Francion Brooks

On 6 March 2025, the UK Court of Appeal dismissed Tesla’s claim for the UK court to set the FRAND rate for a licence to the Avanci 5G patent pool. Tesla claimed for declaratory relief against Avanci, the administrator of the patent pool, and for FRAND determinations against InterDigital as both an individual member of, and representative for, the entire Avanci 5G Platform. This claim was dismissed at first instance (see our report and podcast), which finding has now been upheld on appeal.

In an unexpected turn, the CMA requested that the CAT quash the CMA’s own decision in the assessment of the Spreadex-Sporting Index merger after accepting that it contains significant flaws. After an in-depth Phase 2 probe that resulted in a 252-page final report, the CMA concluded in November last year that the completed acquisition by Spreadex of a competing online sports betting company should be unwound given its likely impact on competition.

Click here to listen to the audio In this episode, James Boon joins Francion Brooks to discuss the latest Court of Appeal judgment in Lenovo v Ericsson granting a declaration that a willing licensor in the position of Ericsson would grant Lenovo an interim licence. Note: All information was correct at the time of recording. Thanks for listening!