UK Court of Appeal Rules on Side of Fairness in Ongoing Lenovo V InterDigital Case
UK Court of Appeal Rules on Side of Fairness in Ongoing Lenovo V InterDigital Case
The UK Court of Appeal today ruled in the ongoing landmark case between InterDigital and Lenovo for license rates for 3G, 4G, and 5G patents, ruling a limited and very modest uplift of the original royalty rate to 22.5 US cents per unit, only 6.5 cents higher than what Lenovo argued at trial was Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND).
英國上訴法庭今天在InterDigital和Lenovo之間關於3G、4G和5g專利許可費率的具有里程碑意義的案件中作出裁決，認定原版專利使用費只有每個單位22.5美分的有限並且非常適度的提高，僅比Lenovo在審判中爭辯的公正、合理和非歧視（FRAND）的6.5美分高。
The amount ruled on appeal is only 5 US cents off the rate set by Justice Mellor (17.5 US cents), but significantly less than half (27 US cents lower) the 49-50 US cents rate that InterDigital sought as a per-unit rate both at trial and appeal. Beyond the royalty rate, Justice Mellor's original ruling otherwise remained undisturbed, including his determination of InterDigital's un-FRAND conduct. As further evidence of its willingness and commitment to FRAND licensing, Lenovo is publicly offering InterDigital 22.5 US cents per cellular unit for a forward-looking license and hope this fully resolves the parties' disputes.
上訴判決金額僅比梅洛法官（17.5美分）設定的費率低5美分，但比InterDigital在審判和上訴中要求的每個單位的49-50美分費率低得多（低27美分）。除了許可使用費率外，梅洛法官的判決其餘部分保持不變，包括他對InterDigital不符合FRAND行爲的判定。作爲其積極尋求FRAND許可證的進一步證明，並證明Lenovo的願意和承諾，Lenovo公開向InterDigital提供每個移動單元22.5美分的前瞻使用許可，希望這能充分解決雙方的爭議。
Commenting on the ruling, Lenovo's John Mulgrew, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Intellectual Property Officer, welcomes the decision:
就此裁決，聯想的John Mulgrew副總裁、副總顧問兼首席知識產權官對此表示歡迎:
"We are pleased with the Court's commitment to confirm fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms for licensing, and are encouraged by what this decision means for ongoing negotiations with InterDigital, wider industry IP litigation cases, and most importantly, how this facilitates the proliferation of affordable innovation to customers around the world. Given the decision is far closer to Lenovo's original position than InterDigital's, we believe this is a further win for Lenovo and reinforces our continued commitment to FRAND licensing and being a willing licensee in the face of supra-FRAND offers and behavior."
"我們對法庭確認許可的公正、合理和非歧視條款的承諾感到滿意，並對這一決定對與InterDigital的持續談判、廣泛的行業IP訴訟案件以及最重要的是，如何促進全球客戶的可負擔創新產生積極意義感到鼓舞。考慮到這一裁決比InterDigital的原判更接近聯想的原始立場，我們認爲這是聯想的又一勝利，並加強了我們繼續致力於FRAND授權及成爲願意獲得超越FRAND報價及行爲的授權用戶的承諾。"
A copy of the ruling can be found here.
判決書的副本可在此處找到。
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