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The Supreme Court’s decision in Unwired Planet – what comes next?
Introduction The UK Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in Unwired Planet. Its decision has profound implications for patent owners and implementers alike and is likely to lead to heavily contested jurisdictional disputes going forward. These joined appeals concern Standard Essential Patents, or “SEPs”: a patent which the owner has declared to be essential… Continue reading
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Murphy and pay-TV: an update
A version of the blog post below was first published on the Blackstone Chambers sports law blog: http://sportslawbulletin.org/. Back in November I blogged on a Financial Times report that the European Commission was about to commence an antitrust investigation into pay-TV services. That investigation was formally announced last Monday, in a statement by Joaquín Almunia,… Continue reading
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Murphy, round 2: does exclusive territorial licensing of pay-TV breach EU competition law?
According to a report in the Financial Times last weekend, the European Commission is on the verge of commencing a formal investigation into potentially anti-competitive restrictions in pay-TV licensing arrangements. Such an investigation could have significant ramifications for any owners of television rights in sports fixtures (or other content) who seek to maximise their revenues… Continue reading
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