Philips loses royalty battle over DVD technology in India
By Freny Patel ( May 19, 2026, 05:33 GMT | Insight) -- Dutch multinational Philips suffered a major legal setback after an Indian court quashed its DVD patent royalty decree, rejecting the company’s standard essential patent and FRAND claims. The Delhi High Court ruling limits royalties to patented components rather than entire products.The Dutch multinational Koninklijke Philips has suffered a major legal defeat after an Indian court quashed a multi-million-dollar patent decree it had earlier won, delivering a landmark ruling that marks a paradigm shift for the domestic technology and manufacturing sectors....
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