NIPC Law

Chongqing Municipal People's Auditorium Author Iswzo   Licence CC BY-SA 4.0   Source Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Jackson, Arnold and Birss)  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and another v ZTE Corporation and other s [2025] EWCA Civ 1383 (31 Oct 2025) This was an appeal by ZTE Corporation and others ("ZTE") against the decision of Mr Justice Mellor in  Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Another v ZTE Corporation and others [2025] EWHC 1432 (Pat) (25 June 2025) to grant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd ("Samsung"), the following interim declarations: "1. ZTE are in breach of their obligations of good faith under clause 6.1 of the ETSI IPR Policy. 2. A willing licensor in the position of ZTE, and in light of the undertaking given by Samsung, would enter into the interim cross-licence with Samsung on terms and including the sum to be paid by Samsung by way of royalty in respect of the interim licence period...

Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Recorder Campbell QC)  Shenzhen Carku Technology Co Ltd v The Noco Company [2020] EWHC 2104 (Pat) (24 July 2020) Last year, Prof Frederick Mostert and I were commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") to report on IP enforcement measures especially anti-piracy measures in the digital environment. We presented our Study  to the Advisory Committee on Enforcement on 3 Sept 2020 and you can see our presentation as well as the rest of the day's proceedings on the recordings of the morning  and afternoon sessions. One of our findings is that rights holders are moving away from the courts to the application of voluntary measures by intermediaries. There are many reasons for that.  The cost of litigation is continuing to rise, particularly in common law countries.  Wrongdoers can keep a low profile when dealing over the internet making it difficult to identify and serve them.  It is ...