THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE DECIDES THE HUAWEI CASE ON STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS

The European Court of Justice delivered, on 16 July, its judgment on the preliminary ruling regarding the Huawei case, stating that an action brought by an undertaking in dominant position, seeking injunction and compensation against an alleged infringer of a SEP, not necessarily infringes Article 102 TFEU. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (‘Huawei’) owns – inter…