Acer, Asus refused permission to appeal Nokia FRAND defeat to UK's top court
By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( May 18, 2026, 14:35 GMT | Insight) -- Acer and Asus have been refused permission to appeal their recent appeal court loss to Nokia over FRAND terms for licensing video coding standards. The decision had set important precedent when it comes to role of arbitration in settling these kinds of disputes. Lawyers for the computer makers declined to say if they would apply directly to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal.Efforts by Acer and Asus to continue their fight with Nokia over what constitutes a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory offer for the use of standard-essential patents, or SEPs, to the UK Supreme Court were blocked by the Court of Appeal on Monday....
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