TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd v. Telefonaktienbolaget LM Ericsson et al

  1. July 19, 2021

    Ericsson, TCL Settle Wireless Tech Patent Licensing Battle

    Chinese smartphone maker TCL on Friday reached a confidential settlement with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson after more than seven years of litigation in California federal court over licensing rates for standard-essential patents on wireless technology.

  2. January 03, 2021

    2021 Trials To Watch As Litigants Return To Court — Hopefully

    After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic swiped numerous important trials off the table, 2021 is widely hoped to bring broad vaccine availability and a return to the courtroom for many who have been awaiting their days in court.

  3. December 14, 2020

    April FRAND Trial Between Ericsson, TCL Pushed Over COVID

    A California federal judge on Monday vacated an upcoming trial date set for patent licensing litigation between Ericsson and Chinese smartphone maker TCL, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the delay.

  4. December 03, 2020

    Ericsson, TCL Say April Trial 'Highly Unlikely' Amid COVID-19

    Ericsson and the Chinese smartphone maker TCL both argued their six-year saga over licensing rates for standard-essential patents on 3G and 4G wireless technology is not likely to end up going to trial next April, as it's "essentially inevitable" that a jury still won't be able to convene in five months because of the ongoing pandemic.

  5. April 03, 2020

    New Trial For Ericsson After Fed. Circ. 'Unravels' FRAND Rate

    Ericsson and Chinese smartphone maker TCL will sort out their dispute over licensing rates for TCL's standard-essential wireless patents at trial, after a California federal judge said the Federal Circuit's remand of the case "unraveled" his entire judgment.

  6. January 04, 2018

    4 Things To Know About The Latest FRAND Rate-Setting Case

    A California federal judge added to case law on standard-essential patents late last month by holding that Ericsson did not offer to license its patents on reasonable terms, then becoming only the fourth U.S. judge to determine a royalty rate for essential patents. Here are four takeaways from the decision.

  7. February 28, 2017

    Ericsson IP Chief Testifies TCL License Terms Were Fair

    Ericsson Inc.'s head of intellectual property testified Tuesday in a California federal bench trial over whether it offered Chinese cellphone developer TCL fair license terms, defending Ericsson's proposal that TCL pay a flat rate on its low-priced phones rather than the percentage royalty it publicly advocated for premium-priced phone makers.

  8. February 15, 2017

    Ericsson FRAND Trial Enters Day 2 With TCL Expert

    A California federal judge overseeing the second day of a bench trial on whether Ericsson Inc. offered Chinese mobile phone developer TCL nondiscriminatory license terms for wireless technology standard-essential patents took the reins Wednesday in questioning TCL's economics expert, pressing the witness on how to compare terms granted to other companies.

  9. August 01, 2016

    Some Ericsson Patent Terms Made To TCL Deemed Fair

    A California federal judge has ruled that some of the license terms Ericsson Inc. offered a Chinese mobile phone developer for standard-essential patents for wireless technology were fair and reasonable, narrowing the developer's claims in its suit alleging Ericsson overcharged it.

  10. May 27, 2016

    Chinese Phone Co. Can't Cite Ericsson Arbitration Loss

    A California federal judge refused Thursday to find that Ericsson Inc. charged a Chinese mobile phone developer an excessive rate for standard-essential patents for wireless technology, saying it would be unfair to apply an arbitration decision issued in a licensing dispute between Ericsson and another company.