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22 February 2021PatentsAlex Baldwin

Vodafone appeal loss clarifies govt use of IP

The UK Court of Appeals has ruled against Vodafone in a trial to decide whether it infringed a standard-essential patent (SEP) relating to 4G, in a case that clarified the rules around state use of IP.

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