（速報）ドイツ最高裁判所で注目のSEP判決 2020-05-05 German Federal Court of Justice ruled SEP licensing

Sisvel v. Haier（BGH – Sisvel vs. Haier , Case no. KZR 36/17)で、HaierがSisvelを権利濫用と差別的行為を理由に上訴していた事案で、Haierの敗訴が確定した。この事案について、ドイツ弁護士から情報の提供がありましたので、速報として引用します。HaierがWilling Licenseeとしての（いかなるFRAND条件にかかわらず）ライセンス取得意思を明示していなかったことが敗因とみられる。

Dr. Ralph Nack(Rechtsanwalt, Noerr)よりの情報

Some very brief upfront remarks on this Supreme Court decision: Case: SISVEL vs. Haier, publicly reported here:

https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/cases/federal-court-of-justice-lays-down-new-frand-rules-for-implementers/ Outcome: Haier is not entitled to the FRAND defence; the Court seems to raise the bar for a successful FRAND defence in Germany. Analysis: The grounds of the decision are not yet available, so the following is largely reading a crystal ball. However, in the oral hearing, the Presiding Judge made clear that Defendant must make an unconditional commitment to take a FRAND license, "whatever FRAND is". This could mean: - Defendant must file a submission saying "I herewith unconditionally seek a FRAND license, whatever FRAND means." This would be a minor consequence, and the importance of this decision would be limited.　and/or - Defendant is not entitled to define a concrete FRAND royalty rate in its counter-offer, but rather must leave the determination of the FRAND royalty rate to (subsequent) court proceedings. This would be a very important amendment of the FRAND practice in Germany, as it heavily impacts the procedure. More to follow once the grounds of the decision are available.