jurisdictional conflict and the approach to
anti-suit injunctions in the European Union 373
Amandine Leonard
26 InterDigital v. Xiaomi (Germany): jurisdictional conflict and
the German approach 387
Christoph Rademacher
27 Panasonic v. Xiaomi: the UK interim license 394
Jorge L. Contreras
28 SEP-related disputes between the EU and China at the WTO 404
Rafal Sikorski
List of contributors viii
Foreword xii
Preface and acknowledgements xiv
Introduction to FRAND Cases in Context: Standards, Patents, and
FRAND xvi
Jorge L. Contreras
PART I FRAND ROYALTY DETERMINATIONS
Introduction to Part I: FRAND royalty determinations 2
Jorge L. Contreras
1 Microsoft v. Motorola: calculating a RAND royalty 5
Norman V. Siebrasse
2 Samsung v. Apple (Japan): top-down royalty calculations 28
Christoph Rademacher
3 Ericsson v. D-Link: evidence-based analysis of reasonable
royalties and patent hold-up 43
Adam Mossoff
4 CSIRO v. Cisco: convergence of RAND and non-RAND
royalties 53
Jorge L. Contreras
5 Unwired Planet v. Huawei: establishing UK jurisprudence of
FRAND 61
Jorge L. Contreras
6 Unwired Planet v Huawei: global rate setting begins in the UK 79
Enrico Bonadio and Mahak Kansara
7 TCL v. Ericsson: top-down royalty calculations and jury
verdicts in US FRAND cases 96
Brian J. Love
8 Advanced Codec Technology, LLC v. Guangdong Oppo
Mobile Telecommunications Co., Ltd.: first substantive
determination of FRAND license fee by the Chinese Supreme
People's Court 116
Yuan Hao
9 Sharp v. Oppo: global rate setting in China 132
Le Ma
10 InterDigital v Lenovo: FRAND rates between mutually
unwilling parties 145
Robin Jacob and Dheemanth Vangimalla
PART II PRODUCT INJUNCTIONS
Introduction to Part II: product injunctions 166
Jorge L. Contreras
11 In re Motorola Mobility LLC Google: FRAND, injunctions,
and unfair competition 168
Bernard Chao
12 Apple v. Motorola: admissibility of expert testimony on
royalties; injunctive relief 180
Thomas F. Cotter
13 Apple v. Samsung: standards essential patents at the U.S.
International Trade Commission 196
Barbara Lauriat
14 Huawei v. ZTE: the competition law choreography of
European FRAND injunctions 206
Peter Picht
15 Sony v. Iwncomm: the first Chinese FRAND injunction in the
wake of China's go-it-alone standardisation policy 219
Chung-Lun Shen
16 Sisvel v. Haier: the trajectory of injunctions in Europe 234
Peter R. Slowinski
17 Ericsson v. Apple: South America enters the injunction race 252
Juan C. Contreras
18 Optis v. Apple: the injunction bargain in the UK 265
Amandine Leonard
PART III ANTITRUST, COMPETITION LAW AND FRAND
Introduction to Part III: antitrust, competition law and FRAND 285
Jorge L. Contreras
19 Korea Fair Trade Commission v. Qualcomm: international
competition enforcement against FRAND violations 286
Sang Jo Jong
20 Intex v Ericsson: the intersection of FRAND and competition
law in India 297
Enrico Bonadio and Mahak Kansara
21 FTC v. Qualcomm: the difficult path for antitrust FRAND
challenges in the US 315
Michael A. Carrier
PART IV JURISDICTIONAL CONFLICT AND ANTI-SUIT
INJUNCTIONS
Introduction to Part IV: jurisdictional conflict and anti-suit injunctions 333
Jorge L. Contreras
22 Huawei v. Conversant: anti-suit injunctions in China: a
response in-kind to the west 335
Jyh-An Lee
23 Ericsson v. Samsung: dueling anti-suit injunctions 344
Jorge L. Contreras
24 Ericsson v. Apple: the pre-emptive anti-anti-suit injunction 356
Lisa van Dongen
25 Lenovo v. IPCom: jurisdictional conflict and the approach to
anti-suit injunctions in the European Union 373
Amandine Leonard
26 InterDigital v. Xiaomi (Germany): jurisdictional conflict and
the German approach 387
Christoph Rademacher
27 Panasonic v. Xiaomi: the UK interim license 394
Jorge L. Contreras
28 SEP-related disputes between the EU and China at the WTO 404
Rafal Sikorski