Supreme Court will hear Quanta v. LG Electronics

The Supreme Court announced it will hear the case Quanta v. LG Electronics.

AP describes the case in the following manner:

The case was brought by a group of Taiwanese computer makers, who have accused a South Korean rival [LG Electronics] of using its patents in an effort to "shake down the entire computer industry for several billion dollars in duplicative licensing fees."

At issue is whether a patent holder can seek royalties from multiple companies as a patented product works its way through the manufacturing process.

See the previous IPBiz post.

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