Paris now the ‘logical’ venue for FRAND disputes, claim TCL lawyers

11-02-2020

Rory O'Neill

Paris now the ‘logical’ venue for FRAND disputes, claim TCL lawyers

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The Paris High Court has said it has jurisdiction to hear a standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing dispute between Philips and Chinese smartphone maker TCL, in what could be a landmark decision in France.


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