--- title: "Lenovo must pay InterDigital $138.7 million for patents" description: "Judge James Mellor declared in writing on Thursday that Lenovo and InterDigital's $337 million six-year licence deal was not FRAND." author: "Anonymous User" published: 2023-03-17 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2891/lenovo-must-pay-interdigital-138-7-million-for-patents category: "news" tags: ["news", "lenovo"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Lenovo must pay InterDigital $138.7 million for patents \ [**Lenovo**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/789/lenovo-s-thinkpad-x1-extreme-gen-4-will-be-available-from-august) must pay US patent holder InterDigital $138.7 million to settle a licencing dispute that has been going on for years over the use of 3G, 4G, and 5G essential technologies. \ The decision by London High [Court Judge](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37917/a-supreme-court-judge-must-have-been-a-high-court-judge-for-at-least) James Mellor, which required the Chinese Manufacturer to pay InterDigital a flat amount for all [past and present](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35002/history-is-a-continuous-process-of-interaction-between-past-and-present-who-said-this) gadget sales through the [end of the year](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92965/which-corona-vaccines-can-be-made-by-the-end-of-the-year), was viewed as a victory by Lenovo executives. \ "Lenovo thanks the court for its decision in InterDigital v. Lenovo. We view this as a major win for the IT industry and the customers we serve "John Mulgrew, [vice president](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35925/this-president-was-a-congressman-senator-governor-and-vice-president-before-he-became-president) and assistant general counsel for Lenovo, made the announcement in a statement. ![Lenovo must pay InterDigital $138.7 million for patents](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/SmRyj2Id8ex7h9eU9-Myy26hsUCasZkimAUMYTmCrF85HY5MMK6kDNpA9XZs_RrqbtZAaZynnzi9Uwm9n1xoe36kpIN_yT32YD_xAuc1anIW5FXbtaYJ3sShZyh3uYT04QMq2UfILWhbnBpskn6_gKY) It may seem like an odd response from someone who has been asked to pay a substantial sum of money, but InterDigital intended to have Lenovo pay an even higher price—$337 million—for a six-year licence. Yet, Mellor came to the judgement that FRAND [principles](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34041/understanding-solid-principles-in-object-oriented-design) had not been followed in the past settlement attempts undertaken by both parties. \ Because the patents in dispute are essential to cellular [communication](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126321/5-fails-and-fixes-of-the-office-communication) as we know it, they are covered by FRAND, which obliges IP owners to licence the [technology](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13005/the-functional-aspects-of-laser-technology) at a fair price. In fact, Lenovo said InterDigital did not behave in this manner. \ Based on the findings of his comparables [investigation](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2149/twitter-claims-in-court-that-elon-musk-is-the-subject-of-government-investigations), Mellor came to the conclusion that neither Lenovo's lump sum offer nor InterDigital's 5G extended offer "were FRAND or within the FRAND range". \ [**Also Read: Lenovo Designed Wireless Charger for Laptops**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/793/lenovo-designed-wireless-charger-for-laptops) \ The sixth trial between InterDigital and Lenovo is over thanks to the ruling. According to court records, the first five of these cases were strictly technical in nature, while the most recent trial was exclusively focused on fair licensure conditions. \ The legal battle may still be ongoing even if this trial may be ended. The court's decision, according to InterDigital's senior legal officer Josh Schmidt, is the "first significant SEP FRAND finding that accepts that a licensee should pay in full." Accepting the decision and agreeing with all of Judge Mellor's conclusions appear to be two very different things. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2891/lenovo-must-pay-interdigital-138-7-million-for-patents Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.