Cert Denied In Dispute Over Right To Jury Trial In FRAND Patent Cases

Mealey's (October 5, 2020, 1:40 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its Oct. 5 orders list, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not address findings by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that a patent owner is entitled to a jury trial on the calculation of a release payment based upon retrospective "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory" (FRAND) rates for past unlicensed sales (TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., et al. v. Ericsson Inc., et al., No. 19-1269, U.S. Sup.)....