In a non-precedential opinion authored by Chief Judge Prost and released today, the Federal Circuit affirmed findings of non-infringement or invalidity in the five patents asserted by InterDigital in Certain Wireless Devices with 3G Capabilities and Components thereof,Inv. No. 337-TA-800 (Dec. 19, 2013), in which Huawei and ZTE, amongst others, were respondents. Huawei initiated law suits in China in response to InterDigital’s original 337 filing, including claims for prospective damages for abuse of dominance by reason of InterDigital’s seeking an exclusion order at the ITC for claimed standards essential patents.
Categories: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, Huawei, Interdigital