A Japanese District Court ruled this week that Samsung used its Standards Essential patents in an attempt to get the court to force a sales ban against Apple. At the same time, Samsung was using these patents to try to grab higher royalties than normal, from its rival. Because these patents are required to produce certain products, negotiations to secure a licensing agreement for them are supposed to be conducted using FRAND terms. In other words, setting royalty rates for these patents should be done in a fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory manner.
Samsung was accused of abusing its ...
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