Patent pools shape SEP licensing choices in court disputes
By Inbar Preiss ( August 28, 2026, 11:45 GMT | Comment) -- German applied research organization Fraunhofer has secured injunctions against Finnish mobile phone manufacturer HMD Global in two Unified Patent Court cases, strengthening the role of patent pools in Standard Essential Patent licensing disputes. HMD is considering an appeal, while a separate case involving French telecoms group Orange shows that pool members must still prove infringement patent-by-patent.Patent pools, which allow multiple patent holders to license their patents together, are gaining greater weight in the Unified Patent Court’s developing approach to SEP licensing, as judges begin to define when implementers can still insist on negotiating bilateral licenses....
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