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SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah

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2022

FRAND

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A Statutory Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction For U.S. Patent Cases?, Jorge L. Contreras Apr 2022

A Statutory Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction For U.S. Patent Cases?, Jorge L. Contreras

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

Litigation relating to fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing of patents essential to industry standards has recently seen a sharp increase in cross-jurisdictional competition fueled by the trend of courts in some jurisdictions (particularly China) to seek to establish FRAND royalty rates applicable around the world, and the increased use of anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) to prevent parties from pursuing parallel litigation in other jurisdictions. The proposed “Defending American Courts Act” (DACA), introduced to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in March 2022, seeks to deter the use of foreign-issued ASIs in U.S. patent litigation. The DACA would effectively create a statutory …


Anti-Suit Injunctions And Jurisdictional Competition In Global Frand Litigation: The Case For Judicial Restraint, Jorge L. Contreras Feb 2022

Anti-Suit Injunctions And Jurisdictional Competition In Global Frand Litigation: The Case For Judicial Restraint, Jorge L. Contreras

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

The proliferation of international jurisdictional conflicts and competing “anti-suit injunctions” in litigation over the licensing of standards-essential patents has raised concerns among policy makers in the United States, Europe and China. This article suggests that national courts temporarily “stand down” from assessing global “fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory” (FRAND) royalty rates while international bodies develop a more comprehensive, efficient and transparent methodology for resolving issues around FRAND licensing.


Patents On 5g Standards Are Not Matters Of National Security, Jorge L. Contreras Jan 2022

Patents On 5g Standards Are Not Matters Of National Security, Jorge L. Contreras

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

Recent arguments for stronger patent rights, particularly on 5G wireless telecommunications technologies, are relevant to discussions of national industrial policy and economic development, but are not matters of national security.