McKool Smith obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson in a breach of FRAND case brought by HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
The verdict was announced on February 15, 2019 following a five-day trial before Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Tyler. After deliberation, the jury found Ericsson did not breach its obligation to HTC to offer a license to its 4G standard-essential patents related to cellular and wireless technology on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms (FRAND).
The McKool Smith team included Principals Nicholas Mathews, Sam Baxter, Frank Vecella, Blake Bailey, Warren Lipschitz, and Associates Kevin Hess.
The case is HTC Corporation et al. v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson et al., case number 6:18-cv-00243-JRG, in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Tyler.
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