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2022-02-14

Legal Case Materials

US ITC Public Interest Statement In the Matter of Certain Mobile Telephones, Tablet Computers with Cellular Investigation N° 337-TA-3595 Connectivity

Brussels, 8 February 2022 – pursuant to the International Trade Commission’s Federal Register Notice of January 24, 2022, inviting interested parties and members of the public to file comments on the above-mentioned matter, the Fair Standards Alliance submitted the following observations on 1 February 2022 in relation to investigation No. 337-TA-3595.
Legal Case Materials
FSA Amicus Brief – Continental v. AVANCI

Brussels, February 17, 2021 - The FSA's members participate in standard-setting activities that run the gamut from wireless telephony to computer interfaces to autonomous vehicles. They hold hundreds...

2021-02-17
Legal Case Materials
FSA Amicus Brief – FTC v. Qualcomm US Court of Appeal for the Ninth Round

Brussels, October 8, 2020 - This case addresses whether a SEP holder that also competes in practicing the standardized technology may obtain and maintain market power by disregarding...

2020-10-08
Legal Case Materials
Statement of the FSA on the Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in FTC v. Qualcomm

Brussels September 7, 2020 - The Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) is disappointed with the August 11, 2020 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth...

2020-09-07
Legal Case Materials
UK Supreme Court in Unwired Planet v Huawei: missed opportunities, but welcome focus on ‘true value’ of SEPs

Brussels, August 27, 2020 - The Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) welcomes the clarification that the UK Supreme Court has brought in the Unwired Planet v Huawei, Conversant v...

2020-08-27
Legal Case Materials
Nokia v Daimler: FSA regrets that important SEP licensing questions were not referred to the CJEU

Brussels, August 20, 2020 - The Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) regrets the Mannheim Regional Court's Second Civil Chamber ruling ordering an injunction in Germany against Daimler over an...

2020-08-20
Legal Case Materials
FSA welcomes Bundeskartellamt’s call for referral of SEP legal questions to the CJEU

Brussels, July 17, 2020 - The Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) welcomes the call of the German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt (BKartA), to national courts to refer legal questions...

2020-07-17
Legal Case Materials
TCL v Ericsson, FSA Amicus US Supreme Court

Brussels, June 5, 2020 - The FSA files amicus curiae briefs to explain the importance of technical standards to the global economy, why fair licensing of standard essential...

2020-06-05
Legal Case Materials
Intel v Fortress – FSA Amicus

Brussels, March 19, 2020 – Amicus curiae Fair Standards Alliance a.s.b.l. (“FSA”) respectfully submits this brief in support of Plaintiffs’ opposition to Defendants’ motion to dismiss. FSA is...

2020-03-19
Legal Case Materials
FTC v Qualcomm – FSA Amicus

Brussels, November 29, 2019 – Amicus curiae Fair Standards Alliance a.s.b.l. (“FSA”) respectfully submits this brief to support the district court’s application of Appellant’s FRAND obligations to require...

2019-11-29
Legal Case Materials
FSA views on the appeal proceedings before the UK Supreme Court in Unwired Planet vs. Huawei and Conversant vs. Huawei and ZTE

Brussels, October 21, 2019 – These appeals raise a number of issues of principle as to the enforcement of national patents that read on standardized technologies implemented in...

2019-10-21
Legal Case Materials
TCL v Ericsson, FSA Amicus US Court of Appeals

Brussels, November 8, 2018 - The FRAND licensing scheme is intended to avoid SEP owners capturing the value of a technology being “designed in” to a standard, otherwise...

2018-11-08