G+ Communications, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al, No. 2:22-cv-00078 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 8, 2024)

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Before the Court is the issue of whether Plaintiff G+ Communications, LLC (“G+”) may be liable for breach of its FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory licensing) obligation encumbering the Patents -in-Suit1 based, at least in part, on third -party predecessor ZTE Corporation’s (“ZTE”) conduct prior to G+’s acquisition of the Asserted Patents. (See Dkt. No. 518 at 171:10–14.) More specifically, the Court considers whether ZTE’s prior actions are imputable to G+ in connection with G+’s FRAND obligations.