Patent litigators Richard Pinckney and Sam Harvey consider the position of patent pools (or platforms) in UK SEP/FRAND licensing disputes following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Tesla v Avanci which found that Tesla’s claim for a declaration of the FRAND terms to a licence to Avanci’s 5G Platform had no real prospect of success.
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Note: This episode was recorded prior to the Court of Appeal handing down its judgment in Optis v Apple. (Originally recorded on 24.04.25).
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