Another FRAND CJEU referral? Don't bet on it.
Written By
Richard Vary
Partner
UK
I specialise in patent disputes in the technology and communications industry.
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has taken the unusual step of suggesting that first instance courts hearing ten Nokia v Daimler cases make a reference to the CJEU. Some have speculated that this intervention means that a reference is now all but inevitable. But is there actually anything in these cases that the CJEU needs to decide?
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