ARE Patent Litigation Alert: Ninth Circuit Prevents Enforcement of German Injunction of Patents Under FRAND Licensing Obligation

On September 28, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion touching on an issue that has engendered increasing debate in recent years — the availability of injunctions for patents committed to a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) license. FRAND license requirements have become common place with standard setting organizations […]