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Ericsson Inc. et al v. Apple Inc.

  1. December 09, 2022

    Apple And Ericsson Cut Deal To End EDTX, ITC Fights

    An Eastern District of Texas jury won't decide whether Ericsson's licensing of cellular patents considered essential to 4G and 5G standards are being sold to Apple at fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates, as both companies said Friday they had reached a deal to end multiple suits and simultaneous investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission.

  2. December 01, 2022

    IP Forecast: Jury To Hear Apple-Ericsson Licensing Battle

    A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, next week will hear long-simmering arguments from Apple that Ericsson isn't licensing its assortment of cellular patents considered essential to 4G and 5G standards at fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory rates.

  3. November 17, 2022

    Colombian Court Ends Patent Injunction On Apple 5G Devices

    A Colombian court has lifted an injunction that prevented Apple from selling 5G iPhones and iPads in the country amid a patent dispute with Ericsson, as the companies prepare for a related patent trial in Texas set for next month.

  4. November 03, 2022

    Gilstrap Bans Some Arguments In Ericsson, Apple IP Case

    Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap is limiting what Ericsson Inc. and Apple Inc. can argue before jurors in a trial over Ericsson's patent licensing terms, including barring descriptions of a party as "evil" or a "patent troll" and banning references to anyone's sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

  5. July 28, 2022

    Gilstrap Won't Bar Ericsson's 'Pressure' On Apple In Colombia

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap said Thursday he feels some "sympathy" for Apple's frustration with Ericsson's patent litigation practices but denied Apple's emergency motion for indemnity from losses related to a recent injunction issued in Colombia.

  6. July 18, 2022

    Ericsson Rips Apple's Claim Of 'Secret' Colombia Injunction

    Ericsson has urged a Texas federal court to disregard Apple's claim that the Swedish telecom company got a "secret" injunction in Colombia to disrupt a looming trial over licensing practices for standard-essential 5G technology, arguing that Apple's been participating in the Colombian proceedings since March.

  7. July 08, 2022

    Apple Slams Ericsson's 'Secret' Colombia FRAND Injunction

    Apple told a Texas federal judge Friday that Ericsson is trying to disrupt an upcoming trial over whether the Swedish telecom company is fairly licensing standard-essential 5G technology to Apple by getting a "secret" injunction against Apple in Colombia on Thursday.

  8. May 03, 2022

    Gilstrap Won't Force Apple To Take Ericsson's IP Deal

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap held Tuesday that he won't push Apple to accept Ericsson's network patent licensing terms if they are determined to be fair and non-discriminatory, ruling that Apple isn't contractually locked into the offer.

  9. April 07, 2022

    Ericsson Tells Gilstrap Apple Must Commit To FRAND Offer

    Ericsson has asked U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap to cement Apple's commitment to a patent-licensing offer for 4G and 5G technology if it is found to be fair and non-discriminatory, saying the tech giant has been unclear on what it would do in response to such a finding.

  10. March 25, 2022

    Gilstrap Sets Dec. Trial In Apple-Ericsson FRAND Row

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ruled that a jury trial will take place this December to determine whether Swedish telecom company Ericsson is fairly licensing standard-essential 5G technology to Apple Inc. and scuttled the iPhone maker's bid to push that issue to a more complex jury trial over the patents next year.